Mr. Michael McPhie reports

FLORENCE COPPER RECEIVES KEY PINAL COUNTY AIR QUALITY PERMIT

Curis Resources Ltd. has received the commercial-scale air quality permit for the company's Florence copper project in central Arizona, United States.

Curis received its renewed air quality permit for the commercial operations at Florence copper from the Pinal County Air Quality Control District (PCAQCD) on Feb. 14, 2012. This permit provides Curis with clear guidelines to inform its design and ultimate operations of a commercial-scale solvent extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) plant at the Florence copper site. It is valid for five years and is renewable again in 2017.

"We appreciate the professionalism and responsiveness exhibited by the officials associated with the Pinal County Air Quality Control District," stated Dan Johnson, Curis's general manager and vice-president of environment and technical services. "The receipt of this permit is an important step for the company and represents a key permitting milestone for the project."

"We are very pleased with our progress in permitting of the Florence copper project," said Michael McPhie, president and chief executive officer of Curis. "We began the process for amending our existing operating permits for Florence copper in February, 2011, and expect to have all of our amended operating permits in place for phase 1 operations by the third quarter of this year."

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

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