Mr. Craig Nelsen reports

AVANTI RECEIVES SECTION 11 ORDER FROM THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OFFICE

The British Columbia (BC) Environmental Assessment Office has issued a Section 11 order, under the B.C. Environmental Assessment Act, to Avanti Kitsault Mine Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of Avanti Mining Inc., for the Kitsault mine project. The Section 11 order defines the scope of the project that is required to be assessed in the environmental assessment (EA) application and includes potential effects to be considered in the EA application.

In addition, the Section 11 order sets out the consultation requirements and the native communities to be consulted for the project. With the Section 11 order, Avanti can move to finalize the application information requirements following a 30-day public comment period tentatively set to begin early in 2011. See Avanti news release in Stockwatch dated Nov. 10, 2010, for more information on the application information requirements.

Craig J. Nelsen, president and chief executive officer, commented: "We are very pleased at the project's progress through both the provincial and federal environmental assessment process and the relationship that has developed between the agencies and members of the working group. The draft application information requirement (AIR) is under review with a goal of it being issued for public comment in January, 2011. We are also very proud of the evolving project design that has taken place during the feasibility study expected by Dec. 15. Environmental considerations have informed this design and made for a much more sustainable operation."