Canadian Platinum Corp. Announces Results on Extensive Graphitic Horizons at Its Peter Lake Project in Northern Saskatchewan

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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire - June 25, 2012) - Canadian Platinum Corp. ("Canadian Platinum" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CPC) is pleased to report assay results of the graphite content on the recently identified thick sequence of graphitic argillite on its Peter Lake Project (the "Project"). Although the focus on the Project continues to be on the copper/nickel/PGE potential of the Swan Lake mafic/ultramafic Complex and the Swan Lake deposit (see CPC News Release, May 30th, 2012), the graphitic argillite offers additional potential for the large land position held by the Company. The Company's mining claims in the area cover approximately 500,000 acres.

In 2009, CPC carried out an Airborne ZTEM Survey over two blocks of the Peter Lake Property. Within one of these blocks, the survey identified two strong regional conductors that extend for 25 km within the Campbell River Group. A drill hole testing the ZTEM anomaly, drill hole TP-05-09, intersected 142 m of graphitic argillite and was terminated in graphitic argillite. Analysis of the graphite content of this hole gives the following results:

From       To      Core              Inorganic   Organic    Graphite
m           m    Length m    C wt%    C wt%       C wt%       wt%
7.4        26      18.6       3.2      0.2         2.2        0.7
27.5       45      17.5       7.4      1.3         4.4        1.7
47.9     57.2       9.3       5.9      1.2         3.3        1.3
60.1     72.4      12.3       5.4      1.4         3.0        1.0
89.3    110.9      21.6       3.2      0.3         2.7        0.2
117     149.4      32.4       3.8      0.2         3.2        0.4

Examination of historical drill holes within the area of the conductors showed them to be caused by graphitic argillite. One of the historical holes intersected 300 m of graphitic argillite. The Company sampled the graphitic argillite intervals from these two drill holes. Because of the nature of the drill holes, from each 10 foot interval, a one foot representative sample was taken. The results of this analysis are summarized as follows:

Hole     Number of                             Inorganic    Organic    Graphite
Number    Samples    From m    To m     C wt%    C wt%       C wt%       wt%
1-72        93        3.66    295.66     3.2      0.2        2.5         0.6
4-72        21       14.02     77.42     3.8      0.4        2.2         1.2
including    9       14.02     39.62     7.1      0.7        4.2         2.2

Future efforts toward this recent discovery include a liberation test to examine how the graphitic carbon separates from the whole rock and organic carbon. In addition, the Company plans to run an ICP test on all samples to further delineate the full metal content of the graphitic argillite mineralization. Also planned is an x-ray diffraction test which will provide a better understanding of the entire elemental makeup.

Discussing the significance of this discovery, Mr. Todd Montgomery, President and CEO of the Company was quoted as saying:

"We are pleased with the recent progress in identifying a potentially viable graphite resource. These results indicate that the argillite interval has the potential to host ore grade graphite intervals and, because of the now confirmed 25 km strike length of this unit, has the potential to host a significant graphite deposit. With this in mind, we are optimistic about our timing. Market conditions are favorable with a tight supply and robust demand. China continues to drive prices up as the largest supplier of graphite. They produce nearly 70% of the world's supply and presently maintain tight controls on supply with a 20% export duty, 17% value added tax and a complex export licensing system. Additionally, our research indicates that forecast demand growth rates for the graphite market will be within the range of 25% to 30% annually. This robust demand is due in large part to the diverse set of industrial demand drivers which include use in refractories, steel, brake lining, and lubricants as well as in emerging markets like lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, solar panels, pebble bed nuclear reactors and vanadium redox batteries. We will continue to work hard to realize any potential value this discovery has to offer for the Company".

John G. Pearson, PGeo, the Company's qualified person under NI 43-101 has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure of this press release on behalf of the Company.

Canadian Platinum Corp. is a Calgary, Alberta based corporation engaged in the exploration of platinum group and base metals in Canada.


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