processed 3 million tonnes of ore grading 1

The Gullbridge and Powderhorn Base Metals Properties are contiguouscovering 58.5 km2 and 28.75 km2, respectively, of prospective Roberts ArmFormation volcanic rocks that host the Buchans VMS deposits. Thehistorical Buchans Mine, located 50 km SW of the Properties, produced16.2 million tonnes of ore with an average mill head grade of 1.33copper, 14.51 zinc, 7.56 lead, 126 g/t silver and 1.37 g/t gold from1929 to 1984 (as reported in NI 43-101 Technical Report on the BuchansRiver Limited Properties, Newfoundland, Canada, May 2008, under BuchansRiver Ltd., on ). The Gullbridge Property hosts several historic base metal occurrencesincluding the past producing Gullbridge Mine where "ore reserves"reported in 1953 stood at 4.35 million tonnes grading 1.24 copper, basedon a Newfoundland assessment file report titled "Geological Synthesis andInterpretation of the Gullbridge Property" by Dr J.H. Akkerman, Ph.D.The reader is cautioned that the reserves are historic in nature, arenon-compliant to current National Instrument 43-101 reporting standards,and cannot be relied upon. In the late 1960's and early 1970's,Gullbridge Mines Ltd., processed 3 million tonnes of "ore" grading 1.1copper that also contained credits in zinc, gold and silver.

Historicdrill holes on the Gullbridge Property have outlined a zinc mineralizedzone over 250m in length with grades up to 1.5 zinc over 6.4m.At the Powderhorn Property, seven diamond drill holes completed by theCompany to-date have intersected stringer-style copper-gold-zinc-silvermineralization similar to the Gullbridge Mine mineralization.Diamond Drilling TargetsDDH-09-01 of the current drilling program is targeting a 1.5 km by 1 kmgravity high anomaly located on the NW flank of the Powderhorn FelsicDome. The gravity high is coincident with an airborne magnetic and groundInfiniTEM(TM) deep-EM anomaly. Previous drilling by the Company in thevicinity terminated in black shales with sulphide disseminationsoverlying felsic tuffs and cherts also containing sulphides. The proposedhole will be drilled to a depth of 500m to investigate the possibility ofmassive sulphides with base metals some 200m to 300m below the blackshales contact.DDH-09-02 is targeting a near circular 750m wide gravity high anomalywith a coincident intense magnetic anomaly located on the western flankof the Powderhorn Felsic Dome near the contact with the Dawes PondIntrusive Complex. The proposed hole will be drilled to a depth of 400mto test for possible massive sulphides within the down-dip flank of thefelsic tuffs and/or possible magmatic nickel-copper sulphidemineralization associated with mafic intrusive rocks. Nickel-coppersulphides occur in surface outcrops of narrow mafic dikes on Powderhorn.DDH-09-03 is targeting the largest and most intense of the five gravityhigh anomalies grouped in an area covering 1.5 km by 1 km SE of thehistoric Baker Brook Zinc occurrence and east of the main regional thrustfault known as the Red Indian Line. A recent re-interpretation of theregional geology suggests that the prolific Roberts Arm Formation laybeneath the sedimentary rock cover east of the thrust.

The proposed holewill be drilled to a depth of 600m to test for massive sulphides beneaththe sedimentary cover rocks.The Gullbridge and Powderhorn PropertiesChampion is in the first year of its option to acquire a 51 interest inthe Gullbridge Property by paying C$30,000, completing C$800,000 inexploration work on the Property and issuing a total of 300,000 commonshares of the Company by April 2011. Champion could then increaseits interest to 85 by funding all necessary expenditures to completionof a positive bankable feasibility study.Champion is in the second year of its option to acquire a 70 interest inthe Powderhorn Property by paying C$50,000, completing C$1,000,000 inexploration work on the Property and issuing a total of 500,000 commonshares of the Company by June 2010. Champion could increase its interestto 80 by funding 100 of a positive bankable feasibility study. About Champion MineralsChampion is a junior exploration Company focused on discovering anddeveloping significant metal resources in eastern Canada, particularly inLabrador and Newfoundland and northeastern Quebec. The Company's projectsinclude the Powderhorn and Gullbridge Base Metal Projects located incentral Newfoundland, the Attikamagen Iron Property, located in westernLabrador and northeastern Quebec, and the Fermont Iron Property innortheastern Quebec.The technical content of this press release has been prepared, reviewedand approved by Mr Alex S Horvath, P Eng., Champion's Executive VicePresident, and Mr Jean Lafleur, P.

Both individuals areQualified Persons under NI 43-101 standards. Statements in this release that are not historical facts are"forward-looking statements" and readers are cautioned that any suchstatements are not guarantees of future performance, and that actualdevelopments or results, may vary materially from those in these"forward-looking statements. LarsenPresident and CEO(416) 866-2200Champion Minerals Inc.Jorge EstepaVice President(416) 866-2200(416) 361-1333 (FAX)Website: 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. With the World Cup draw finally completed earlier today, all 32 qualified nations now know who they will be facing when the group stages kick off on June 11th 2010.Below is a brief outline of each of the eight groups, and which teams might be confident of progression:Use the comments section below to leave your view on how the group stages might play out. More in-depth analysis of the group stages can be found here.Read another perspective on the group stage draw here.Read about the winners and losers of the World Cup draw here. Group ASouth Africa Mexico France UruguayGames: 11-22 June The hosts will be relatively pleased with this draw, which gives them a good chance of progressing to the knockout stages if they can somehow overcome two out of their three other group opponents.In terms of talent, France are the undisputed class side of the groupbut they have struggled to reach such heights under coach Raymond Domenech.