Advanced Explorations Inc. announced the results of a general surface sampling and prospecting program recently completed on its Tuktu project area. The 2012 Tuktu East prospecting and mapping program was initiated to continue the evaluation of the direct ship ore potential of the Tuktu 2 area as discussed in previous press releases and to further examine the overall potential quality and extent of the Tuktu project. It has resulted in the discovery of a new zone of high-grade specular hematite, with surface samples returning values up to 65.67% Fe.

The T2 - A and T2 - H Prospects were the focus of drilling conducted by the Company last month, and the drill results will be reported as they become available. A total of 204 rock grab samples have been collected at the Tuktu East area (28 in 2011 and a further 176 in 2012). The sampling targeted outcrops within aeromagnetic and ground magnetic anomalies considered prospective for Tuktu-style banded iron formation (BIF) to the east of the Tuktu deposit.