JOR Jourdan Resources Inc

JOURDAN RESOURCES INC. (TSX VENTURE:JOR) ("JOURDAN" or the "Company")
(www.jourdan.ca) is pleased to announce the start of a validation exploration
program on the Company's wholly owned Dissimieux Lake Phosphate Project (the
"Project") located 140 km northwest of Baie-Comeau and 130 km north of
Forestville (Quebec) along the Upper North Shore of the St-Lawrence River, and
approximately 350 km in-line north-northeast of Quebec City. 


The Project consists of 15 claims for 8.4 km2, and is dominated by steep hills,
with elevations ranging from 435 metres to 700 metres above sea level. It is
road accessible via Provincial Highway #138 at Forestville, then driving
northward on Highway #385 and a network of secondary gravel forestry roads which
provides direct access to the Project on the east-southeast shore of Dissimieux
Lake. 


Only regional geophysical surveying and geological mapping had been carried out
in the Project area before AFCAN Mining Corporation ("AFCAN"), formerly known as
Societe d'exploration Miniere et petroliere Gaspesie, completed detailed
mapping, trenching, sampling and geophysical surveys over the original Project
(Pritchard, 1994, in GM53348; Birkett, 1995 and 1996, in GM 53515 and GM 54835;
Oswald and Birkett, 1996, in GM 54764). A drill program of 8 holes totalling
637.5 m on two sections was also carried out in 1994 by AFCAN (GM 53349). 


Apatite-ilmenite concentrations were traced for more than 6 km of strike length
along a northeast-southwest orientation, up to 1 km wide, near the south shore
of Dissimieux Lake. The mineralization was hosted in several bands 20 m to 50 m
wide made up of finely disseminated magmatic apatite and ilmenite within
magnetic gabbro. The average grades calculated from surface sampling was 3.5%
P2O5 (corresponding to 10% apatite) and 5% TiO2 (corresponding to 10% ilmenite).
The corresponding average grades from the core samples were 3.65% P2O5 and 4.72%
TiO2, with highs of 4.42% P2O5 and 8.35% TiO2. 


Lakefield Research of Canada Ltd. ("Lakefield") (1997, in GM 54867; 1998, in GM
56490), COREM (2000, in GM 58571) and Lakefield (2000, in GM 58570) assessed the
feasibility of concentrating the phosphate and titanium. Lakefield achieved
recoveries of 92% of the apatite to produce a concentrate at 41.2% P2O5, and
recovered 62.5% of the ilmenite to produce a concentrate at 48.1% TiO2 with a
sample containing 3.5% P2O5 and 5.4% TiO2. It was concluded at the time that the
higher the TiO2 and P2O5 grades in rocks, the higher the recoveries were in
concentrates. 


Met-Chem Canada Inc. ("Met-Chem") (2000, in GM 58569) estimated historical
mineral resources from the two drilled sections. The cumulative length of
favorable magnetic anomalies covered 11,200 metres over an average width of 90
metres calculated from the two existing drill sections to a maximum depth of 75
m. A specific gravity of 3.25 tonnes per m3 was used based on core samples. From
this information, historical mineral resources of 235 million tonnes were
estimated at a grade of 3.65% P2O5 and 4.72% TiO2. The estimate is deemed
historical in nature and therefore should not the relied upon. There has been
insufficient work done on the Project and a Qualified Person has not reviewed
nor evaluated the historical mineral resources in terms of NI 43-101 standards
to qualify the estimate into current Mineral Resources. There is no evidence at
this time to suggest that any future exploration would result in any of the
estimate being converted into NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resources. 


Met-Chem also indicated the historical mineral resources were amenable to
open-pit mining with a 1:1 waste to mineralization. It was proposed to transport
the concentrate via a pipeline at a cost of $3.28 per tonne transported based on
a yearly transport of 457,500 tonnes of concentrate (240,000 tonnes of apatite
and 217,500 tonnes of ilmenite) over a distance of 140 km. 


In 2009, the Vendors assayed a sample from the original apatite concentrate for
Rare Earth Elements ("REE's") and Rare Metal analysis at ALS Laboratories using
the 38 element ICP-MS Analytical Method (ME-MS81). The apatite concentrate
sample contained 0.18% Total REE's, of which 72% are Light REE's (Light REE'S:
La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm) and 28% are Heavy REE's (Heavy REE's: Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho,
er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y). The most significant REE's results are 517 ppm Cerium (Ce),
66 ppm Dysprosium (Dy), 115 ppm Gadolinium (Gd), 169 ppm Lanthalum (La), 405 ppm
Neodynium (Nd), 85 ppm Praseodymium (Pr), 98 ppm Samarium (Sm), 521 ppm
Strontium (Sr) and 348 ppm Yttrium (Yt). 


JOURDAN's strategy going forward is focused on proving up the highest quality NI
43-101 compliant Mineral Resources on the Project, as it initially aims at
validating and confirming the previous work and the historic mineral resources
estimate of 235 million tonnes grading 3.65% P2O5 and 4.72% TiO2 to National
Instrument 43-101 compliant Mineral Resources in either the Inferred category or
in higher categories, and if successful, eventually test the full mineralization
potential over the multi-kilometric trend as a high tonnage phosphate (in
apatite), titanium dioxide (in ilmenite) and possibly REE's (in apatite) mineral
resource. 


Similar type deposits in Quebec include d'Arrianne Resources Inc's Lac Paul
Project, Glen Eagle Resources Inc's Lac Lisette Project, and Societe Generale de
Financement (SGF) and Yara International's Mine Arnaud Project. 


Key facts on apatite-phosphate and ilmenite-titanium (www.wikipedia.org and
www.indusmin.com)


About 85-95% of phosphate is used for the fertilizer industry, including
phosphoric acid. The remaining 5-10% is consumed for industrial uses (chemical
reagent, electro-polishing, catalyst); medical uses (pharmaceutical, water
treatment, dental); and retail uses (soap, carbonated drinks, animal feed).
Apatite is also occasionally found to contain significant amounts of REE's and
can be used as an ore for those metals since apatite is non-radioactive. 


After gloomy times following the financial downturn, the mid to long-term trend
is very positive for the phosphate industry and phosphate consumption is
expected to grow closely in parallel to the developing population and increasing
wealth of emerging countries such as China and India.


Titanium ore or ilmenite is refined into titanium dioxide or TiO2, a white
permanent pigment used in paints, paper, toothpaste and plastics. TiO2 powder is
chemically inert, resists fading in sunlight, and is very opaque, allowing it to
impart a pure and brilliant white color to the brown or gray chemicals in
plastics. Titanium dioxide is also used in sunscreens due to its ability to
protect skin. It is used in air purifiers as a filter coating, or in film used
to coat windows on buildings which when exposed to UV light (either solar or
man-made).


Due to their high tensile, high corrosion resistance and ability to withstand
moderately high temperatures without creeping, titanium alloys are used in
aircraft, armor plating, naval ships, spacecraft and missiles. Titanium alloyed
with aluminium and vanadium is used for critical structural parts, fire walls,
landing gear, exhaust ducts, and hydraulic systems. About two-thirds of all
titanium metal produced is used in aircraft engines and frames. An estimated 59
tonnes are used in the Boeing 777, compared to 45 tonnes in the Boeing 747 and
146 tonnes in the Airbus A380. With its high corrosion resistance to sea water,
titanium is used to make propeller shafts and rigging and in the heat exchangers
of desalination plants. 


Titanium is also used to manufacture the housings and other components of
ocean-deployed surveillance and monitoring devices for scientific and military
use. Welded titanium pipe and process equipment are used in the chemical and
petrochemical industries primarily for corrosion resistance. The pulp and paper
industry uses titanium in process equipment exposed to corrosive media. Titanium
metal is used in automotive applications. Because it is non-toxic and is not
rejected by the body, titanium is used in medical applications including
surgical implements and implants.


About Jourdan Resources

Jourdan Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior mining exploration company trading
under the symbol JOR on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company is focused on the
acquisition, exploration, production, development and if, as the case may be,
the operation of mining properties in strategic Phosphates, Titanium and Rare
Metals or High Technology Metals ("HTM's") sectors of eastern Canada. The
Company's properties are currently at the exploration stage along the North
Shore, the Mauricie, the Abitibi and James Bay regions of Quebec. JOURDAN is
fully funded for the 2011 field exploration programs. 


The technical information in this news release was prepared by Mr. Jean Lafleur,
M. Sc., P. Geo., JOURDAN's Technical Consultant, a Qualified Person under NI
43-101 regulations. 


Statements in this release that are not historic facts are "forward-looking
statements" and readers are cautioned that any such statements are not
guarantees of future performance, and that actual developments or results, may
vary materially from those in these "forward-looking statements. 


Rare Earth Elements,Trace Elements and Metals from the original apatite
concentrate at the Dissimieux Lake Titanium-Phosphate-REE's Project.




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RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (in ppm)                                                
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La   Ce   Pr   Nd   Pm   Sm   Eu   Tb   Dy   Ho   Er   Tm   Yb  Y    TREE's 
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169  517  85   405  n/a  98   23   14   66   11   28   2    13  348  1,779  
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TRACE ELEMENTS (in ppm)                                                     
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Ba   Cs   Ga   Gd   Hf   Nb   Rb   Sr   Ta   Th   Tl   U    V   W    Zr     
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8    tr   4    115  tr   3    tr   521  tr   2    tr   1    5   1    17     
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METALS (in ppm)                                                             
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Co   Cr   Cu   Mo   Pb   Sr   Zn                                            
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3    tr   tr   tr   tr   tr   14                                            
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Note:   n/a - not available; tr - trace; TREE's - Total Rare Earth Elements;
        numbers are rounded as per NI 43-101 guidelines.

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