Canaco Receives Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate for Handeni

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/07/12 -- Canaco Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CAN) ("Canaco" or the "Company") announces it has received an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate from the Tanzanian government for the Company's 100-square kilometre Handeni property in Tanzania, including the Magambazi project area. This achievement is the culmination of a two-year process involving environmental studies, ministerial reviews and public hearings.

Canaco President and CEO Andrew Lee Smith said: "Receipt of this EIA certificate is the first step in the mine permitting process and a prerequisite for a Tanzanian mining licence. This demonstrates the support the project has received from government and local communities during public hearings. We appreciate the diligence of the Minister of State and the National Environment Management Council in completing this process."

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About Canaco

Canaco is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company focused on advanced exploration projects in Africa. The Company has $95 million cash and no debt. Canaco's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol CAN.

On behalf of the Board of Directors:

Andrew Lee Smith, P.Geo., President, CEO and Director

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Contacts:

Canaco Resources Inc.

Meghan Brown

Director Investor Relations

604-488-2557 or 1-866-488-0822
investors@canaco.ca
www.canaco.ca