NCEM Nevada Chemicals (MM)

John T. Day, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Chemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCEM), today announced earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. The Company had net income of $949,000 or $0.14 a share compared to $777,000 or $0.11 per share in the first quarter of 2007. The increase in earnings is due primarily to increased earnings from our joint venture Cyanco. The Company�s income before taxes increased $487,000, or 51% to $1,449,000 as compared to $962,000 during the same period in 2007. The Company realized a reduction in our tax provision in the first quarter of 2007, as a result of reducing its reserve for estimated Canadian tax liability as compared to the statutory rate that was applied in the current period income. �We are pleased with our first quarter results and the increase in product sales through our joint venture, Cyanco. We continue to see strong gold prices, which in general encourage additional activities in the mining industry,� said Day. �We have seen an increase in our spot or short-term contract sales, which seem to be indicative of the strengthened gold values as well.� The Company anticipates continued volatility in the cost of raw materials and continues to work on implementing engineered solutions that can reduce our raw material consumption and increase our overall throughput at Cyanco. Nevada Chemicals continues to explore new research and development activities that can improve the process efficiencies at Cyanco. We continue to see large capital investments by mining operations within the Cyanco region, which is indicative of mines strategies to take advantage of the strong gold prices. Cyanco is a 50/50 joint venture company of Nevada Chemicals, Inc. and Evonik Corporation. Cyanco has produced and marketed liquid sodium cyanide to the western United States gold mining region for the past 18 years. NEVADA CHEMICALS, INC. CERTAIN STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND BALANCE SHEET DATA � � Quarters Ended March 31, � � � 2008 � � 2007 Revenues and Equity in Earnings of Joint Venture $ 1,604,000 � $ 1,096,000 � Income before provision for income taxes $ 1,449,000 $ 962,000 � Net Income $ 949,000 $ 777,000 � Earnings per Common Share, Assuming Dilution $ 0.14 $ 0.11 � Stockholders' Equity $ 25,967,000 $ 23,328,000 � Total Assets $ 28,387,000 $ 25,812,000 � Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding- Diluted 6,989,638 6,999,548 Note: The foregoing contains �forward-looking� statements that are pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company�s business prospects and performance. These include, but are not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the Company�s reports to shareholders and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.