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Portage Minerals Inc.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 5, 2010) - Portage Minerals Inc. ("Portage") is pleased to announce that further to its press release of September 10, 2010, it has completed an arm's length business combination (the "Business Combination") with Rockport Mining Corp. ("Rockport") by way of a three-cornered amalgamation (the "Amalgamation"), wherein the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, 7600062 Canada Limited, amalgamated with Rockport on November 2, 2010 under the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act.

Portage is also pleased to announce that the Portage Shares will commence trading on the Canadian National Stock Exchange ("CNSX") as mining issuer under the trading symbol "RKX" on November 11, 2010.