PUC Pancontinental Resources Corporation

Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PUC) is pleased
to announce that its Joint Venture partner, Crossland Uranium Mines Limited,
issued the following press release today in Australia.:




--  New regional stream sediment results at Charley Creek confirm widespread
    indications of Xenotime, a mineral enriched in valuable Heavy Rare Earth
    Elements (HREE). 
--  The results highlight new target areas for HREE mineralization 



Crossland and its Joint Venture partners hold titles covering rare earth bearing
alluvial deposits in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia.


Within these titles, rare earth enriched alluvial deposits are present over a
lateral distance of 130km. Crossland has conducted regional stream sediment
programs to identify areas with the potential to host commercial deposits of
REE, and this release updates progress with this work.


Analyses of 931 regional stream sediment samples have identified the presence of
high concentrations of HREE in alluvial deposits at Charley Creek. The results
include 0.6% TREO in alluvium(i) (5,778ppm total rare earth oxides or TREO).
Within these samples the HREO/TREO ratio is as high as 69.5% (see Table 1).


Of the total 931 samples, 199 samples (or 21%) had a HREO/TREO ratio greater
than 20%. This ratio of HREO is high when compared to most rare earth deposits.


The results provide focus and guidance to identify areas where further
exploration and drilling could delineate high HREE material. Previous
mineralogical studies have shown that Xenotime is the HREE host mineral in the
Charley Creek Project area. Xenotime is highly enriched in high-value heavy rare
earths and Yttrium. Refer to figure 1.


The HREO/TREO ratio at Charley Creek is important because it is the heavy rare
earth elements, particularly Terbium, Dysprosium and Yttrium that are in
critical short supply. Charley Creek could be a valuable resource of these
strategically vital high-value minerals.


The technique of stream sediment sampling with heavy mineral concentrate is an
effective exploration technique to identify the source of REE within the
tenements. This provides a focus for further exploration programs and resource
identification.


Surface alluvial mineral deposits have an advantage because they are easy and
cheap to explore by shallow drilling. They are also cost effective in mining.


Crossland's extensive drilling programs have defined alluvium from 3m up to 32m
thick from surface, in the Dad's Dam, Western Dam and Cattle Creek areas. These
returned average HREO/TREO ratios of about 17% by weight. The new stream
sediment results suggest that higher ratios of HREO could be expected in the
large alluvial deposits to the east of Cattle Creek.


Highly anomalous HREO results from stream samples in the south of the alluvial
areas (see Fig.1) indicate the potential for hard rock mineralisation and
warrant follow up for hard rock Xenotime occurrences.


To view Figure 1, visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/0405PanconFig1.jpg


The results reported here cover areas held by the Crossland (CUX)/Pancontinental
(PUC) Joint Venture and the Clough's Dam Joint Venture with Western Desert
Resources Limited, (WRDL) where the CUX/PUC Joint Venture is earning an initial
60% interest.


The review of exploration activities and results contained in this report are
based on information compiled by Geoffrey S Eupene CP, a Fellow of the
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He is a director of Crossland
Uranium Mines Limited and a full time employee of Eupene Exploration Enterprises
Pty Ltd. He has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of
mineralization and types of deposits under consideration, and to the activity
which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the
December 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration
Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code). Geoffrey S Eupene
has consented to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on this
information in the form and context in which it appears.


(i) Stream sediment samples averaging around 20kg are processed in the field to
produce heavy mineral concentrates, and it is these concentrates that are
assayed. The grades quoted in this report are therefore the back-calculated
grades of alluvium based on the contained grades recovered to concentrate. This
gives some measure of recoverable grades of REE in the alluvium sampled. The
grades of the heavy mineral concentrates produced are much higher than the back-
calculated recovered grades of alluvium quoted herein (see Table 1 for more
information).


To view accompanying Table 1, visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/0405PanconTable1.jpg


About Pancontinental Uranium Corporation

Pancontinental Uranium Corporation ("Pancon") is a Canadian-based company
focused on uranium and REE discovery and development. Through a joint venture
with Crossland Uranium Mines Limited ("Crossland") of Australia, Pancon has
established one of the strongest management teams in the uranium industry. This
management and operating team has unparalleled experience from exploration,
through development to operations, and includes people who were instrumental in
the discovery of two of the largest uranium deposits in the world. Pancon and
Crossland hold an impressive uranium and REE exploration portfolio with projects
in prolific, mining friendly districts.


Active exploration is ongoing at three Australian projects which include
Chilling, Charley Creek, and Kalabity. The Chilling project has the potential to
host a mirror image of a portion of the renowned Alligator Rivers Uranium Field
containing the large Jabiluka, Ranger and Koongarra deposits. Charley Creek has
the potential for large alluvial REE deposits, and large, lower-grade,
Rossing-type, granite- hosted uranium deposits. The Kalabity project lies in a
district of historic uranium/radium mining that contains a variety of known
uranium deposit styles.


Pancon earned an initial 50% interest in this significant uranium and REE
project portfolio with Crossland through the expenditure of AUD$8 million. In
September 2011, due to prevailing poor financial market conditions, Pancon
elected to conserve its cash and avoid having to raise additional funds at
depressed share prices. As a result, Pancon ceased funding its 50% share of the
Joint Venture expenditures until the end of 2011. Pancon expects its interest
will be reduced by approximately 5%. According to the Joint Venture agreement,
Pancon has the right to resume funding at any time to maintain its interest.
Pancon and Crossland are also pursuing exploration beyond Australia through an
international subsidiary company, Crosscontinental Uranium Limited, and plans
include formulating an exploration program in Burkina Faso.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rick Mark, President & CEO

For additional information, please visit our website at www.PanconU.com.

Cautionary Language and Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements", which are subject
to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
Investors are cautioned that such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and results. Risks and uncertainties about the Company's business
are more fully discussed in the Company's disclosure documents filed from time
to time with the Canadian securities authorities.

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