International Nickel Ventures Corporation is now conducting business under the name of INV Metals. The Company's shareholders will be requested to ratify the name change from International Nickel Ventures Corporation to INV Metals Inc. at the next annual general meeting to be held prior to June 30, 2010.

INV is a Canadian mineral resource company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of base and precious metal projects, with projects located in Brazil, Namibia and Ontario. INV's primary asset is its option to acquire an initial 50% interest in two high-potential copper-gold-silver projects located in Brazil and Namibia from Teck Resources Limited ("Teck"). The Rio Novo property hosts significant iron oxide-copper-gold mineralization and is located in Carajás, Brazil, one of the most prolific mining districts in the world. At the Kaoko property in Namibia, previous work by Teck intersected considerable widths of typical African Copper Belt style mineralization indicating that the property has exceptional potential for the discovery of a new copper belt within a politically stable country.

INV's other assets include its 100% owned Itaporã gold property in Brazil, its agreement to earn a 50% interest in the Thorne Lake gold property in Ontario, its Lansdowne House and Fishtrap copper-nickel-precious metal properties located in the "Ring of Fire" area of Ontario, and its Montcalm nickel-copper property adjacent to the past-producing Montcalm nickel mine.