The company announced that its joint venture partner Xstrata Canada Corporation – Xstrata Zinc Canada Division (Xstrata Zinc) have received the "Development of the Year" award by the AEMQ.

This award was presented at the Quebec Exploration 2010 conference in recognition of the commencement of development of the Bracemac-McLeod Mine in July of this year. Under the feasibility study completed by Genivar Limited Partnership and Xstrata Zinc, the mine is scheduled for production in January 2013 and will produce at a rate of 2500 tonnes per day over an expected mine life of four years on current mining reserves of 3.73 million tonnes grading 9.60% zinc, 1.26% copper, and 28.25g/t silver and 0.43g/t gold (see news release September 2, 2010).

The mine is expected to produce 606 million pounds zinc, 83 million pounds copper, 1,497,000 ounces silver and 13,090 ounces gold. Potential to expand the mine exists on the basis of inferred resources of 2.63 million tonnes grading 8.78% zinc, 1.31% copper, 38.83g/t silver and 1.06g/t gold that will be assessed when underground development is established.

About the Company

Donner Metals Ltd. is a Canadian base metals exploration and development company located in Vancouver B.C. The Company is focused on base and precious metal exploration throughout Canada. Donner's flagship project is the Matagami Project option and joint venture with Xstrata Canada Corporation - Xstrata Zinc Canada Division ("Xstrata Zinc") which was signed in 2006 and covers exploration and future development within the prolific Matagami Lake Mining Camp located in the Abitibi region of central Québec.

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