FOM Foran Mining Corporation

Foran Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 2, 2014) - Foran Mining Corporation (TSX-VENTURE:FOM) ("Foran" or the "Company") today announces that the Company will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders at 1:30 pm (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. The meeting will be held at 409 Granville Street, Suite 904, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Shareholders of record as of April 28, 2014 will be entitled to vote on the election of directors, appointment of auditors, approval of the Company's stock option plan, and two special resolutions regarding the continuance of the Company from the province of Saskatchewan to the province of British Columbia, and certain amendments to the authorized share capital of Foran as more particularly described in the management information circular of the Company dated April 28, 2014 (the "Circular"). The Circular with respect to the meeting is available at www.sedar.com.

About Foran Mining

Foran is a diversified exploration and development company with projects in the Flin Flon Mining Belt. The Company's flagship McIlvenna Bay Deposit, located in east-central Saskatchewan, 65 kilometres west of Flin Flon, Manitoba, is one of the largest undeveloped VMS deposits in Canada.

On March 27, 2013, Foran announced an increased mineral resource estimate for the McIlvenna Bay Deposit, with indicated resources of 13.9 million tonnes grading 1.96% copper equivalent or 13.19% zinc equivalent (1.28% Cu, 2.67% Zn, 0.49 g/t Au, 17 g/t Ag) and an inferred resource of 11.3 million tonnes grading 2.01% copper equivalent or 13.52% zinc equivalent (1.32% Cu, 2.97% Zn, 0.43 g/t Au, 17 g/t Ag). For additional information, see the Foran news release dated March 27, 2013 or the report entitled "Technical Report on the McIlvenna Bay Project, Saskatchewan, Canada" dated December 9, 2011 at www.sedar.com or www.foranmining.com.

As at December 31, 2013 Foran had a treasury of $4.3 million in cash and cash equivalents. Subsequently, on February 11, 2014, the Company announced the closing of a non-brokered flow-through financing for proceeds of $1.2M.

Roger March, VP Project Exploration for Foran and a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this release.

Foran trades on the TSX.V under the symbol "FOM".

Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, Foran's objectives, goals or future plans, statements regarding the estimation of mineral resources, exploration results, potential mineralization, exploration and mine development plans, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in Foran's public documents filed on SEDAR. Although Foran believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Foran disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

Foran Mining CorporationPatrick SoaresPresident & CEO416-363-9229409 Granville Street, Suite 904Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1T2Foran Mining CorporationFiona ChildeVP, Corporate Development416-363-9229199 Bay Street, Suite 2500, P.O. Box 285Toronto, ON, Canada, M5L 1G9Foran Mining Corporation416-363-9229ir@foranmining.comwww.foranmining.com