TerraX Announces a Private Placement and a Royalty Option Agreement with Virginia Mines Inc. on its Northbelt Property, Yellowknife, NWT

VANCOUVER, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - TerraX Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: TXR; Frankfurt: TXO) has agreed to grant an option to Virginia Mines Inc. (TSX: VGQ) to purchase a 2% NSR on its Northbelt Property in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.  To purchase this Royalty Option Agreement Virginia will pay TerraX $200,000, payment made by the issuance of 20,000 common shares of Virginia at a deemed price of $10.00 per share. These shares will be subject to a 4-month regulatory hold period. The option will entitle Virginia to purchase a 2% net smelter return on production within the Northbelt property by payment of $2,000,000 within 3 months following commencement of production.

In addition Virginia will purchase through a non-brokered private placement 4,000,000 common shares of TerraX at a price of $0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $800,000. The private placement will include ½ warrant per share and each warrant will entitle Virginia to one common share at an exercise price of $0.30 per share for a period of 36 months.

Finally, TerraX will concurrently raise up to an additional $1,200,000, on terms substantially similar to the Virginia Units, through a non-brokered private placement to bring the total funding raised up to $2,000,000. The proceeds of these placements will be earmarked for exploration over the next year on the Northbelt Property.

The Royalty Option Agreement and the private placements are subject to TerraX and Virginia obtaining regulatory approvals from the TSX Venture Exchange and the TSX respectively and execution of a final royalty agreement and private placement subscription agreements.

Joe Campbell, president of TerraX states, "TerraX is very pleased to be the first investment by Virginia in a junior mining company outside of Quebec, and we take this as a vote of confidence not only in the high potential of the Northbelt Property, but also in the technical team underpinning TerraX's exploration efforts."

On behalf of the Board of Directors

"JOSEPH CAMPBELL"

Joseph Campbell, P.Geo
President

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This news release contains forward-looking information, which involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially from current expectation. Important factors - including the availability of funds, the results of financing efforts, the completion of due diligence and the results of exploration activities - that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time on SEDAR (see www.sedar.com). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company disclaims any intention or obligation, except to the extent required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE TerraX Minerals Inc.