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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 25, 2011) - Nortec Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NVT) is a junior mining company with a diverse portfolio of properties (1) across Finland, (2) in Labrador, Canada, and (3) in Azuay Province, southern Ecuador.


The Company recently released its first NI 43-101 resource estimate for its Lantinen Koillismaa ("LK") project in Finland. It includes more than 688,000 ounces of palladium-platinum-gold (PGE+Au), 68,000 tonnes of copper (Cu), and 44,000 tonnes of nickel (Ni). A 15,000-metre drill program over the next few years could triple this initial resource estimate. The Company also plans to focus on the exploration of its Seinajoki gold project that is located in a new under-explored gold district, also in Finland.


We recommend Nortec Minerals Corp. as a Speculative Buy for long-term risk-tolerant investors, and have raised our 12-month Target Price, from $0.24 to $0.50 per share.


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