VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/07/14

Mercator Minerals Ltd (TSX: ML) ("Mercator" or the "Company") announces the voting results from its Special Meeting of Shareholders regarding the proposed plan of arrangement between Mercator and Intergeo Mining MMC ("Meeting") held today in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A total of 136,313,594 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 43.2% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the Meeting.

Detailed voting results for the Meeting will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Completion of the plan of arrangement remains conditional on approval by the Supreme Court of British Columbia and satisfaction of other customary conditions, including regulatory and stock exchange approvals.

About Mercator Minerals Ltd.

Mercator Minerals Ltd., a TSX listed base metals mining company, operates the wholly-owned copper/molybdenum/silver Mineral Park Mine in Arizona, USA. Mercator also wholly-owns two development projects in Sonora, Mexico: the copper heap leach El Pilar project and the molybdenum/copper El Creston project.

For further information please visit www.mercatorminerals.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

MERCATOR MINERALS LTD.

D. Bruce McLeod, P.Eng, President and CEO

Contacts:
Mercator Minerals Ltd.
D. Bruce McLeod, P.Eng.
President & CEO
778.330.1290
bmcleod@mercatorminerals.com

Mercator Minerals Ltd.
David Jan, CPA, CA
Head of Investor Relations & Communications
778.330.1295
djan@mercatorminerals.com
www.mercatorminerals.com