Amerix Precious Metals Corporation Grants Stock Options

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/19/12 -- Amerix Precious Metals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: APM) (FRANKFURT: NJGN) ("Amerix" or the "Company") announced today that the Company has granted a total of 350,000 incentive stock options to an officer of the Company and consultants, pursuant to the Company's stock option plan. The options are exercisable for one year at a price of $0.16 per share and vest immediately. The grant is subject to regulatory approval.


About Amerix Precious Metals Corporation

Amerix Precious Metals Corporation is an Ontario company, managed by an experienced team, exploring for precious metals in Brazil. Amerix's objective is to create value for shareholders through the delineation and expansion of bedrock gold resources, and realization of value from placer and tailings gold resources at the Company's properties. Brazil has significant gold potential and is a proven mining-friendly country. Amerix will continue to seek exploration properties of merit via staking, acquisition or merger. The Company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "APM" and at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "NJGN".


Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors 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 with the TSX Venture Exchange and, among others, the Ontario Securities Commission as well as under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Management Discussion and Analysis.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.



Contacts:

Amerix Precious Metals Corporation
Steve Brunelle, President and Chief Executive Officer
647-260-0470
steve.brunelle@amerixcorp.com

Amerix Precious Metals Corporation
Dan Hamilton, Chief Financial Officer
647-260-0470
dan.hamilton@amerixcorp.com
www.amerixcorp.com