Merc International Minerals Inc. Retains First Canadian Capital Corp. to Provide Investor Relations

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Merc International Minerals Inc. ("Merc" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MRK) is
pleased to announce that it has retained First Canadian Capital Corp. ("First
Canadian") as a consultant, subject to regulatory approval, to provide strategic
marketing and investor relations services. First Canadian will introduce the
Company to private investors, analysts, brokers, money managers and other
financial professionals.


Under the terms of the agreement, Merc will pay First Canadian $6,000 per month
for a twelve month initial term (with a right of termination by either party
after six months) and grant 190,000 stock options for a period of two years at
an exercise price of $0.205 per common share, with vesting in accordance with
TSX Venture Exchange policies and the Merc's Stock Option Plan.


Based in Toronto and in the investor relations business for fourteen years,
First Canadian Capital Corp. has assisted numerous North American corporations
in gaining exposure and recognition within the global investment community.


Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information
includes, but is not limited to, information with respect to Merc's financings,
use of proceeds, future expansion in the Northwest Territories and opportunities
in the precious metals space. Generally, forward-looking information can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects",
or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "does not anticipate", or "believes"
or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or
results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be
achieved". Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of
management at the date the information is made, and is based on a number of
assumptions and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or
achievements of Merc to be materially different from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking information, including risks associated with the
exploration, development and mining such as economic factors as they effect
exploration, future commodity prices, changes in foreign exchange and interest
rates, actual results of current exploration activities, government regulation,
political or economic developments, environmental risks, permitting timelines,
capital expenditures, operating or technical difficulties in connection with
development activities, employee relations, the speculative nature of gold
exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities of
grades of reserves, contests over title to properties, and changes in project
parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as those risk factors
discussed in Merc's management discussion and analysis for the year ended July
31, 2010, available on www.sedar.com. Although Merc has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that
cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no
assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. Merc does not undertake to update any
forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities
laws.