Advanced Explorations Inc. Announces Closing of Shares for Service Issuance

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 3, 2013) - Advanced Explorations Inc. (the "Company" or "AEI") (TSX VENTURE:AXI)(FRANKFURT:AE6) today announced that the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V") has approved the previously announced issuance of 1,250,000 common shares to Haywood Securities Inc. ("Haywood") (see AEI press release of June 17, 2013). Accordingly, the Company has issued 1,250,000 common shares to Haywood at a deemed price of $0.0525 per share in consideration for services rendered to date. The foregoing shares are subject to a statutory four-month hold period in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Additionally, as consideration for ongoing advisory services provided by Haywood pursuant to the engagement agreement, the Company will issue 115,000 shares each month to Haywood, subject to approval by the TSX-V and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. The deemed price of the shares to be issued shall be determined at the payment date immediately following the month for which services were rendered.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Bernie Swarbrick, Acting President

ABOUT Advanced Explorations Inc.

Advanced Explorations Inc., based in Toronto, Ontario, is a resource development company focused on developing its Roche Bay and Tuktu Iron Ore Projects in one of the world's largest developing iron ore districts, the Melville Peninsula in Nunavut. The Ocean-based Roche Bay Project boasts an NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate of over 500 million tonnes outlined within a small portion of the potential 140 km of banded iron formation. A positive feasibility study for the project's C Zone revealed a net present value of $642M on a base case 5.5 Mtpa start-up concentrate operation and substantial upside potential including becoming a low quartile cost producer. To date, the Company has delineated over 1 billion tonnes of iron under NI 43-101 among its Roche Bay and Tuktu deposits and continues to explore other targeted deposits in areas to the north, south and west of Roche Bay. The management team has extensive technical, exploration and Canadian Arctic mining expertise to effectively develop the high quality iron ore opportunities on the Melville Peninsula.

This news release also includes forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The information reflects numerous assumptions as to industry performance, general business and economic conditions, regulatory and legal requirements, taxes and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of the company. Similarly, this information assumes certain future business decisions that are subject to change. There can be no assurance that the results predicted here will be realized. Actual results may vary from those represented, and those variations may be material.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

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