MD Midland Exploration Inc

Midland Exploration Inc. ("Midland") (TSX VENTURE:MD) is pleased to announce the
signing of a new Option agreement with Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") for its
Patris gold property, currently wholly owned by Midland. The Patris project now
includes the former Dunn property and comprises 218 claims covering a surface
area of about 90 square kilometres. This property is located in La Pause and
Clericy townships, only 30 kilometres northeast of Rouyn-Noranda, in the Abitibi
region of Quebec. 


Under this new agreement, Teck may earn an initial 50% interest (First Option)
in the Patris property over a period of four years, by fulfilling the following
conditions:




--  Exploration expenditures totalling $3,000,000, including $500,000 in the
    first year.



After earning an initial 50% interest, Teck may elect to increase its interest
to 60% (Second Option) over a period of two years by fulfilling the following
conditions:




--  Exploration expenditures totalling $2,500,000 and cash payments
    totalling $300,000, earning 2% additional interest for each tranche of
    $500,000 in exploration expenditures and $60,000 in cash payments.



After earning 60% interest, Teck will then have the option to increase its
interest to 65% (Third Option) over a period of two years by fulfilling the
following conditions:




--  Exploration expenditures totalling $1,000,000 for each 1% additional
    interest, to a maximum 65% interest.



Teck will be the project operator through the option period and has the right
but not the obligation to appoint Midland as the project manager through a
technical services agreement. It is envisaged that the initial exploration
program, with a minimum commitment of $500,000 to be completed before the first
anniversary of signing, will include prospecting, soil geochemistry, trenching,
as well as a diamond drilling program. This program will test the best
geophysical and geological targets along the traces of the Destor-Porcupine and
Manneville Fault zones. This will include testing a strong, discrete, induced
polarization anomaly occurring at the northern contact of the Lac Caste
sediments with mafic volcanic rocks and the immediate extensions of the KE-3
showing, (4.7 g/t Au over 0.4 metre in channel sample), and drill hole
PAT-11-15, (0.48 g/t Au over 17.0 metres). 


In addition, a prospecting campaign completed in the summer of 2013 led to the
discovery of a new gold showing, which graded 15.5 g/t Au (grab sample). The new
showing consists of a network of quartz-pyrite/veinlets injected in a
carbonatized felsic intrusion enclosed in sheared basalts with strong iron
carbonate alteration. The gold mineralization remains open in all directions and
will be the focus of a trenching program.


The Patris property offers excellent gold potential as it covers the Manneville
Fault over more than 8 kilometres and the La Pause Fault over more than 10
kilometres, both recognized as subsidiary faults to the famous Destor-Porcupine
Fault Zone. The geological setting on the Patris property, where clastic
sediments and ultramafic rocks are juxtaposed along a faulted contact and
intruded by a porphyry dyke swarm, is similar to the Malartic mining camp and
the South Barnat ore deposit on the Canadian Malartic property held by Osisko.
In addition, the prolific Doyon/Westwood-Bousquet-La Ronde gold mining camp is
located less than 10 kilometres southeast of the Patris property.


Maps showing the location of the new Option agreement with Teck for the Patris
property and the location of the new showing may be consulted using the
following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/midlandmap.pdf


About Midland 

Midland targets the excellent mineral potential of Quebec to make the discovery
of new world-class deposits of gold, PGE, base metals and rare earth elements.
Midland is proud to count on reputable partners such as Teck Resources Limited,
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Osisko Mining Corporation, Maudore Minerals Limited,
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and SOQUEM Inc. Midland prefers
to work in partnership and intends to quickly conclude additional agreements in
regard to newly acquired properties. Management is currently reviewing other
opportunities and projects to build up the Company portfolio and generate
shareholder value. 


This press release was prepared by Mario Masson, VP Midland Exploration and
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. For further information, please
consult Midland's website. 


Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
vary materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties include
those described in Midland's periodic reports including the annual report or in
the filings made by Midland from time to time with securities regulatory
authorities


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Gino Roger, President and Chief Executive Officer
450 420-5977
450 420-5978 (FAX)
info@midlandexploration.com
www.midlandexploration.com

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