Athabasca Potach Inc. Alpha Minerals Gold Assays and Important Geochemical Data from PLS Uranium Project=2C Athabasca Basi by 24hgold

Gold At Patterson Lake South:
PLS13-066: 63.5m @ 1.58 g/t Au

including 2.5m @ 8.8 g/t Au
Including an assay of 0.5m @ 35.6 g/t Au
Including 2.0m (133.0m � 135.0m) @ 7.5 g/t Au

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Alpha Minerals Gold Assays and Important Geochemical Data from PLS Uranium Project, Athabasca Basin

Monday June 24, 2013. Alpha Minerals Inc. ("Alpha� or "the Company") (TSX.V: AMW) and its 50% Joint Venture partner Fission Uranium Corp. are pleased to report geochemical and gold assay results from the winter 2013 drill program at their Patterson Lake South ("PLS") property � which is host to a high grade uranium discovery. All three zones (R00E, R390E and R780E) had drill holes with strongly anomalous gold values. There is some correlation of uranium values and gold assays and the higher grade gold reported by SRC Geoanalytical Laboratories data occur more frequently with the samples of higher-grade uranium mineralization.

Other geochemical data showed low arsenic values associated with the uranium mineralization represented in the set of 117 composited assay intervals reported in this news release (Tables 1, 2, and 3). This has important metallurgical significance as it indicates that the PLS mineralized zones are not likely to have the high arsenic concentrations found in some Athabasca uranium deposits. High arsenic may require special processing and disposal costs. Approximately 87.2% of the samples returned less than 50 ppm arsenic. Of the 12.8% of the remaining samples, all fell within the range of 50-105 ppm arsenic.

Of significance for the further exploration of the PLS mineralization, this data set also flags the strongly anomalous boron associated with uranium mineralization. Approximately 70.9% of the composited assay intervals show values of over 150 ppm boron, which is typically related to the hydrothermal alteration that is present within and surrounding the uranium mineralization. The extent of the alteration halo around the mineralization can enlarge the target area and be used as a guide to focus on an area in a suitable geophysical setting, especially if elevated geochemical uranium values are associated with this alteration. Several such targets remain on the PLS property yet to be drill tested, particularly west of the R00E zone along the PL-3B EM conductor.

Gold has been reported elsewhere in the Athabasca Basin uranium deposits. At the Cluff Lake Mine (>60 million lbs produced), located 74 kms north of PLS, a gold saving circuit was installed during the operation of the mill. The Saskatchewan Mineral Deposit Index (reports 1150A and 2153) shows Cluff Lake deposits yielded over 16,000 ounces of gold produced in 1987 from the D Zone and Dominique-Janine deposits. UEX Corporation reported that, locally, high grades of gold are present in the Shea Creek deposits, located 58 kms north of PLS.

The strongest gold-bearing intersection was returned from hole PLS13-066, the eastern-most hole drilled on the R390E zone, with an overall grade of 1.58 g/t Au over 63.5m, and including several higher grade intervals (including an assay high of 35.6 g/t Au). Typically gold distribution in the Athabasca uranium deposits is irregular and may be a contributor only if higher grade mineralization is associated with a mineable volume of a uranium deposit. At today�s gold price of about $1,200 per oz, a gram of gold has a gross value of about $38.58 before mining, refining and other costs. This is approximately equivalent to the gross price of a pound of uranium in today�s spot market.

Gold Assay Highlights

Zone R00E
PLS13-059 (line 030E)

20.5m (65.5m � 86.0m) @ 1.90 g/t Au

Zone R390E
PLS13-066 (line 420E)

63.5m (82.0m � 145.5m) @ 1.58 g/t Au
Including 2.5m (88.0m � 90.5m) @ 8.8 g/t Au
Including an assay of 0.5m @ 35.6 g/t Au
Including 2.0m (133.0m � 135.0m) @ 7.5 g/t Au

PLS13-051 (line 405E)

53.0m (95.0m � 148.0m) @ 1.02 g/t Au
Including 10.5m (107.5m � 118.0m) @ 2.60 g/t Au

Zone R780E
PLS13-060 (line 780E)

7.0m (144.0 m � 151.0m) @ 1.71 g/t Au
Including 2.5m (146.5m � 149.0m) @ 4.48 g/t Au

Tables 1, 2, and 3 highlight composited gold intersections as they relate to the composited uranium intervals within zones R00E, R390E and R780E. Note that a concentration of 1000 ppb is equivalent to 1.0 g/t Au.

Table 1: R00E Zone

Zone	Hole ID	Grid Line	From (m)		To (m)	Interval (m)		U3O8 (wt%)	Au (ppb)	As (ppm)	B (ppm)
R00E	PLS13-026	025W	63.00		84.50	21.50		0.77	75	12	1096
			*73.50*		*81.50*	*8.00*		*1.41*	*159*	13	*524*
			88.50		89.50	1.00		0.13	5	22	204
	PLS13-027	025W	61.00		98.50	37.50		1.06	100	20	477
			*78.00*		*91.00*	*13.00*		*1.97*	60	27	*619*
			106.00		106.50	0.50		0.06	1	12	138
			144.50		145.00	0.50		0.19	14	11	64
	PLS13-028	090E	48.50		52.50	4.00		0.16	16	62	405
	PLS13-029	025W	63.00		93.00	30.00		0.76	20	25	755
			*81.50*		*85.00*	*3.50*		*3.57*	72	62	*732*
			*88.50*		*92.00*	*3.50*		*2.08*	18	53	*706*
	PLS13-030	090E	*No significant mineralization*
	PLS13-031	025W	68.50		92.00	23.50		0.67	14	17	405
			*82.50*		*90.00*	*7.50*		*1.58*	24	33	*458*
	PLS13-032	090E	49.00		50.50	1.50		0.05	5	32	171
	PLS13-033	025W	70.00		72.00	2.00		0.17	4	9	148
			77.00		77.50	0.50		0.06	11	34	282
			86.00		87.50	1.50		0.15	5	15	156
			92.00		93.00	1.00		0.09	2	7	131
	PLS13-034	105E	*No significant mineralization*
	PLS13-035	010W	62.00	71.50		9.50		0.39	15	13	316
			78.00	86.50		8.50		0.96	21	13	489
			*81.00*	*85.50*		*4.50*		*1.57*	24	11	*443*
			121.50	122.00		0.50		0.07	49	8	95
	PLS13-036	105E	*No significant mineralization*
	PLS13-037	025W	60.00		62.00	2.00	0.12		4	30	117
			71.00		78.50	7.50	2.25		744	23	433
			*74.00*		*76.00*	*2.00*	*7.43*		*1144*	29	*621*
			83.50		87.50	4.00	0.09		3043	8	62
			105.00		107.00	2.00	6.31		1124	62	257
			109.50		110.00	0.50	0.10		167	5	11
			113.50		116.00	2.50	0.13		103	6	38
			119.00		122.50	3.50	7.27		839	81	252
			*120.00*		*122.00*	*2.00*	*12.40*		*1416*	*117*	*371*
			124.50		125.00	0.50	0.06		31	7	125
			130.00		130.50	0.50	0.06		10	7	83
			180.00		180.50	0.50	0.07		207	3	85
	PLS13-039	045W	75.50		76.00	0.50	0.06		5	2	634
			125.50		128.50	3.00	0.10		91	6	138
			161.50		162.00	0.50	0.12		1030	7	115
			223.00		223.50	0.50	0.05		623	83	62
			224.00		224.50	0.50	0.07		22	20	163
	PLS13-041	040W	63.50		68.50	5.00	0.13		25	24	502
			75.00		88.50	13.50	5.54		161	38	592
			*83.50*		*87.00*	*3.50*	*17.08*		*538*	72	*626*
	PLS13-043	045W	63.50		65.00	1.50	0.99		269	60	269
			67.50		89.50	22.00	4.80		144	14	594
			*83.50*		*87.50*	*4.00*	*20.73*		69	31	*613*
	PLS13-045	045W	64.00		85.00	21.00	0.23		20	13	251
			88.00		89.00	1.00	0.07		2	11	78
	PLS13-047	060W	64.50		68.00	3.50	0.18		101	16	2991
			105.00		105.50	0.50	0.12		55	11	78
	PLS13-049	060W	64.50		83.00	18.50	1.93		198	14	626
			*70.00*		*72.50*	*2.50*	*8.04*		*1068*	42	*616*
	PLS13-050	060W	63.50		65.00	1.50	0.07		4	14	165
	PLS13-052	015E	62.00		72.50	10.50	0.87		197	38	475
			*62.50*		*66.00*	*3.50*	*2.01*		87	81	*798*
			75.50		93.50	18.00	3.56		106	56	528
			*84.00*		*88.50*	*4.50*	*11.95*		*124*	*172*	*624*
	PLS13-054	015E	68.00		79.50	11.50	0.28		405	9	401
	PLS13-056	015E	62.50		71.50	9.00	0.16		28	12	329
	PLS13 -058	010W	63.50		67.50	4.00	0.11		10	26	86
			70.50		87.50	17.00	0.18		9	8	260
	PLS13-059	030E	55.50		62.00	6.50	3.61		580	58	433
			*56.50*		*59.00*	*2.50*	*8.99*		*500*	75	*603*
			65.50		86.00	20.50	8.36		1900	50	518
			*74.50*		*84.00*	*9.50*	*17.78*		*2338*	86	*661*
	PLS13-065	060E	51.00		53.50	2.50	0.12		3	10	995
	PLS13-067	045E	50.50		52.00	1.50	0.09		2	18	106
			61.50		67.50	6.00	4.63		49	46	615
			*63.50*		*67.50*	*4.00*	*6.86*		57	64	*726*
			110.00		110.50	0.50	0.05		19	2	33
	PLS13-069	045E	52.00		54.00	2.00	0.29		22	25	441
			57.50		58.00	0.50	0.05		12	4	356
			95.00		95.50	0.50	0.05		10	30	39
			100.50		101.50	1.00	0.06		9	7	207
	PLS13-071	045E	*No significant mineralization*

Composite Parameters

Minimum Thickness: 0.50m
Grade Cut-Off: 0.05 U3O8 (wt%)
Maximum Internal Dilution: 2.00m
Interval based on U3O8 cut-off. No cut-off used for gold (Au).

Table 2: R390E Zone

Zone	Hole ID	Grid Line	From (m)	To (m)	Interval (m)	U3O8 (wt%)	Au (ppb)	As (ppm)	B (ppm)
R390E	PLS13-038	380E	73.50	74.50	1.00	0.01	6	4	720
			79.50	80.00	0.50	0.05	0	4	863
			87.00	121.00	34.00	4.99	446	52	592
			*94.50*	*107.00*	*12.50*	*9.32*	*1045*	75	*465*
			126.50	144.00	17.50	0.96	1213	36	427
			*133.00*	*138.50*	*5.50*	*2.07*	*1559*	57	*463*
			165.00	168.00	3.00	0.09	79	10	127
			170.50	171.00	0.50	0.15	56	9	171
			174.00	181.00	7.00	0.15	94	25	143
	PLS13-044	390E	56.00	73.00	17.00	0.24	21	9	874
			*60.00*	*61.00*	*1.00*	*1.24*	6	11	*1158*
			77.00	83.00	6.00	0.32	31	19	467
			86.00	89.50	3.50	0.38	308	13	337
			96.50	103.50	7.00	0.46	317	11	461
			*101.00*	*102.50*	*1.50*	*1.36*	*825*	20	*827*
	PLS13-046	390E	96.50	98.00	1.50	0.13	4	4	73
			127.50	129.00	1.50	0.04	6	1	103
			206.50	207.50	1.00	0.15	391	49	179
			239.00	240.00	1.00	0.14	244	7	116
			243.50	244.00	0.50	0.16	191	105	271
	PLS13-051	405E	76.00	77.00	1.00	0.10	8	94	758
			79.50	80.00	0.50	0.06	12	16	346
			95.00	148.00	53.00	6.57	1016	53	701
			*107.50*	*118.00*	*10.50*	*29.26*	*2603*	*147*	*456*
			157.00	159.50	2.50	0.10	205	24	180
	PLS13-053	375E	66.00	115.50	49.50	6.26	556	63	672
			*98.50*	*104.50*	*6.00*	*35.00*	*3231*	*170*	*383*
			120.00	136.50	16.50	2.63	1510	27	487
			*130.00*	*133.00*	*3.00*	*13.19*	*7228*	80	*500*
			145.00	145.50	0.50	0.14	10	14	152
			160.50	161.00	0.50	0.09	35	31	57
			191.50	192.00	0.50	0.07	57	5	98
			218.50	219.50	1.00	0.07	171	3	163
	PLS13-061	360E	77.00	98.00	21.00	0.26	602	23	633
			*92.50*	*97.50*	*5.00*	*0.75*	*1946*	62	*866*
			102.50	103.50	1.00	0.25	206	13	876
			110.00	133.50	23.50	1.39	1592	26	731
			*126.00*	*132.00*	*6.00*	*4.34*	*3292*	69	*601*
			137.50	140.00	2.50	1.17	1313	46	376
	PLS13-062	375E	51.00	55.00	4.00	0.36	15	51	704
			86.00	98.50	12.50	0.19	357	10	697
	PLS13-064	405E	83.50	84.50	1.00	0.29	104	26	173
			90.50	91.50	1.00	0.11	4	15	108
			95.00	96.00	1.00	0.06	709	21	207
			110.50	121.00	10.50	0.08	456	6	1769
			125.50	136.00	10.50	0.43	616	38	693
			*130.00*	*132.00*	*2.00*	*1.37*	*2594*	77	*710*
	PLS13-066	420E	82.00	145.50	63.50	1.15	1580	32	812
			*88.00*	*90.50*	*2.50*	*4.50*	*8836*	75	*432*
			*101.00*	*107.50*	*6.50*	*2.60*	*1148*	41	*802*
			*122.00*	*124.00*	*2.00*	*2.14*	*6481*	37	*538*
			*133.00*	*135.00*	*2.00*	*9.51*	*7485*	92	*409*
	PLS13-068	390E	96.00	111.00	15.00	0.26	32	11	698
			116.00	117.00	1.00	0.10	11	12	227
	PLS13-070	390E	85.50	89.00	3.50	0.13	13	68	531

Composite Parameters

Minimum Thickness: 0.50m
Grade Cut-Off: 0.05 U3O8 (wt%)
Maximum Internal Dilution: 2.00m
Interval based on U3O8 cut-off. No cut-off used for gold (Au).

Table 3: R780E Zone

Zone	Hole ID	Grid Line	From (m)	To (m)	Interval (m)	U3O8 (wt%)	Au (ppb)	As (ppm)	B (ppm)
R780E	PLS13-048	780E	155.00	164.50	9.50	0.08	16	5	284
			167.00	173.50	6.50	0.18	9	7	173
			176.00	177.00	1.00	0.07	117	8	86
	PLS13-055	780E	109.50	114.00	4.50	0.40	692	4	394
			117.00	118.00	1.00	0.15	32	6	48
			141.50	145.50	4.00	0.40	563	13	894
			166.00	176.00	10.00	0.57	265	8	263
			*173.50*	*176.00*	*2.50*	*1.87*	*704*	15	*546*
			192.00	192.50	0.50	0.39	1090	18	581
	PLS13-060	780E	133.50	141.00	7.50	0.18	76	7	479
			144.00	151.00	7.00	1.22	1708	12	670
			*146.50*	*149.00*	*2.50*	*3.00*	*4478*	31	*1058*
			154.00	156.50	2.50	0.13	6	3	168
			159.50	175.00	15.50	0.20	51	5	261
			183.00	189.50	6.50	0.39	275	10	272
			193.50	196.50	3.00	0.14	88	1	245
			203.50	209.00	5.50	0.36	247	7	501
			212.00	217.00	5.00	0.36	628	10	353
			221.00	226.50	5.50	0.13	141	5	70
			247.50	248.00	0.50	0.20	65	13	54
			257.50	258.00	0.50	0.38	331	7	136

Composite Parameters

Minimum Thickness: 0.50m
Grade Cut-Off: 0.05 U3O8 (wt%)
Maximum Internal Dilution: 2.00m
Interval based on U3O8 cut-off. No cut-off used for gold (Au).

All depth measurements reported, including sample and interval widths are down-hole, core interval measurements and true thickness are yet to be determined.

Patterson Lake South Property

The 31,000 hectare (76,000 acres) PLS project is a 50%/50% Joint Venture held by Alpha Minerals Inc (AMW) and Fission Uranium (FCU). The Joint Venture property is 100% owned with no underlying royalties or vendor payments. Alpha returns as the Operator of the Joint Venture in 2014. The property is accessible by road with primary access from all-weather Highway 955, which runs 74km north to the former Cluff Lake mine, (>60M lbs of U3O8 produced from multiple open pit and underground mines), and passes through the nearby UEX-Areva Shea Creek discoveries located 58km to the north, currently under active exploration and development.

Garrett Ainsworth, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 who was project manager of the winter 2013 work program at Patterson Lake South. The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed on behalf of Alpha Minerals Inc., by Ben Ainsworth, P.Eng., a Qualified Person.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Alpha Minerals Inc.

�Ben Ainsworth�
President, CEO and Director

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                   Robert (Bob) Meister
                   Alpha Minerals Inc.
                   Vancouver, BC
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