Anthem Ventures Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AVE.P) (the "Company" or "Anthem") is
pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of all of the issued
and outstanding shares of West Kirkland Mining Inc. ("WKM") pursuant to an
acquisition agreement dated March 24, 2010 (the "Acquisition Agreement") with
WKM and the shareholders of WKM (the "Acquisition"). The Acquisition and related
transactions constituted the Company's Qualifying Transaction under the policies
of TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"). As a result of the completion of the
Acquisition and related transactions, the Company will cease to be a capital
pool company, and its common shares will resume trading on TSXV as a 'Tier 2
Mining Issuer' effective at market open on Monday May 31, 2010 under the new
stock symbol 'WKM'. The Company's name will be officially changed to "West
Kirkland Mining Inc." shortly after trading resumes and the stock symbol will
remain WKM.


R. Michael Jones, the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company and President
of West Kirkland Mining said, "We are looking forward to drilling in two of the
premier gold trends in North America. We expect to add to our executive and
technical team very quickly and follow our successful exploration formula."


ACQUISITION OF WKM

Pursuant to the Acquisition, the Company acquired all of the issued and
outstanding common shares of WKM from the shareholders of WKM on a one for one
share exchange basis. An aggregate of 5,790,000 common shares of the Company
were issued in exchange for the 5,790,000 issued and outstanding common shares
of WKM.


The Transaction was an "Arm's Length Transaction" within the meaning of TSXV
policies and did not require shareholder approval.


WKM is a private British Columbia company that has acquired a portfolio of
mineral exploration properties located in Nevada and Ontario since its
incorporation in November 2009. These property interests include an option to
earn up to a 75% undivided interest in Mexivada Mining Corp.'s Goldstorm gold
exploration property located in Nevada and seven blocks of property optioned or
staked in the West Kirkland Lake area of Ontario. Additional information
regarding the business and assets of WKM, which are now the business and assets
of the Company, is set forth in the Company's Filing Statement dated March 31,
2010 and press release dated May 21, 2010, both of which are available on SEDAR.


FINANCING

In conjunction with the completion of the Acquisition, the Company completed a
brokered private placement financing for gross proceeds of $6,000,000 involving
the issuance of 12,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.50 per share (the
"Financing"). PI Financial Corp. ("PI") acted as agent for the Financing.


In consideration for the services provided by PI and its sub-agents in
connection with the Financing, the Company paid a commission comprised of
$204,750 in cash and 304,500 common shares and issued compensation options
entitling the holders to acquire up to an aggregate of 714,000 common shares at
a price of $0.75 per share for a period of 12 months from closing of the
Financing.


The securities issued under the financing will be subject to a four month hold
period from the date of closing under applicable securities laws and TSXV
policies. 


CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT

In conjunction with the completion of the Acquisition, the Company restructured
its board of directors and management. Martin Carsky and David Ferguson have
resigned as directors of the Company and R. Michael Jones, Frank R. Hallam and
Pierre Lebel have been appointed as directors of the Company. The board of
directors is now comprised of four members with Messrs. Jones, Hallam and Lebel
joining Eric Carlson, who remains a director of the Company. 


With respect to the Company's officers, Mr. Carlson has resigned as President,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the
Company. Mr. Jones has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Hallam has
been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.


Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
Canadian securities laws. Such information includes, without limitation,
information regarding proposed exploration activities. Although the Company
believes that such information is reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information is typically
identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate,
postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer
to future events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking
information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or
performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward
looking information as a result of various factors, including, but not limited
to, the state of the financial markets for the Company's equity securities, the
state of the market for gold or other minerals that may be produced generally,
recent market volatility; variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any
mineral deposits that may be located, the Company's ability to obtain any
necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, to
raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business
strategies and other risks associated with the exploration and development of
mineral properties. The reader is referred to the Company's Filing Statement
dated March 31, 2010 for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and
their potential effects, a copy of which may be accessed through the Company's
page on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.