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Polaris to Acquire Land in the Port of Long Beach

January 14, 2008

Vancouver, British Columbia – Polaris Minerals Corporation (TSX: PLS) announced today that Eagle Rock Aggregates, Inc., (ERA) a 70% owned subsidiary company, has entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale to acquire a 12.6 acre site within Pier B in the Port of Long Beach, California.

The Pier B land is situated close to the 710 Freeway and will receive sand and gravel from the existing Orca Quarry. The site is well-suited to also handle crushed granite aggregate from the proposed Eagle Rock Quarry, when production commences at this facility. Under the terms of the Agreement, ERA has 120 days to conduct due diligence before closing the acquisition, during which ERA will evaluate the suitability of the site to support ready-mix concrete and asphalt plants to enable a full range of construction materials to be supplied into the heart of this very important market. This land is the site of a former industrial facility that will likely require some remediation.

Marco Romero, President & CEO of Polaris, said: "This is a unique opportunity for ERA to acquire an extremely valuable and uniquely located port site on which to develop a major construction aggregate storage and distribution terminal. This transaction stands to fulfill the Company's strategic objective of supplying large quantities of high quality aggregate into the large Los Angeles market. It is another great step forward for Polaris".

Polaris Minerals Corporation is exclusively focused on the development of quarries and the production of construction aggregates on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, for marine transport to urban markets on the west coast of North America to meet growing local supply deficits. In 2007, Polaris began shipping sand and gravel from the Orca Quarry to San Francisco Bay, Vancouver, and Hawaii.

Eagle Rock Aggregates Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Rock Materials Ltd. (ERM) and is the California marketing subsidiary for quarried products from the Orca Quarry and the proposed Eagle Rock Quarry. ERM owns the proposed Eagle Rock Quarry and is held 70% by Polaris and 30% by local First Nations.

For further information, please contact:

Marco Romero, President & CEO or
Mike Westerlund, Director, Corporate Development
Polaris Minerals Corporation
Tel: (604) 915-5000
info@polarmin.com

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