SOTKAMO SILVER MINE’S ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT WILL BE PUBLISHED WITHIN TWO WEEKS

(For press release in Finnish, please see attached file)

According to YLE news, Regional State Administrative Agency has announced that
Environmental Permit process for Sotkamo Silver Mine in Sotkamo will be ready
next week and the permit decision will be published latest on week 14


"I am very pleased that the Regional State Administrative Agency hasq now
stated that we will have state of the environment and that it is completed",
says Timo Lindborg, CEO of Sotkamo Silver AB

 

Stockholm, 20th March 2013.

Timo Lindborg, CEO

 

The information provided in this press release is such that the company is
required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the
Financial Instruments Trading Act. This press release contains forward-looking
statements, forecasts and estimates. Indications of, and guidance on future
earnings and financial position and performance are also forward-looking
statements. The statements and estimations are subject to risk factors
associated with the mining industry. These forward-looking statements, opinions
and estimates are not guarantees of future performance.

 

About Sotkamo Silver AB:

Sotkamo Silver AB´s business concept is to exploit mineral deposits in the
Nordic countries with regards to human society and environment. Sotkamo Silver
owns, through its subsidiary mineral deposits, which contains silver and gold
in Finland. The Company’s main development project is the Taivaljärvi Silver
Mine.

Sotkamo Silver applies SveMin’s & FinnMin’s respective rules of reporting for
public mining & exploration companies. Sotkamo Silver has chosen to report
mineral resources and ore reserves according to the internationally accepted
JORC or NI 43-101-code. The company applies International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) as approved by the European Union.

The ticker symbol is SOSI in NGM and SOSI1 in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

ISIN-code for Sotkamo Silver shares is SE0001057910 and for warrants
SE0004635290.

Read more about Sotkamo Silver on www.sotkamosilver.com or www.silver.fi

For further information: Timo Lindborg, CEO, tel. +358 40 508 3 507

The official Stock Exchange Release is given in Swedish and there may be
differences in the translated versions.