Pacific Silk Road Resources Group Inc (PPOTF)

[ErnieBilco]

PACIFIC POTASH STRENGTHENS MANAGEMENT AND EXPLORATION TEAM
APPOINTS ANDRÉ COSTA PRESIDENT AND CEO
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – May 28th
, 2013 - Pacific Potash Corporation (TSX-V:
PP; OTCQX: PPOTF; FSE: P9P, “the Company”) is pleased to announce André Costa M.Sc.,
P.Geo. has been appointed as President and CEO of the Company. Mr. Costa is a professional
geologist with over 18 years of experience working in Canada and Brazil. Mr. Costa has
worked for the Saskatchewan Geological Survey, provided project management in uranium and
diamond exploration, and most recently was the chief geologist for Brazil Potash a private
company with operations surrounding the majority of Pacific Potash’s Claims. Mr. Costa was
responsible for the Potash exploration technical program in the Amazonas basin, Brazil. He
provided project management, compiled all regional data and developed Potash Brazil's
successful drilling program on which a NI 43-101 compliant resource is currently being
calculated by Ercosplan. Mr. Costa is a dual citizen of Canada and Brazil, and is fluent in
English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Mr. Costa stated “Pacific Potash tenements in the Amazon Basin it is on-trend and surrounded by
existing potash deposits and historical potash occurrences. Working on this basin for five years
gave me strong understanding of the drilling program logistics, drilling methods, stratigraphycal
correlations, depositional environments, structural constraints, mineralization spatial distribution
and seismic correlations. This knowledge will be important to achieve positive potash intercepts
and consequently advancing to the next stages. All the efforts will now be focused on the
upcoming drilling program in order to confirm and evaluate the potash mineralization to be
found on Pacific Potash claims that would be developed into potash resources on this new and
already confirmed world class potash basin.”
Mr. Balbir Johal, Executive Chairman & Director commented:"Having a CEO and President
with local ties to the country and to Pacific Potash’s project area will be a huge benefit for the
Company. Mr. Costa's vast knowledge of a previously almost non-explored basin will be
invaluable to the Pacific Potash team. Over the last five years in the Amazonas basin, Mr. Costa
has been instrumental in compiling historic data, unlocking the potash sequences and basin
geometry for Potash Brazil. He has overseen the drilling of over 20 potash wells in the basin, supervised the compilation of data for Potash Brazil's technical reports, and from a potash
exploration perspective, he is one the most knowledgeable individuals regarding the basin. "
Pacific Potash would also like to announce that Mr. Steve Butrenchuk has resigned as President
& CEO but will remain with the Company as an Advisory Board member. Pacific Potash
wished to thank Mr. Butrenchuk for his contribution as President & CEO, and are certain that his
experience, and insight will continue to be beneficial to the Company in his new position.
About Pacific Potash Corporation
Pacific Potash Corporation trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol: PP, as well
on the OTCQX under the symbol: PPOTF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under P9P.
Pacific Potash is engaged in the exploration and development of the Amazonas Basin Project and
the surrounding potash claims targeting the Middle Amazonas Potash Basin, currently the host to
multiple new exploration campaigns for potash. The Company also is exploring the Provost
Potash Property and the surrounding potash claims targeting the prolific Prairie Evaporite
Formation, which is host to multiple conventional and solution potash mines.
On behalf of the Board,
Pacific Potash Corporation
Balbir Johal, LL.B
Executive Chairman & Director
For further information, please visit our website at www.pacificpotash.com or contact our V.P of
Corporate Communications, Mike Blady:
Mike Blady
Office: 604.895.7446
Email: [e-mail]
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