Abcourt Signs a Custom Milling Agreement With Aurbec Mines Inc., a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Maudore Minerals Ltd

MONT-ST-HILAIRE, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug 16, 2013) - Mr. Renaud Hinse, President and C.E.O. of Abcourt Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ABI)(BERLIN:AML)(FRANKFURT:AML) (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that an Agreement was signed yesterday with Aurbec Mines Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maudore Minerals Ltd., to treat the Elder mineralized material at the Sleeping Giant mill owned by Aurbec. The Elder mine is located in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, and the mineralized material will be transported by trucks to the mill located about 80 km north of Amos, Quebec. The Agreement is good for a period of six months and it may be extended if both Parties agree.

Aurbec has requested all relevant environmental permits and authorizations to store and process the Elder mineralized material at its mill. A Certificate of Authorization is expected on or about September 15 next. The shipment of mineralized material will start as soon as this permit is obtained. We expect to ship about 39,000 tonnes of mineralized material before the end of 2013.

About Abcourt Mines Inc.

Abcourt Mines Inc. is an exploration and development company with strategically located properties in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The Elder Mine with 43-101 gold resources, the Abcourt-Barvue Project with 43-101 silver-zinc ore reserves and resources and the Aldermac property with historical copper-zinc resources are all former producers. Abcourt is now focused on bringing the Elder and Abcourt-Barvue projects back into production with Elder as the first priority. At the same time the company is working on other projects (Aldermac, Vezza, Jonpol and Vendome) to increase its mineral resources inventory. A 43-101 resource calculation was completed in July, 2012, for the Elder Mine. A positive PEA report was prepared on Elder mine in the Fall of 2012 by Roche Limited, Consulting Group. A positive 43-101 feasibility study was completed by GENIVAR in 2007 on the Abcourt-Barvue Project. In addition, mill equipment was purchased. To know more about Abcourt, please visit our web site at www.abcourt.com and SEDAR.

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This press release was prepared by Mr. Renaud Hinse, a qualified person, President of Abcourt Mines Inc.

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