Huakan International Mining Inc. Announces an Amendment to the Agreement Relating to the Net Smelter Returns Royalty on the Greenwood Gold Project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/09/12 -- Huakan International Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: HK) (the "Company") reports that the Company has agreed to allow Gold Crown LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary, AMT Industries Canada Inc. (collectively, the "Purchasers") an extra 30 days to execute and deliver to the Company a safekeeping agreement (the "Safekeeping Agreement") and post a reclamation bond with the Government of British Columbia in an amount and form acceptable to the Government of British Columbia (the "Reclamation Bond") to enable the release of the Company's reclamation bond of C$450,000 and the assignment of the mine permits from the Company to the Purchaser according to the amended asset purchase agreement in respect of the Company's Greenwood Gold Project (the "Agreement").

As part of a letter agreement entered into on August 7, 2012 (see the News Release of the Company dated August 8, 2012), the Purchasers agreed to provide the Safekeeping Agreement and to post the Reclamation Bond by October 6, 2012. The deadline for the Purchasers to complete the above has been extended to November 5, 2012. Following the execution and delivery of the Safekeeping Agreement and the posting of the Reclamation Bond by the Purchasers, the parties have agreed to cooperate in order to transfer the mining permits in respect of the Greenwood Gold Project from the Company to the Purchasers. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain unchanged.

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Contacts:

Huakan International Mining Inc.

Fiona Leung

Chief Financial Officer

(604) 694-2344
www.huakanmining.com