Encanto Potash Corp. announces options grant

Trading Symbol: TSXV EPO.V

VANCOUVER , Sept. 16 /CNW/ - Encanto Potash Corp. ("Encanto" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan, a total of 2,000,000 incentive stock options have been granted to directors of the Company. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.25 per share for a period of 10 years.

About Encanto:

Encanto Potash Corp. is a TSX Venture Exchange-listed Canadian resource company engaged in the exploration and development of potash properties in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada - the largest producing region for potash in the world. Encanto has agreements with seven First Nations Peoples to assist them in developing potash resources on their lands, which are located within a radius of about 80 kilometres, and cover an aggregate area of over 76,000 hectares in South-Eastern Saskatchewan. In addition, Raytec currently holds over 72,800 hectares of potash permits in Saskatchewan.

To find out more about Encanto Potash Corp., please visit the company website at www.encantopotash.com or review the documents filed on www.sedar.com.

    
    ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

          "James Walchuck"

    Per:   ------------------
           James Walchuck
           President and CEO

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For further information: James Walchuck, President and CEO, Tel: [phone]; Keith Schaefer, Vanguard Shareholder Solutions, Tel: [phone], Toll Free: 1-866-918-0824