Fortune Minerals releases third quarter 2012 results

Issued Capital: 117,076,976

LONDON, ON, Nov. 12, 2012 /CNW/ - Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX-FT) (OTCQX-FTMDF) ("Fortune" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2012 have been filed and will shortly be available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com or through the Company's web site www.fortuneminerals.com).

About Fortune Minerals Limited:

Fortune is a diversified resource company with several mineral deposits and a number of exploration projects, all located in Canada.  The Company is focused on the development of the Arctos Anthracite Project in British Columbia and the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper deposit in the Northwest Territories.  As part of the development of the NICO deposit, Fortune is developing the Saskatchewan Metals Processing Plant in Saskatchewan to process NICO concentrates to high value metal products.  The Company has acquired and dismantled equipment from the Golden Giant Mine at Hemlo, Ontario for relocation to NICO.  In addition, the Company owns the Sue-Dianne copper-silver-gold deposit and other exploration projects in the Northwest Territories. Fortune is focused on outstanding performance and growth of shareholder value through assembly and development of high quality mineral resource projects.

SOURCE Fortune Minerals Limited