Huakan International Mining Inc. Reports Underground Diamond Drill Program Underway at J&L Property

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - May 8, 2012) - Huakan International Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: HK) (the "Company") announces that a 40 hole, 8,000 metre underground diamond drill program is underway at its J&L precious and polymetallic (gold-silver-lead-zinc) project, located near Revelstoke, British Columbia. A program of underground development, which was initiated in late November 2011 to provide drill access, will be completed this week. The aim of the drill program is to increase the indicated resource category for the Main Zone deposit (see NR 12-04 - Preliminary Economic Assessment).


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Huakan International Mining Inc.
Wilson Jin
President
(604) 694-2344
www.huakanmining.com