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West Melville Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WMM) ("West Melville" or the "Company")
today announced that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of
up to 7,000,000 units at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of
$350,000. Each unit will consist of one common share and one common share
purchase warrant. Each whole common share purchase warrant will be exercisable
into one common share for a period of two years from closing at a price of $0.20
per share, subject to the Company's right to accelerate the exercise of the
warrants if the daily volume weighted average trading price of the common shares
of the Company on the TSX Venture Exchange is equal to or exceeds $0.30 for a
period of 10 consecutive trading days during the term of the warrant, commencing
four months after the date the warrants are issued. The terms and completion of
the private placement are subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.


All securities issued in the private placement will be subject to a four-month
hold period from the closing of the private placement. The Company may pay
finder's fees in connection with the private placement. The Company intends to
use the proceeds of the private placement for general working capital purposes.


Any participation by insiders of the Company in the private placement, which
participation will be subject to the approval of the independent directors of
the Company, will be on the same terms as the arm's length investors, and
shareholdings of insiders in the Company will increase as a result of any such
participation.


This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States.
The common shares being offered have not been and will not be registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933 and accordingly are not being offered
for sale and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly
within the United States, its possessions and other areas subject to its
jurisdiction or to, or for the account or for the benefit of a U.S. person,
except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of that Act. 


About West Melville Metals Inc.

West Melville is an iron ore and specialty metals exploration company working to
advance the Fraser Bay iron ore project in Nunavut and the Isortoq
iron-titanium-vanadium project in Greenland. The Company has assembled an
experienced management team with a track record of discovery success and a Board
of Directors with expertise covering the essential fields of geology,
engineering and finance. West Melville's projects offer a combination of low
geological risk with significant upside potential in high demand commodity
sectors.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Rory O. Moore, Ph.D., President and CEO

West Melville Metals Inc.

West Melville Metals Inc. is a member of the Aurora Mineral Resource Group of
companies. For more information please visit www.auroraresource.com.


Certain disclosures in this release, in particular regarding the economic
potential of the Isortoq Project and the Company's interest therein, constitute
forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and
other factors relating to West Melville's operations as a mineral exploration
company that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed
or implied in such forward-looking statements, including risks as to the
completion of the plans and projects. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. Other than as required by applicable
securities legislation, West Melville expressly disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
West Melville Metals Inc.
Investor Relations
1.888.331.2269 or 604.646.4527
604.646.4526 (FAX)
info@westmelville.com
www.westmelville.com