Amazon Mining Holding Plc (TSX-V symbol: “AMZ”)(“Amazon” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce its inclusion in a Brazilian government sponsored agrominerals for biofuel production project (“ROCKAPL” – ‘Rock’ Arranjo Produtivo Local). ROCKAPL is a collaborative effort between government and private enterprise focused on developing fertilizer alternatives for sugarcane destined for ethanol production.

ROCKAPL was developed by EMBRAPA, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, with resources from the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. Amazon joins a group of local ethanol producers and sugarcane growers who will work with the Agronomy Department of Universidade Federal de Lavras and EMBRAPA. Amazon will collaborate with this group to develop ThermoPotash from Amazon’s Cerrado Verde project, as a potash rich fertilizer for use on sugarcane crops.

Cerrado Verde is source of a potash rich rock from which Amazon plans to produce a slow-release, non-chloride, multi-nutrient, fertilizer product.

Brazil is the world leader in ethanol production. Sugarcane is the primary feedstock for Brazil’s biofuel industry and is 8 times more efficient for conversion into biofuels than corn, beets or wheat. Sugarcane plantations cover 8.4 million hectares that produced 27 million m³ (7.1 billion gallons) of ethanol in 2008. Brazil is one of the few regions in the world with arable land available to be planted with an estimated 160 million hectares lacking nutrients to be converted to support cash crops.

Commenting President & CEO Cristiano Veloso said, “As a part of the ROCKAPL initiative, Amazon will be able to work closely with our potential customers and opinion makers to develop a product tailored for sugarcane, which is an integral and growing component of the Brazilian economy. Our goal is to build a strong consumer base for our proposed product.”

About EMBRAPA

Established in 1973, EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária) the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation is focused on the reduction of agricultural production costs, increasing crop yields and reducing Brazil’s dependence on imported technologies and products, while conserving natural resources and preserving the environment. Through its 36 year history EMBRAPA has endorsed more than 9,000 technologies for Brazilian Agriculture most notably seed development for the harsh acidic soils of the Cerrado, Brazil’s expanding agricultural frontier.  http://www.embrapa.br/english

About Amazon

Amazon Mining, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, is a mineral exploration company engaged in creating shareholder value by developing mineral properties in Brazil. The company is focused on the development of the Cerrado Verde project. Cerrado Verde is a source of abundant and accessible verdete slate, a potash rich rock from which Amazon plans to produce a slow-release, non-chloride, multi-nutrient, fertilizer product.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Amazon Mining Holding Plc, Jed Richardson, Vice President of Corporate Development

For additional information please contact:

Cristiano Veloso, President & Chief Executive Officer

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Jed Richardson, VP Corporate Development

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Cautionary Language and Forward Looking Statements

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The potential grades detailed in this release are conceptual in nature.  There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the targets being delineated as a mineral resource.

Readers are cautioned not to rely solely on the summary of such information contained in this release and are directed to the complete set of drill results posted on Amazon’s website (www.amazonplc.com) and filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and any future amendments to such. Readers are also directed to the cautionary notices and disclaimers contained herein.