Nautilus Minerals Inc. lists on OTCQX International

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire - April 27, 2012) - Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS) (OTCQX:NUSMF) (AIM:NUS) today announced that its common shares are now trading on the OTCQX International for greater access to the U.S. capital markets.

Nautilus Minerals' began quotation today on International OTCQX, under the ticker NUSMF. Investors can find real-time quotes, disclosure and financial information at www.otcqx.com.

"We're extremely pleased to be trading on the OTCQX offering greater visibility and superior access to U.S. capital markets," said Stephen Rogers, CEO, Nautilus Minerals. "The OTCQX marketplace will allow us to have a closer engagement with our U.S. investors who will be able to take advantage of the timely financial and trading information provided there."

U.S. investment bank, Dahlman Rose & Company, serves as Nautilus Minerals' Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on the OTCQX International, responsible for providing guidance on the company's OTCQX International trading requirements.

"The OTCQX platform supports a transparent marketplace for high quality issuers such as Nautilus Minerals, offering financial information disclosure and efficient trading for U.S. investors," said Stephen Nash, Managing Director and Co-Head of Dahlman Rose's OTCQX Advisory Group. "We are pleased to welcome Nautilus to OTCQX."


About Nautilus Minerals Inc.

Nautilus is the first company to explore the ocean floor for polymetallic seafloor massive sulphide deposits and is developing its first project at Solwara 1, in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea, where it is aiming to produce copper, gold and silver. The company has been granted all necessary environmental and mining permits.

Nautilus also holds approximately 600,000 km2 of highly prospective exploration acreage in the western Pacific; including PNG, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga, as well as in international waters in the eastern Pacific.

A Canadian registered company, Nautilus is listed on the TSX:NUS and AIM:NUS stock exchanges and has its corporate office in Brisbane, Australia. Its major shareholders include Metalloinvest, the largest iron ore producer in Europe and the CIS, which has a 21% holding, global mining group Anglo American, which holds an 11% interest and MB Holdings, an Oman based group with interests in mining, oil & gas, which holds a 9.98% interest.


About Dahlman Rose & Co.

Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC (MEMBER: FINRA/SIPC) is a research-driven investment bank focused on energy, transportation, infrastructure, and other industries that compose the global supply chain. The firm's industry-leading analysts, bankers, and traders offer unique insight into the companies and markets that provide the building blocks of the global economy. Dahlman Rose provides institutional sales and trading, equity research, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and underwriting services. For more information regarding Dahlman Rose, please visit www.drco.com.


About OTCQX International

The OTCQX marketplace is the premier tier of the U.S. Over-the-Counter (OTC) market, providing investors with an objective measure to distinguish the best OTC-traded companies. Investor-focused companies use the quality-controlled OTCQX platform to offer investors transparent trading, superior information, and easy access through their regulated U.S. broker-dealers. The innovative OTCQX platform offers companies and their investors a level of marketplace services formerly available only on a U.S. exchange. OTCQX provides the highest level of visibility and access to U.S. investors possible in the OTC Market. For more information, please visit www.otcqx.com.


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Contact Information

Nautilus Minerals Inc. (Toronto)
Investor Relations
+1 (416) 551 1100
investor@nautilusminerals.com
www.nautilusminerals.com

Numis Securities Limited
Nominated adviser: Alastair Stratton/Stuart Skinner
Corporate broking: James Black
+ 44(0) 20 7260 1000