China Minerals Provides Update ON Litigation Against Province of BC
For Immediate Release January 5, 2017
CHINA MINERALS PROVIDES UPDATE ON LITIGATION AGAINST PROVINCE OF BC
China Minerals Mining Corporation (“China Minerals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: CMV,
US: HWTHF) announces, further to its news release of January 3, 2017, that at a Court
hearing on January 4, 2017, the BC Government sough t to adjourn the Company’s
application for document production, and to argue t hat the judicial review hearing should not
proceed on January 17-19, 2017 as planned. In doing so, government lawyers attempted to
rely upon the fact that recently (following China M inerals’ initiation of litigation) the
government had reversed the transfer to a First Nat ion entity of lands in respect of which
China Minerals holds mineral claims.
China Minerals’ legal counsel, McMillan LLP, contes ted the government’s positions in Court,
and argued that it is important that the Court hear the case as it raises very important issues
of how the government intends to treat third party rights.
The Court has now decided to set additional hearing time (January 16-20, 2017) to hear the
various motions during the same week that the judic ial review itself is scheduled to be heard.
In doing so, the Court noted that this case has important implications for the mining industry.
China Minerals is very pleased with this ruling, it looks forward to the hearing later this month,
and it remains committed to protecting its long term legal rights and interests.
China Minerals supports reconciliation between the province of BC and aboriginal groups –
provided existing third party rights are protected or properly compensated.
Further Information on the Company’s Legal Action
For further information on the legal action see the Company’s news releases dated: January
25, 2016, March 9, 2016, May 25, 2016, August 29, 2 016, October 18, 2016 and January 3,
2017, copies of which are available under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
About China Minerals Mining Corporation
China Minerals Mining Corporation is a Canadian bas ed exploration and development
company with offices located in Vancouver, B.C. and Beijing, China. China Minerals' goal is to
build an international mining company.
For more information on China Minerals, please cont act the Company at 1-888-629-1505 or
the Company at (604) 629-1505, or visit the Company 's website
at www.chinamineralsmining.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"signed by Ling Zhu"
Ling Zhu
Executive Chairman
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