NEW CANTECH VENTURES INC.

201 - 14881 Marine Drive

White Rock, BC V4B 1C2

Tel: 604-541-7288

Email: kenya1@telus.net

Website: http://www.newcantech.com

2007-06-11 08:21 ET - News Release

Mr. James Jacuta reports

NEW CANTECH VENTURES INC. CONSENTS TO PALM CLEAN ENERGY, INC. ASSIGNING TO DAEWON CHEMICAL 60% OF ITS OPTION TO ACQUIRE A 60% INTEREST IN THE LUCKY SHIP MOLYBDENUM PROJECT

New Cantech Ventures Inc. has entered into a formal assignment agreement with Palm Clean Energy Inc. and Daewon Chemical Co. Ltd., under which Cantech has consented to Palm Clean assigning 60 per cent of its option to acquire a 60-per-cent interest in the Lucky Ship molybdenum project to one of its shareholders, Daewon Chemical Co. Ltd., a public company listed on the Korea Stock Exchange which trades under the trading symbol 024890. Daewon Chemical owns 19.95 per cent of Palm Clean. The assignment agreement was signed following meetings in Vancouver, B.C., last week, by a delegation of representatives of Palm Clean and Daewon Chemical with Cantech, and a visit to Smithers, B.C., and to the site of the Lucky Ship molybdenum project by all of the representatives of Daewon Chemical and Palm Clean.

As part of the formal assignment agreement, Palm Clean has confirmed that it will pay Cantech a further $1.3-million by June 15, 2007, and that Palm Clean and Daewon Chemical jointly and severally commit to provide another $2-million by Nov. 13, 2007, pursuant to the terms of the written option agreement between Cantech and Palm Clean, as assigned, in part, to Daewon Chemical.

Under the terms of the option agreement prior to such assignment, Palm Clean had a right to acquire a 60-per-cent interest in the Lucky Ship molybdenum project by doing all of the following:

1. Providing $4.3-million to be used as exploration expense on the Lucky Ship molybdenum project during the first year (from Nov. 13, 2006, to Nov. 12, 2007), of the option (including a $1-million private placement which was completed earlier);
2. Incurring sufficient exploration expense in years two and three of the option to produce a bankable feasibility study on the Lucky Ship molybdenum project;

3. Providing debt financing to finance both the costs of Cantech and the costs of Palm Clean under a formal joint venture to put the Lucky Ship molybdenum project into production; and

4. then put the Lucky Ship molybdenum project into continuous production.

Also under the option agreement, Palm Clean was granted the right to earn various interim options.

As a result of Palm Clean assigning to its shareholder, Daewon Chemical, 60 per cent of its option to acquire a 60-per-cent interest in the Lucky Ship molybdenum project, upon the exercise of that option, the parties will own the Lucky Ship molybdenum project in the following percentages:

1. New Cantech Ventures, 40 per cent;
2.  Palm Clean Energy, 24 per cent; and
3.  Daewon Chemical, 36 per cent.

The assignment agreement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Cantech continues to move forward on the development of its Lucky Ship molybdenum project.

About New Cantech
New Cantech is a TSX Venture company focusing on the development of its Lucky Ship Molybdenum Project in northern British Columbia. In addition to the Lucky Ship Project, New Cantech is pursuing other related mineral projects that may be beneficial to shareholders.

For more information please contact Dalton B. DuPasquier, President & CEO of New Cantech Ventures Inc., at (604) 541-7288 or visit Cantech's website at http://www.newcantech.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"James Jacuta", Chairman
NEW CANTECH VENTURES INC.

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