Canadian International Minerals Inc Arranges Financing

Trading Symbol CIN-TSX.V

VANCOUVER, May 11, 2012 /CNW/ - The Company announces that it has arranged, subject to regulatory approval, a private placement of up to 2,000,000 units at $0.05 per unit for total gross proceeds of up to $100,000.  Each unit will consist of one common share and one transferrable share purchase warrant, each warrant exercisable into an additional common share for a period of two years at a price of $0.10 per share in the first year and $0.15 per share in the second year of the term of the warrant.

The Company has also arranged, subject to regulatory approval, a private placement of up to 1,000,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.07 per flow-through unit for total gross proceeds of up to $70,000.  Each flow-through unit consists of one flow-through common share and one transferable share purchase warrant, each warrant exercisable into one non flow-through common share for a period of two years at a price of $0.10 per share in the first year and $0.15 per share in the second year of the term of the warrant.

The proceeds of the private placements will be used for qualified exploration expenditures on the Company's minerals properties and for general working capital.

Finders' fees may be payable in whole or in part on the private placements.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Michael E. Schuss
President and Chief Executive Officer

"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."

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