Huakan International Mining Inc. Provides Update on J&L Metallurgical Testwork

Huakan International Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HK) (the "Company") is pleased to
report results of a preliminary metallurgical testing program undertaken on bulk
samples obtained from the Company's J&L Project Main Zone deposit. The results
provide further support to forward a process flowsheet to generate lead and zinc
flotation concentrates, and produce gold/silver Dore, with additional precious
metal credits provided from the lead concentrate. The program follows a similar
process concept, with some modifications for the Company's Preliminary Economic
Assessment ("PEA") (see NR 12-04).


Metallurgical testwork that has been completed to date on the Main Zone bulk
sample includes; comminution, heavy media separation, and flotation, as well as
pressure oxidation and bioleach testing of the precious metal bearing
arsenopyrite/pyrite flotation concentrate. This testwork culminated in
performing locked cycle flotation testing on a master composite sample grading
6.9 g/t Au, 58 g/t Ag, 2.4% Pb, and 3.9% Zn. Differential flotation was used to
produce separate lead, zinc and arsenopyrite/pyrite concentrates. The locked
cycle results show that the average lead concentrate graded 59% Pb, 40.7 g/t Au,
and 699 g/t Ag, recovering 63% of the lead. The zinc concentrate assayed 61% Zn,
accounting for 62% of the contained zinc. Further optimization testwork to
reduce concentrate grade in order to improve base metal recovery will be
performed. The arsenopyrite/pyrite concentrate that was produced was subjected
separately to both pressure oxidation leaching (POX) and bioleaching
pre-treatment methods prior to cyanidation. The resulting cyanidation of the POX
product gave up to 97% gold recovery. Silver recovery of 93% was obtained
following lime boil of the POX residue. As an alternative cyanide pretreatment
method, bioleaching resulted in 89% gold recovery and 97% silver recovery. After
accounting for heavy media, flotation and POX leaching losses, including the
assumption of no precious metal payables for the zinc concentrate, the overall
recoveries of the principal metal credits were calculated at 92% for gold and
90% for silver. 


In addition, the Company has recently commenced a metallurgical testwork program
on drill core samples from the J&L Yellowjacket Zone. The Yellowjacket testwork
will primarily be comprised of flotation studies. Leaching of the Yellowjacket
concentrates is not envisioned to be required.


The majority of the testwork is being conducted by Inspectorate Exploration and
Mining Services Ltd., in Richmond, British Columbia, under the supervision of
the Company's independent metallurgical consultant, Frank Wright, P.Eng.
Metallurgical testing is planned to be continued with the advancement of the
project development. 


About the J&L Project 

Since 2010, the Company has focused on advancing its 100% owned J&L precious and
polymetallic (gold, silver, lead, zinc) advanced-stage exploration project,
located near Revelstoke, British Columbia. The Company completed a positive PEA
on the J&L Main Zone in April 2012, and recently updated the resource estimate
for the J&L project. 


Frank Wright, P.Eng., independent metallurgical consultant, is the Qualified
Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, who has reviewed and approved
the technical content of this news release.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Huakan International Mining
Fiona Leung
Chief Financial Officer
[phone]
www.huakanmining.com


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