Minfocus Exploration Reports Near Surface 4.0 Metre Intercept of 2.7 g/tonne 3PGE, 0.67% Cu, 0.15% Ni Initial Assay Results f...

Minfocus Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MFX) ("Minfocus") is pleased to announce
that it has received the first assay results from its recently completed program
of diamond drilling this winter on the Chief Peter Property to test the area
where historic sampling and recent channel sampling by Minfocus returned
intervals with anomalous copper, nickel, platinum and palladium. The Chief Peter
Property, under option by Minfocus to earn a 100% interest, is located in
Northwest Ontario very close to the Provincial Highway, powerline and the
parallel CN rail line between Thunder Bay and Atikokan.


The recently completed 750 metre diamond drilling programme comprised six holes
in three fences at 100 metre spacing, the first four of which intersected a
gabbro body with disseminated chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. Assay results have
been received for part of hole CP13-02 and sample intervals with grades greater
than 1 gram per tonne 3Es (platinum + palladium + gold) are:




49.65 - 53.96 metres                                                        
 = 4.0 metres        1.41 g/t Pt 1.20 g/t Pd 0.06 g/t Au  0.67% Cu  0.15% Ni



This hole was drilled at a dip angle of -53 degrees at an azimuth of 145
degrees. Assay results are awaited for the balance of hole CP13-02, as well as
all the other drill holes. For further details on the Chief Peter PGE Property,
see the company website at http://minfocus.com/projects/chief-peter/. Minfocus
will have drill core from this recent Chief Peter program on display Tuesday and
Wednesday at their PDAC Core Shack display booth No. 5016.


In the summer of 2011, Minfocus undertook reconnaissance on the Chief Peter and
relocated historic pits and trenches some of which were re-sampled at the
prospect now referred to as Chief Peter Central. That work confirmed the
historic records of the existence of copper and nickel mineralisation with
associated platinum and palladium. The copper, nickel and PGE grades at surface
ranged, respectively, from 0.08% to 0.67% Cu, 0.04% to 0.13% Ni and 0.12 to 2.14
g/t 3E (Pt+Pd+Au).


The Chief Peter property is under option to Minfocus whereby the company may
earn 100% interest in the property upon making payments over a four year option
period to the Optionors totaling $140,000 cash and issuing 300,000 Minfocus
shares, plus completing $200,800 in exploration expenditures on the property,
which is composed of minimum work expenditures in each respective year of
$20,800, $45,000, $45,000 and $90,000. Upon earning its 100% interest in the
Chief Peter Property, the Optionors will be granted a 3% NSR, which may be
reduced to a 1% NSR by Minfocus making a payment of $500,000 for each 0.5% NSR
purchased back by Minfocus.


About Minfocus Exploration Corp.

Minfocus Exploration Corp. is a Canadian company currently focused on the
continued growth of a portfolio of Platinum

Group Element ("PGE") rich resource assets through exploration, acquisitions and
joint ventures in Northwest Ontario, Canada, which is one of the most stable
mining districts in the world with global class PGE deposits. Minfocus has a
distinguished management group with a record of multiple discoveries of deposits
worldwide, and more than 15 years experience and success exploring for PGE-rich
resources in Ontario, including the discovery of the first Platinum-rich PGE
deposit, the Panoramic Resources' Current Lake deposit (+790,000 oz Pt-Eq). The
Minfocus management group also has extensive strength and success in corporate
development, M&A and project development, which together with its technical
prowess is aimed at delivering growth in shareholder value through a balanced
strategic approach.


The Qualified Person who has reviewed and approved the technical content
contained in this release is Dr. Gerald Harper, P.Geo.(Ont).


This press release includes certain forward-looking statements concerning the
future performance of the Company's business and operations as well as
management's objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions. Forward-looking
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"might", "would", "plan", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend",
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statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management, and
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different
from those currently anticipated by such statements. Factors that could cause
actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include,
among other things, the possibility that future exploration results will not be
consistent with the Company's expectations, fluctuating commodity prices, delays
in commencing the Company's proposed drilling program, exploration costs varying
significantly from estimates, the availability of financing, and other risks
identified in the Company's documents filed with the Canadian securities
regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. Any forward-looking statement speaks
only of the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by
applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to
update any forward-looking statement.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Minfocus Exploration Corp.
Gerald Harper
President & Chief Executive Officer
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