SME Sama Resources Inc

Sama Resources Inc. ("Sama" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SME) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Dr. M. Ali Ben Ayad, PhD, P.Geo, and Mr. Pierre Jean
Lafleur, P.Eng, to estimate the Mineral Resource and prepare a NI 43-101
(defined below) technical report on the Nickel-Copper mineralization at Sama's
Samapleu Project in Cote d'Ivoire. Dr. Ben Ayad and Mr. Lafleur are both
'qualified persons' as defined under National Instrument 43-101, Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").


Dr. Ben Ayad visited the Samapleu property in Cote d'Ivoire from April 19 to 22,
2012. Work is ongoing to finalize the Mineral Resource for both the Samapleu
Main and the Samapleu Extension 1 Nickel-Copper deposits.


Sama's concessions cover 1,670 square kilometres in the West African countries
of Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea. Sama's objective is to develop the Samapleu
Nickel-Copper deposits, part of which the Company considers to be the definition
of a new world-class base metal district. Exploration work is progressing with
more than 80 field personnel. Sama has commenced phase 3 of its drilling program
at both deposits.  


While continuing to explore for additional new Nickel-Copper occurrences within
the Samapleu exploration license, Sama's objective is to launch an Order of
Magnitude Study on the viability of an open pit mining operation at the known
Samapleu Main and Samapleu Extension 1 deposits. The study will investigate the
viability of a modest opencast mining operation with processing through an
upgrading circuit followed by conventional flotation producing a Nickel+Copper
concentrate. The concentrate will be delivered using the existing highway
network to the port of San Pedro, located 550 kilometres south of the Samapleu
Project, for shipment to a custom smelter.


Further to Sama's news release dated November 18, 2011, Sama's metallurgical
studies indicated that a 18.5% Nickel+Copper concentrate can be obtained from
feed grading 0.52% Nickel and 0.53% Copper, with a recovery of 89% on Copper and
75% on Nickel, along with payable Cobalt and potentially payable quantities of
Gold and Platinum Group Metals. Recent heavy media separation tests were carried
out at Societe Generale de Surveillance's laboratory in Lakefield, Ontario, as
part of the Company's metallurgical testing program. Results showed that when
treating mined material with a calculated head grade of 0.35% Nickel and 0.33%
Copper, a float rejection of 0.092% Nickel and 0.17% Copper was produced and the
recovered sink material was upgraded to 0.66% Nickel and 0.53% Copper, while
rejecting 55% of the feed material mass.


Additional metallurgical studies are currently ongoing, including testing the
ability for run of mine material grading 0.25% Nickel and 0.23% Copper, to
provide a suitable head grade material by removing significant amounts of near
barren rock prior to entering the flotation circuit.


The Samapleu Project in Cote d'Ivoire, currently in its exploration phase, is a
joint venture controlled 66 2/3% by Sama Nickel Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, and 33 1/3% by Societe pour le Developpement Minier
de Cote d'Ivoire. 


This news release was prepared by Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, PhD, P.Geo, President
and CEO of Sama, and by Dr. Phillip Mackey, PhD, P.Eng, of P.J. Mackey
Technology Inc., a metallurgical consultant, both acting as Qualified Persons as
defined in NI 43-101.


Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements made and information contained herein are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities
legislation or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the Ontario
Securities Act and the Securities Act (British Columbia). This includes
statements concerning the Company's plans at its mineral properties, which
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry
results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or
forward-looking information. Information regarding drilling results may also be
deemed to be forward-looking statements or forward-looking information in that
they reflect a prediction of what may be found to be present when and if a
project is actually developed.


Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to
differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or forward-looking
information, including, without limitation, the availability of financing for
activities, risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill
results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility
that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent
with the Company's expectations, metal price fluctuations, environmental and
regulatory requirements, availability of permits, escalating costs of
remediation and mitigation, risk of title loss, the effects of accidents,
equipment breakdowns, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with
or interruptions in exploration or development, the potential for delays in
exploration or development activities, the inherent uncertainty of cost
estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, commodity price
fluctuations, currency fluctuations, expectations and beliefs of management and
other risks and uncertainties.


In addition, forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are
based on various assumptions. Should one or more of these risks and
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking
information or forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or forward-looking
information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

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