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("Adastra" or "the Company") today announced that the World Bank Group's
Board of Executive Directors has approved a proposed investment by its private
sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), into Kingamyambo
Musonoi Tailings Sarl, (KMT).ifc.9 billion
for its own account and $5.

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As the leading bilateral donor on
DOTS expansion, USAID currently assists DOTS programs in nearly 40 countries,
including Brazil, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican
Republic, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, the
Philippines, Russia , Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda., May 16 - Adastra Minerals Inc.howarth@parkgreenmedia.

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USAID is aggressively
working with the international community to achieve these goals. One of the first steps was to develop a global plan, which has now
been expanded from 2006 through 2015.
Since 1998 , USAID has provided more than $408 million to developing
countries to fight tuberculosis.0
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to differ materially from those reflected in the forward -looking statements,
including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to political
risks involving the Company's operations in the DRC and the policies of other
nations and organizations towards companies doing business in such
jurisdictions, the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and
the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, commodity price fluctuations ,
the inability or failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and
other risks and uncertainties , including those described in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended October 31, 2004 and Reports on
Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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This News Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
concerning the Company's plans for its principal properties in the Democratic
Republic of Congo ("DRC").

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"Each year, nine million new cases of tuberculosis are diagnosed, and
nearly two million people die from TB," said Koek, Infectious Disease Division
Chief in USAID's Bureau for Global Health, who was elected board chair of the
Partnership in November 2005 and will serve a two-year term.8 65 .1 7.32% cobalt, as determined
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The new strategy calls for treating 50 million people and preventing 14
million tuberculosis deaths worldwide over the next ten years. Bush's Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief. In fiscal year 2006, USAID will support
approximately $99 million on international TB efforts.5% equity interest
in KMT.

The current share-holdings in KMT, a DRC-registered company, are:

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KMT owns 100 % of the Kolwezi Cobalt and Copper Tailings Deposits
("Kolwezi" or "the Project") in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC").

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developing several mineral assets in Central Africa, including the Kolwezi
Project and the Kipushi zinc mine in the DRC.

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Other
components of the Global Plan focus on development of a rapid diagnostic test
for TB, creation of new anti-TB drugs that would shorten the course of
treatment, and the availability of a safe, effective and affordable TB vaccine
by 2015."
The IFC, as is also the case with the IDC, will acquire its shareholding
in KMT at a price based on the allowable expenditures on the Project up to
the date of exercising its option, and will pre-fund its proportion (based
on ownership of Class C shares) of the estimated costs of progressing the
Project to a financed go-ahead decision .

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The path before us is now set for actions
on the ground and for research that must be done. Specifically , USAID provides support to
the Partnership for country-level mobilization activities, the Global TB Drug
Facility, and development of national Stop TB partnerships. Other experts on the
panel include Joanne Carter, legislative director of RESULTS; and Richard
Chaisson, M.

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New Chair of the 'Stop TB Partnership' to Speak About the Second Tuberculosis Global Plan of Action

"The Global Plan
provides a clear set of actions that need to be taken to fight TB, which
exacts a horrific toll each year."
The Stop TB Partnership was established in 2000 as a global movement to
accelerate social and political action to stop the spread of TB around the
world.D. "The IFC has joined the Industrial Development Corporation of South
Africa ("IDC") as both an equity investor and a potential lender when Kolwezi
reaches its development phase.0 Total 100.

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Agency for
International Development (USAID) announced that USAID's Irene Koek, Chair of
the global Stop TB Partnership, will participate in a live Webcast
highlighting the continuing challenges in the fight against tuberculosis, as
well as the second Global Plan to Stop TB, recently released on January 27 in
Davos, Switzerland. As a result of the IDC and IFC option
exercises, Adastra 's wholly owned subsidiary Congo Mineral Developments, will
receive approximately US$12 million in cash.5%

Following the exercise of the IFC and the IDC options, the share-
ownership of KMT will be as follows:

Capital Structure Shareholders Ownership

Class of % of KMT % of class % of KMT
Shares
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emphasizes the creation of shareholder value through the development of
world-class resources in stable or stabilizing political environments .

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Over the past year, USAID has expanded its efforts to promote directly
observed treatment , short-course strategy (DOTS) for TB control, as well as
efforts to combat TB and HIV co-infection .0%
Gecamines, the DRC mining parastatal 12.org) is to promote sustainable private sector
investment in developing countries, helping to reduce poverty and improve
people 's lives. From its founding in 1956
through FY04, IFC has committed more than $44 billion of its own funds and
arranged $23 billion in syndications for 3,143 companies in 140 developing
countries . IFC's worldwide committed portfolio as of FY04 was $17.8 million
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About the Kolwezi Project
Adastra's Kolwezi Project consists of two dams containing 112. Isobel Clark of Geostokos Limited , a "qualified person" as defined by
the Canadian Securities Administrators' NI 43-101.

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In 2005, the agency
began providing assistance to national TB programs in Mozambique, Namibia,
Tanzania and Zambia, all countries under President George W.5%
Government of the DRC ("GDRC") 5. This resource has the
potential to host one of the world's largest and lowest cost cobalt producers.
Such a project would generate significant tax and foreign exchange earnings ,
as well as providing local employment and contributing to the revival of the
DRC's copper belt infrastructure.

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"We see this decision by the World Bank Group as both a powerful
endorsement of the Project's robust economics and as another key component
of the Project's financial structure ," said Tim Read, President and CEO of
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About the International Finance Corporation
The mission of IFC (http://www.

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org., director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis. IFC finances private sector investments in the developing
world, mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, helps clients
improve social and environmental sustainability, and provides technical
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About Adastra
Adastra Minerals is an international mining company listed on the Toronto
Stock Exchange and on AIM, in London, under the symbol "AAA".

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WASHINGTON, Today, the U . Moreover both these international organizations
believe strongly in Sustainable Development and recognize the important
social, environmental and macro-economic benefits that the Kolwezi Project
will bring to the region.5 Congo Mineral Developments 78.1 10.

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International Finance Corporation to Exercise Kolwezi Option

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LONDON, U.0 Government of the DRC 100.5 billion held for participants in loan
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