Whetstone announces director is cleared of all wrongdoing by the Alberta Securities Commission

JERSEY, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, April 11, 2013 /CNW/ - (TSXV - WMI) - Whetstone Minerals Ltd. ("Whetstone") is pleased to advise that, further to its press release of December 9, 2011, a panel of the Alberta Securities Commission ("ASC") has cleared Robert H. Stan, a director of Whetstone, and all of the other respondents of all wrongdoing in connection with a Notice of Hearing issued by staff of the ASC with respect to him and certain other persons alleging contraventions of Section 147 of the Securities Act (Alberta) and conduct contrary to the public interest.  In its decision dated April 10, 2013, the ASC panel found that staff of the ASC did not prove any of their allegations against Mr. Stan and the other respondents and, as a result, dismissed all allegations.  Whetstone was not in any way connected with the allegations.

About Whetstone Minerals Ltd.:  Whetstone Minerals Ltd. is a gold exploration and development company focused on Zimbabwe, where it owns a number of advanced exploration projects including several former producing mines.  Whetstone's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "WMI". Whetstone is pursuing a two pronged growth strategy through aggressive property and corporate acquisitions as well as adding resources through the drill bit. Whetstone's website address is www.whetstoneminerals.com.

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SOURCE Whetstone Minerals Ltd.

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