TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspire International, Inc.'s ("Aspire" or the "Company") (OTCBB:APIT) wholly owned subsidiary, Aspire GuangXi, announced today that the Company has signed a mining subcontract management agreement with GuangXi WuXuan GuangDa Mining Company Limited (GuangXi GuangDa) to develop the GuangXi FangCheng Pingwang Nawang Manganese mining property.
The GuangXi FangCheng Pingwang Nawang manganese mining property currently has a total area of 21.3km(2). Aspire GuangXi subcontracted a mining site to GuangXi GuangDa to manage the production of Manganese ore for three (3) years until May 2011, with an additional two (2) year renewal right. GuangXi GuangDa will put in necessary equipments and expertise to increase the daily capacity to 300 MT. GuangXi GuangDa will receive a management commission of 30% from the sales. GuangXi GuangDa will be responsible for all the mining site management including human resource, safety, government liaison and machine maintenance. GuangXi GuangDa will guarantee a daily production of 300 MT daily. Currently, the production is about 100 MT daily and expects to ramp up the capacity shortly.
About Aspire International Inc.
Aspire International Inc. (OTCBB:APIT) was registered in the state of Maryland.
Perfisans Networks Corporation, (www.perfisans.com), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aspire International Inc. and is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Aspire GuangXi Inc. (http://www.apit.ca) is a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE) in China. The company is led by a seasoned management team to manage and oversee the mining operations.
More information can be obtained from the Company's web site at www.perfisans.com and http://www.apit.ca
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