Callinan Receives Balance of 2011 Net Profits Interest Royalty Payments

TSXV: CAA

VANCOUVER, July 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Callinan Royalties Corporation has received a payment of $6,448,508.59 from HudBay Minerals Inc. This payment includes interest and represents the remaining balance of payments due to Callinan for calendar 2011 under the 777 / Callinan Mine Net Profits Interest and Royalty agreement and brings total royalty payments for the 2011 calendar year to $25,738,520.41 including interest.

Interim quarterly payments were made throughout calendar 2011, estimated by HudBay Minerals Inc. to represent 75% of 6⅔% of the net profits from the 777 Mine in Flin Flon, Manitoba, plus $0.25 per ton of ore mined. The remaining 25% is paid with interest annually in July 130 business days after the financial year end of HudBay Minerals Inc. as per the agreement. The above payment represents the balance of the 25% withheld over the four financial quarters ended December 31, 2011, adjusted to reflect final calculation by HudBay Minerals Inc. of the net profits interest.

The payments are due to Callinan's royalty interests on lands that include the 777 Mine at Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, which is the principal mining operation of HudBay Minerals Inc.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

Roland Butler

Roland Butler, CEO

About Callinan

Callinan Royalties Corporation is a mineral royalty company based in Canada.  Its principal business activities centre on creating mineral royalties through financing and royalty acquisition while diligently managing its royalty interests and investments.

The Corporation currently has two producing royalties. Callinan holds a 6⅔% net profits interest royalty and another $0.25 per ton royalty on lands that include the 777 Mine owned by HudBay Minerals Inc. located at Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada as well as the adjacent 777 North Mine scheduled for production in 2012.   Callinan also holds the 777 Deeps (War Baby) property and an associated royalty option located on that property, which is located adjacent to the 777 Mine.

Callinan is a dividend paying Tier 1 company listed on the TSXV under the symbol CAA.  The Corporation has a strong financial position with no debt, approximately $35 million in cash and approximately 48.2 million shares outstanding.

For more information, please visit www.callinan.com.

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Roland Butler, CEO
Callinan Royalties Corporation
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Tamara Edwards, CFO
Callinan Royalties Corporation
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