LOS ANGELES, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China's General Administrator of Customs reported imports of refined copper totaling 202,995 Metric Tons (MT) for March 2007. This represented a year on year increase of 148% compared to the same period last year, and illustrates the strong demand for copper in China. Refined copper exports totaled 3,094 MT in March 2007, for a year on year decline of 92.60%. Demand for copper in China remains very strong amidst government efforts to curtail exports of this important non ferrous metal. China's industrial requirement for copper has prompted more importation and greater controls on exports, as this strategic commodity is a crucial component of one of the world's most dynamic economies. Terra Nostra Resources Corporation's CEO, Mr. Sun Liu James Po states, "The demand for copper in China is continuing to grow in tandem with its strong economic development. Local manufacturers and importers have a large gap to fill in order to feed China's appetite for copper as a part of its ongoing industrialization, particularly for the next few years." Terra Nostra, through its subsidiary Shandong Terra Nostra Jinpeng Metallurgical Co. Ltd, a producer of electrolytic copper, is well positioned to benefit from these trends by being able to respond to this demand as a well established supplier situated in a key industrial region of China. About Terra Nostra Resources Corporation Terra Nostra is one of the leading copper producers in China through its 51 percent interest in Shandong Terra Nostra Jinpeng Metallurgical Co., Ltd., which has an existing and under construction production capacity of 170,000 MT (metric tons) of electrolytic copper, 20,000 MT of low-oxygen copper, and value-added copper rod and wire facilities. Terra Nostra is also emerging as a leading stainless steel producer in China through its 51 percent interest in Shandong Quanxin Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., a modern stainless steel production facility that commenced operations in early 2006 with a now expanded 230,000 MT casting mill, and a recently commissioned 150,000 MT rolling mill. The two joint venture companies, which Terra Nostra recently entered into an agreement to increase its ownership up to 90%, with total assets exceeding US$200 million and over 1000 employees, are located in the highly industrialized coastal province of Shandong, midway between Beijing and Shanghai. More information on Terra Nostra can be found at http://www.tnr-corp.com/. Forward Looking Statements Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements with respect to expectations concerning (i) projects underway or under consideration, including production capacity and completion schedules; (ii) business and future potential of Terra Nostra Resources Corporation ("TNR"); (iii) estimates or implications of future earnings, profits, EBIDTA, and the sensitivity of earnings to metals prices; (iv) estimates of future metals production, sales and profitability; (v) estimates of future cash flows, and the sensitivity of cash flows to the other metals and ore costs as well as, but not limited to, fluctuations in fuel prices, scrap prices, and the availability of both, and statements related to these matters or which use words such as "may," "might," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," and the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology are all forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Further risks, uncertainties and other factors, which affect the forward- looking statements included herein, and could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, completion of TNR's capital contributions to the joint venture companies, working capital financing, metals price volatility, competition for projects, reserve acquisition costs, currency fluctuations, international economic uncertainty, sovereign risk, force majeure, changes in tax law or concession law, project scheduling delays, labor disputes, increased production costs and variances in ore grade, scrap grade or recovery rates from those assumed in production plans, political and operational risks in the countries in which TNR may operate and governmental regulation and judicial outcomes, and other risks detailed from time to time in TNR's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February, 2007. Copies of each filing may be obtained from TNR or the SEC. Furthermore, metals operation, by their very nature, entail inherent cyclical, sectoral, and commodity risk and could expose an investor to the entire loss of all capital invested. TNR does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. DATASOURCE: Terra Nostra Resources Corporation CONTACT: Bev Jedynak of Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc., +1-312-943-1100, ext. 12, , for Terra Nostra Resources Corporation Web site: http://www.tnr-corp.com/

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