Mr. Michael McPhie reports

ARIZONA COPPER INDUSTRY EXPERT DAN JOHNSON JOINS FLORENCE COPPER PROJECT TEAM

Curis Resources Ltd. has hired Dan Johnson as the company's new manager of environment and technical services. A native Arizonan, Mr. Johnson's career spans over 23 years of environmental management, hydrological engineering and project management experience in the state's mining industry.

In his new role, Mr. Johnson will lead the company's environmental, permitting and technical efforts at the Florence copper project, alongside Curis vice-president of project development Mel Lawson and the rest of the project team based in Florence, Ariz.

"We are very pleased that Mr. Johnson is on staff. His extensive knowledge and experience in the copper industry combined with his relevant educational background will certainly benefit the Florence copper project," said Michael McPhie, president and chief executive officer of Curis Resources. "Dan was the most qualified candidate to come forward. The fact that he is a native Arizonan who has direct experience with in situ recovery technology and SX/EW processing of copper both supports the company's local hire policy and continues to build our world-class engineering and environmental team responsible for the near-term development of the Florence copper project."

Mr. Johnson was most recently employed with Quadra FNX, where he served as technical services and environmental manager/director for projects in North America and Chile. Mr. Johnson has also worked at senior levels for Phelps Dodge, Freeport-McMoran, Rio Tinto and Montgomery Watson.

Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Arizona and is a registered geologist, hydrologist and professional engineer. He is also certified in waste water and water distribution, MSHA/OSHA/hazardous waste operations, environmental compliance and management systems, and groundwater/geochemical modelling.

For more information about the Florence copper project, and its projected economic impacts and benefits to the local community, please go to the project website.