ABI Abcourt Mines Inc

Mr. Renaud Hinse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Abcourt Mines Inc.
(TSX VENTURE:ABI)(BERLIN:AML)(FRANKFURT:AML) (the "Company") reports that a NI
43-101 resource report on the Abcourt-Barvue property by Jean-Pierre Berube,
B.Sc., Ing. (the "Author"), an independent consulting geologist and a Qualified
Person with past relevant work experience in that matter, SHOES AN INCREASE IN
INDICATED AND INFERRED RESOURCES. These resources were previously estimated by
MRB and Associates in 2006 and a report entitled "NI 43-101 Resources
Evaluation" was filed on SEDAR. 


The Company is the 100% owner of the Abcourt-Barvue property which consists in
two mining concessions (CM 390 and 393) and 162 mining claims (CL and CDC)
located in the Barraute and Landrienne townships, province of Quebec, Canada.
The property is located 54 km north of Val-d'Or and is easily accessible by car
via highway 397 and range road 6-7 leading to the mine site. 


The property sits in the south-central part of the "Northern Volcanic Zone", and
straddles the Figuery Group which host the Abcourt-Barvue volcanogenic deposit
cluster. The geological units are dipping at 75 degrees to the north with a
well-developed E-W regional schistosity. The main deposit, which extends over 2
km, is located in a volcanoclastic sequence characterized by tuffs and
agglomerates usually strongly carbonatized and sericitized. The Zn-Ag
mineralization is located close to a major talc/sericite shear zone called Gray
Schist (GS) by the Company's geologists. 


The Abcourt-Barvue property has a proven historical open pit production of
5,002,190 metric tonnes grading 38.74 g/t Ag and 2.98% Zn to a maximum depth of
75 metres. From 1986 to 1990, development work, including 15-metre spaced
sub-levels and 5.4 km of drifts into the mineralization, led to the underground
production of 632,319 metric tonnes grading 131.65 g/t Ag and 5.04% Zn. More
than 5,634,500 tonnes of ore grading 49.17 g/t Ag and 3.21% Zn were extracted
and milled from the Abcourt-Barvue deposit during these two periods of mining
activities. The surface buildings are in good shape and serviced with water and
electricity. Rolling mine units and dismantled parts of a 1,800 t/d mill are
stored at the mine site. 


It is possible to present an updated estimate of the resources based on new
information provided by the 18,103 metres of surface diamond drilling carried
out in 2010-2011 by the Company on the west side of the deposit. The minimum
cut-off grades of 1.99% and 4.51% ZnEq were used for the open pit and the
underground resources respectively. These cut-off grades are based on the
following parameters; US$27.55 per ounce of silver, US$0.96 per pound of zinc
and an exchange rate of US$1.00 for CDN$1.00. 


Blocks were delineated from section to section according to their footwall or
hanging wall position related to the Gray Schist (GS). Measured resources are
located where most of the samples were collected. The Abcourt-Barvue deposit has
produced over 5.5 Mt in the past. So, the assay results from muck samples and
underground diamond drill holes were combined with the information provided by
the surface holes to increase our level of confidence on the quality of the
resources. Indicated resources are mostly located in the fringe of the measured
resources or in areas where the distance between borehole intersections was over
30 to 50 metres. As the distance between boreholes is increasing with depth,
most of the inferred resources were estimated from the longitudinal projection
of the intersections. 


Based on the parameters described above, it is estimated that the measured and
indicated resources are standing at 8,082,645 tonnes grading 55.45 g/t Ag and
3.06% Zn. The measured resources are generally extending from surface to a
maximum depth of 165 metres. The indicated resources are generally located in
the immediate extensions of the measured blocks from elevation -125 to -300
metres. 




                      2014 Estimate                   2006 Estimate         
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CATEGORY        TONNES   Ag (g/t)   Zn (%)      TONNES   Ag (g/t)   Zn (%)  
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Measured      6,284,000    43.98     3.09     6,516,000    58.32     3.33   
Indicated     1,799,000    95.51     2.94      503,000     98.35     3.44   
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M + I         8,083,000    55.45     3.06     7,019,000    61.19     3.33   
Inferred      2,037,000   114.16     2.89     1,506,000   120.53     2.98   
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Table 1. Resources of all categories 

If the open pit outlines designed in 2007 by GENIVAR remains unchanged, it is
estimated that 77% of the measured and indicated resources could be extracted
from an open pit and 23% from underground operations. 


The increase in tonnage between the 2006 estimate and the 2014 estimate was
brought about by additional diamond drilling in 2010 and 2011 and by a
substantial increase in the price of silver which enabled us to use a lower
cut-off grade. 


Considering that the Abcourt-Barvue property has;



--  a past production of 5.6 Mt grading 49.2 g/t silver and 3.2% zinc, 
--  well-maintained surface infrastructures, water supply and electric power
    in place; 
--  90% of the equipment needed to build an 1,800 t/d mill on the mine site;
--  substantial surface and underground resources as indicated in the above
    table; 
--  several near surface silver-zinc bearing targets remaining to be tested;
    and 
--  nearby access to qualified manpower and mining services.



The Author recommends to carry out the following exploration work: 



--  additional diamond drilling on the deposit itself, to the west and along
    the Abcourt-Barvue shear zone near Lake Sans Nom, and on the Jackson
    gold occurrence which is located at the east end of the property for a
    total budget of 1 600 000$; 
--  initiate a geochemical study of the alterations patterns related to the
    pyrite-sphalerite-silver mineralization associated with the Abcourt-
    Barvue shear zone.



This 2014 report will be filed on SEDAR and our Website shortly.

About Abcourt Mines Inc. 

Abcourt Mines Inc. is an exploration and development company with strategically
located properties in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The Elder Mine with 43-101
gold resources, the Abcourt-Barvue Project with 43-101 silver-zinc ore reserves
and resources and the Aldermac property with historical copper-zinc resources
are all former producers. Abcourt is now focused on bringing the Elder and
Abcourt-Barvue projects back into production with Elder as the first priority.
At the same time, the Company is working on other projects (Aldermac, Vezza,
Jonpol and Vendome) to increase its mineral resources inventory. A 43-101
resource calculation was completed in July, 2012, for the Elder Mine. A positive
PEA report was prepared on Elder mine in the Fall of 2012 by Roche Limited,
Consulting Group. A positive 43-101 feasibility study was completed by GENIVAR
in 2007 on the Abcourt-Barvue Project. In addition, mill equipment was
purchased. To know more about Abcourt, please visit our web site at
www.abcourt.com and SEDAR. 


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Certain of the information contained in this news
release may contain "forward-looking information". Forward-looking information
and statements may include, among others, statements regarding the future plans,
costs, objectives or performance of Abcourt Mines Inc. (the "Company"), or the
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necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or by which,
such future performance will be achieved. Forward-looking statements and
information are based on information available at the time and/or management's
good-faith belief with respect to future events and are subject to known or
unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many
of which are beyond the Company's control. These risks, uncertainties and
assumptions include, but are not limited to, those described under "Risk
Factors" in the Company's amended and restated annual information form dated May
11, 2012 and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
those projected in any forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend,
nor does the Company undertake any obligation, to update or revise any
forward-looking information or statements contained in this news release to
reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or otherwise, except if
required by applicable laws.


This press release was prepared by Mr. Renaud Hinse, a qualified person,
President of Abcourt Mines Inc.


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.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Renaud Hinse, President and CEO
819 768-2857 or 450 446-5511
819 768-5475 or 450 446-3550 (FAX)
rhinse@abcourt.com

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