Avanti Mining Grants Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jun 18, 2014) - Avanti Mining Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:AVT)(PINKSHEETS:AVNMF) ("Avanti" or the "Company") announced today that it has granted 250,000 incentive stock options to a director of the Company at an exercise price of C$0.11 per share. These options are granted for a five-year term, and will vest over an 18-month period from the date of grant. The options were granted in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan approved by shareholders on May 28, 2014.

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Avanti Mining Inc.Gordon J. BogdenChief Executive Officer(416) 847-0376Avanti Mining Inc.Graham du PreezChief Financial Officer(416) 847-0376www.avantimining.com