Directors Elected to Zincore Board

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jun 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
Zincore Metals Inc. (TSX: ZNC) ("Zincore" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce its new board of directors following the Company's Annual
General and Special Meeting of Shareholders yesterday. Newly elected to
the Board were Jorge Benavides, Daniel Innes, Arnold Klassen and Roman
Friedrich.

W. David Black continues as Chairman of the Company and Myron Osatenko
was also re-elected. Current directors Henry Giegerich and Rex McLennan
did not stand for re-election.

Jorge Benavides, Interim President and CEO stated, "My fellow Board
members and I are excited about working with the Zincore team to guide
the Company and build on its success. These individuals have significant
experience in the mining sector and each brings notable credentials to
the Board."

"I would like to thank Rex McLennan and Henry Giegerich for their
contribution to Zincore since its inception. Their diligence as directors
during this period is acknowledged and appreciated," commented Chairman
David Black.

New Board Member Profiles

Jorge Benavides - Mr. Benavides has 30 years experience in the mining
industry. He is currently Interim President and CEO of Zincore, as well
as an independent consultant and Senior Advisor to the Chairman of
Hochschild Mining plc. He was with Hochschild from 2001 through 2008
guiding the Company's exploration programs and was actively involved in
acquisition activities. Prior to that, he spent eight years working for
Phelps Dodge Mining Company in South America, including as Exploration
Manager for the Andean Region. Mr. Benavides holds a M.Sc. in Ore
Deposits and Exploration from Stanford University and a B.Sc. in
Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Dan Innes - Mr. Innes is past Chair, President and CEO of Lake Shore Gold
Corp. and remains a director of Lake Shore and FNX Mining Company Inc. He
has over 35 years experience in the mining industry and has been involved
in a number of successful junior mining companies. Mr. Innes is also a
founding principal, past director and VP Exploration of Southwestern
Resources Corp., and a founding principal, past CEO, President and
director of Aurora Platinum Corp. He has worked in a variety of metal
environments in many parts of the world, mainly Brazil, Peru, Chile,
Argentina, Mexico, USA, Canada, China, and Australia.

Roman Friedrich - Mr. Friedrich is the founder of Roman Friedrich &
Company ("RFC"). Mr. Friedrich has been an investment banker and,
formerly a commercial banker, to the mining and metals industries for
over thirty years. Immediately prior to establishing RFC, he was the
Managing Director at TD Securities responsible for its global mining M&A
business. Early in his career he spent ten years at the Chase Manhattan
Bank where among other positions he was Vice President for Latin America,
President of Chase Manhattan Canada Limited, and Managing Director
responsible for North American investment banking. Later, focusing on the
mining industry, he was a partner at Burns Fry, a Managing Director at
First Chicago, a partner at Wood Gundy and a partner of Lancaster
Financial Corporation. In April 1997 he started Roman Friedrich &
Company. Over his career, he has provided advice on acquisitions, mergers
and divestitures, debt and equity funding and project finance to numerous
companies in the mining and metals industries.

Arnold Klassen - Mr. Klassen is a Chartered Accountant and Certified
Public Accountant and has over 30 years of experience in accounting,
audit and tax, including 23 years of experience in the mining industry.
Mr. Klassen is currently president of a private consulting company, and
prior to that was Vice President of Finance for Dynatec Corporation from
1988 to 2007. Dynatec Corporation was a publicly traded TSX listed
company from 1997 to 2007. He held a similar position with the Tonto
Group of Companies from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Klassen holds a degree in
Commerce from the University of British Columbia and spent seven years
with KPMG prior to becoming Vice President of Finance with the Tonto
Group of Companies.

About Zincore

Zincore is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration and development company
focused on zinc and base metal opportunities in Latin America. The
Company's strategy is to advance its 100%-owned Accha-Yanque belt and
other zinc and base metal properties toward development. Zincore holds
62,000 hectares of concessions in southern Peru and additional properties
in Chile and Mexico. The Company's shares trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol ZNC.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements in this release that are forward looking are subject to
various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed
under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Annual Information
Form of Zincore dated March 9, 2009 which is filed with Canadian
securities regulatory authorities and available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment
as of the date hereof based on information currently available. Zincore
does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Contacts:
Zincore Metals Inc.
Greg Martin
Vice President and CFO
(604) 669-6611
(604) 688-5175 (FAX)
investorrelations@zincoremetals.com
www.zincoremetals.com

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