Altius Reports on 2012 AGM Results

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR--(Marketwire - Nov. 1, 2012) - Altius (TSX:ALS) reports that all resolutions presented at its October 31^st, 2012 Annual and Special Meeting were approved by shareholders, including the re-election of directors John Baker, Brian Dalton, Fred Mifflin, Susan Sherk, Jamie Strauss and Don Warr. The final voting results on each item of business and respective resolutions have been filed on SEDAR.

About Altius

Altius is focused on the mining and resources sector through prospect generation and the creation and acquisition of royalties and investments. Altius has a strong financial position with total assets of approximately $287 million, including $162 million in cash and marketable securities. It has also built a portfolio of directly and indirectly held junior resource investments, including 32.9 million shares of Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSX:ADV).

Altius owns a 3% gross sales royalty on the Kami iron ore project of Alderon, an effective 0.3% net smelter return royalty on the producing Voisey's Bay nickel-copper-cobalt mine, a 2% gross sales royalty on uranium in the Central Mineral Belt project of Paladin Energy Limited, and several earlier stage resource project royalties. Its growing project generation pipeline consists of a diversified portfolio of exploration projects, many of which have attracted joint venture funding partners.

Altius is a member of the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index and currently has 28,424,464 shares outstanding.