Bacanora Minerals Ltd.: New Lithium Targets Staked; Exploration Agreement Established for 2nd Joint Venture With Rare Earth M...

BACANORA MINERALS LTD. (TSX VENTURE:BCN) ("Bacanora" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce that it has acquired by staking an additional block of
ground ("Megalit concession" or "Megalit") surrounding the Company's La Ventana
lithium deposit and the El Sauz and Fleur concessions (see Figure 1 attached)
that are under joint venture with Rare Earth Minerals PLC ("REM") (the foregoing
is hereinafter referred to as "Joint Venture #1"). The Company has entered into
a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with REM that allows REM to participate in
exploration and development of Megalit, as well as the Company's Buenavista and
San Gabriel concessions (the foregoing is hereinafter referred to as "Joint
Venture #2").


The application for the Megalit concession has been filed with the Mexican
mining authorities and approval has been received for the survey of Megalit. The
Company is waiting for final title documents. Megalit surrounds and is
contiguous with the Company's La Ventana, San Gabriel and Buenavista
concessions, as well as other concessions making up the lands held under Joint
Venture #1 with REM. The approximate size of Megalit is 94,815 hectares (234,291
acres) in surface area. 


Megalit was staked to cover known lithium-bearing clay zones that Bacanora
identified as a result of its regional exploration activities. The clay units
crop out in 4 parallel, arcuate northwesterly trending sequences that are
estimated to extend for at least 40 kilometres along strike. Reconnaissance work
by Bacanora has identified clay units on Megalit, San Gabriel and Buenavista.
Chips samples taken across the clay units range from 28 to 1,350 ppm Li.


The MOU between the Company and REM establishing Joint Venture #2 allows:



1.  REM to acquire an initial 10% interest in Megalit, Buenavista and San
    Gabriel by paying Bacanora $US250,000, and spending $US500,000 on
    exploration over a 12 month period; 
2.  After the first 12 month period, REM then has the right, at its
    election, to increase that interest to 30% by paying to Bacanora another
    $US500,000 and spending a further US$1,000,000 on drilling and
    exploration over a further 12 month period; and 
3.  REM has also been granted an exclusive right of first refusal to further
    negotiate terms to increase its interest in Megalit, Buenavista and San
    Gabriel to a maximum of 49.9%, provided that the terms comply with REM's
    stated investment strategy. The right of first refusal will expire on
    December 1, 2015.



The Company is preparing to initiate the first stage of a US$ 1.5 million
exploration program on Megalit, consisting of geological mapping, surface rock
sampling and identification of lithium drill targets.


Martin Vidal, President of Bacanora, commented: "We are very pleased to be able
to expand our strategic land holdings to cover additional lithium showings as
well as to expand our working relationship with REM in order to advance
exploration and development on the newly acquired Megalit concession."


About the Sonora Lithium Project:

The Sonora Lithium Project consists of the La Ventana, La Ventana 1 and the San
Gabriel, Buenavista and Megalit concessions, which are owned 100% by Bacanora,
along with the contiguous El Sauz, El Sauz 1, El Sauz 2, Fleur and Fleur 1
concessions (the "Joint Venture #1 Lands") which are owned 70% by Bacanora and
30% by REM under Joint Venture #1. The Company has declared inferred resources
on each of the La Ventana concessions and the Joint Venture #1 Lands, in respect
of which reports have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument
43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") (please
refer to the Company's SEDAR filings for copies of these reports and related
press releases). Inferred resources have been estimated for the La Ventana
Lithium Deposit totaling 60 million tonnes, averaging 3,000 ppm Li (equivalent
to 1.6% lithium carbonate equivalent(1) assuming 100% recovery and no process
losses). Inferred resources for the El Sauz and Fleur concessions total
88,271,000 tonnes, averaging 3,163 ppm Li at a 2,000 ppm cut-off (1.68% lithium
carbonate equivalent assuming 100% recovery and no process losses). The resource
on the Joint Venture #1 Lands is open down dip to the east and to the south. For
further details concerning the Company's first agreement with REM and details of
Joint Venture #1, please refer to the Company's press release dated May 22,
2013.


Carl G. Verley, P.Geo. is the Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument
43-101 that has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news
release.


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includes, but is not limited to receipt of final title documentation, future
payments being made and interests being earned in connection with Joint Venture
#2 and the initiation or completion of an exploration program,. Although we
believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are
reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct. We cannot guarantee future results, performance or achievements.
Consequently, there is no representation that the actual results achieved will
be the same, in whole or in part, as those set out in the forward-looking
information.


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things, capital, skilled personnel and supplies; changes in tax laws; and the
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Figure 1. Concession Location Map: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/bac_map.jpg 

(1)LCE = lithium carbonate equivalent (Li2CO3): determined by multiplying Li
value in percent by 5.324 to get an equivalent Li2CO3value in percent. Use of
LCE is to provide data comparable with industry standards.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Bacanora Minerals Ltd.
Shane Shircliff
Chief Executive Officer
[phone]


Bacanora Minerals Ltd.
Martin Vidal
President
([phone]
www.bacanoraminerals.com