CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 12, 2011) - TVI Pacific Inc. (News - Market indicators) (OTCQX:TVIPF) ("TVI" or the "Company") announced today that its Philippine operating affiliate, TVI Resource Development (Phils.), Inc. ("TVIRD"), completed its 23rd shipment of copper concentrate on August 8, 2011, and completed its 1st shipment of zinc concentrate on July 7, 2011.

Copper concentrate shipment:

-- 5,982 dry metric tonnes ("dmt") of concentrate was shipped containing 23.2% copper;

-- Gross revenue of US$16.0 million will be received for the shipment; and

-- Inventory of 1,886 dmt of copper concentrate is currently in storage.

The Company's 23rd shipment of 5,982 dmt of copper concentrate left the port of Santa Maria in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, in accordance with the off-take arrangement between TVIRD and MRI Trading AG ("MRI) on August 8, 2011. TVIRD expects to earn gross revenues of approximately US$16.0 million from MRI for this shipment (pending final assay and price adjustments).

Copper production remains steady at Canatuan, achieving copper concentrate grade levels between 23 and 25 percent. It is anticipated that shipments of copper concentrate in Q3 and Q4 will continue every 6-8 weeks.

Zinc concentrate shipment:

The first shipment of 1,381 dmt of zinc concentrate took place on July 7, 2011. The shipment was completed in accordance with the zinc concentrate off-take agreement between TVIRD and MRI.

-- 1,381 dmt of concentrate was shipped containing 51.9% zinc;

-- Gross revenue of US$1.4 million was received for the shipment; and

-- Inventory of 897 dmt of zinc concentrate is currently in storage.

Currently TVI is producing more tonnes of copper concentrate than zinc concentrate on a daily basis. This is a result of:

-- Processing ore that has a higher copper grade than zinc grade;

-- Producing a zinc concentrate containing a higher percentage of zinc metal; and

-- Achieving higher copper recoveries than zinc recoveries due to the current mill process.

Increasing levels of zinc are expected to appear in the orebody as mining operations continue. To accommodate the higher zinc ore, construction has been initiated on additional zinc flotation capacity. This is expected to improve the overall efficiency of zinc recovery and, as a result, concentrate production. Construction is expected to be completed later this year.

Ideally, each future shipment should contain approximately 5,000 dmt of zinc concentrate. Current recoveries dictate it will take longer to produce the targeted amount of zinc concentrate compared to copper concentrate. For this reason, the second shipment is expected in December 2011. The Company anticipates shipments in 2012 to occur every 4-6 months depending on the Zinc Circuit efficiency improvements underway.

About TVI Pacific Inc. (News - Market indicators) (OTCQX:TVIPF)

TVI Pacific Inc. is a publicly-traded resource company focused on the production, development, exploration and acquisition of resource projects in the Philippines. TVI produces copper and zinc concentrates from its Canatuan mine, is developing its Balabag gold property for anticipated production in the second half of 2012 and is carrying out an exploration program at its Tamarok copper-gold property. TVI also has interests in oil and gas assets in Alaska, Niger and offshore Philippines.

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Forward-looking statements respecting the copper and zinc concentrate shipping schedules are based on the Company's previous experience with concentrate shipments, current mining and processing activities, prior experiences of management with mining and processing activities, discussions held to date with MRI, the current development and operating plan, and the Company's current budget and overall strategy for Canatuan (which are all subject to change). Forward-looking statements respecting the copper and zinc content of future concentrate shipments are based upon current mining and processing activities, prior experiences of management with mining and processing activities, the estimated copper and zinc mineralization of the sulphide zone, the current development and operating plan, and the Company's current budget and overall strategy for Canatuan (which are all subject to change).

The forward-looking statements of the Company contained in this news release are expressly qualified, in their entirety, by this cautionary statement. Various risks to which the Company and its affiliates are exposed in the conduct of their business (including mining activities) are described in detail in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2010, which was filed on SEDAR on March 30, 2011, and is available under the Company's profile at www.SEDAR.com. Subject to applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly revise the forward-looking statements included in this news release to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.


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TVI Pacific Inc.
Rhonda Bennetto
Vice President, Investor & Corporate Relations
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TVI Pacific Inc.
Ian McColl
Investor Relations Analyst
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