Sunvest Minerals Corp. has staked an additional 102 hectares adjoining the recently acquired 'McKinnon Hemlo West Property'. The Property now comprises 486 hectares in the heart of the Hemlo Gold camp. The northern portion of the Property is surrounded on the west, east and north by Barrick Gold, and is located on strike and approximately six kilometers west of Barrick Gold Corporation's current open pit operation.

The company also announced the addition of Mr. Bruce Durham to its advisory board. Mr. Durham has been an integral member or leader of various exploration teams credited with the discovery of several significant economic mineral deposits including: the David Bell Mine (Hemlo), the Golden Giant Mine (Hemlo), the Redstone Nickel Mine (Timmins) and the Bell Creek Mine (Timmins). Mr. Durham served in various capacities with Canadian Royalties Inc. including President and CEO when Canadian Royalties discovered several Ni-Cu-PGE deposits in the area south of the Xstrata Raglan Nickel Mine.