Atlantic Industrial Minerals Appoint Brett Richards and Don Dudek as Directors

Colin J. MacDonald, President and CEO of Atlantic Industrial Minerals
Incorporated ("AIM" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ANL.H) is pleased to
announce:


Appointment of New Directors

The Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Brett Richards and Don Dudek as
directors of the Company.


Brett Richards, EMBA (Cornell) has over 25 years of experience in the mining and
metals industry, and brings a background of developing advanced gold projects.
Most recently, he served for two years as CEO of Avocet Mining while serving on
the boards of Avocet Mining PLC and Wega Mining ASA and three mining entities in
South East Asia. Mr. Richards has extensive resource company experience within
the financial communities in Canada, United States and the United Kingdom.


Don Dudek, B.Sc. Geology (honors) University of Saskatchewan, is an exploration
geologist with over 30 years of professional experience. He is currently Senior
Vice President Technical Services for Endeavour Mining Corp. Mr. Dudek served as
Senior Vice President of Exploration for Avion Gold Corporation from 2008
through 2012. He also served in progressive roles with Aur Resources Inc., a
mid-tier copper mining and exploration company, from 1996 to 2007 culminating as
Exploration Manager of the North & Central America Division. Mr. Dudek is
currently the Chairman of the Board for Alder Resources Ltd., an exploration
company active in Nicaragua, and a member of the board of Sulliden Gold Corp., a
development company with an advanced project in Peru.


About AIM

AIM wholly owns Glencoe Resources Inc. which holds the 1425 hectares Glencoe
carbonate property, and directly owns the 448 hectares Kewstoke carbonate
property, both located in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 


AIM holds under option a 100% interest in the 14,000 hectares Reefton Gold
Project in South Island, New Zealand.


On behalf of the Board

Colin J. MacDonald

President & CEO 

This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than
statements of historical facts, that address future exploration drilling,
exploration activities and events or developments that the Company expects, are
forward looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual
results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions. 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Atlantic Industrial Minerals Inc.
Colin J. MacDonald
President & CEO
[phone]
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