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Investika Ltd
03 April 2007

                                 INVESTIKA LTD

               RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR LAS PASCUALAS COPPER DEPOSIT

3 April 2007


Investika Ltd ("Investika" or the "Company") the investment company in the
mining finance industry with a focus on pre-production emerging resource
opportunities announces a resource estimate for the Las Pascualas copper
deposit.

As previously advised, the international firm SRK Consultants of Santiago,
Chile, was recently retained to complete an independent resource block model and
resource estimate for the Las Pascualas copper deposit which is located in Chile
and in which the Company holds a direct and indirect interest 65.8%.

SRK Consultants' report has now been received and the following information is
an extract therefrom:

"The mineralization comprises an enrichment blanket of secondary sulphides
overlain by oxides.

At 0.2% Copper cutoff grade the resource (including Inferred Resources) is
estimated to be:


Secondary sulphides                  20.974 million tonnes @ 0.68 % Copper
Green oxides                         8.090 million tonnes @ 0.37 % Copper
Black oxides                         0.863 million tonnes @ 0.38 % Copper
TOTAL                                29.927 million tonnes @ 0.58 % Copper


The classification of the resource, which conforms to the JORC code, is as
follows:

                                    Secondary Sulphides             Green Oxides                Black Oxides
Resource Classification            Tonnage     Copper Grade     Tonnage    Copper Grade     Tonnage    Copper Grade
                                (Kilotonnes )    (Percent)   (Kilotonnes)    (Percent)   (Kilotonnes)    (Percent)
Measured                           5745.6          0.79         7183.0         0.36          132.9         0.32
Indicated                          9713.6          0.68          906.8         0.41          303.1         0.37
Total Measured and Indicated       15459.2         0.72         8089.8         0.37          436.0         0.35

Inferred                           5514.8          0.56            -             -           427.4         0.40"



The Company has commenced a scoping study to make a preliminary assessment of
the economics of a possible operation to produce 12,000 tonnes of copper cathode
per annum. This study is expected to be completed in April 2007.

Roger Shakesby, who is the qualified person that has reviewed and approved the
technical information contained in this announcement, is a Member of the
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Geological Society of
Australia and is.  He has a B.Sc from the University of Durham in Geology and
Geography and has 45 years experience in the mining industry.  His knowledge
gained in PNG, the Philippines, the USA and Chile is relevant to the style of
mineralisation and deposit formation in Chile.


Enquiries to:

Chrisilios Kyriakou, Chief Executive Officer
Investika Ltd
Telephone: 020 7514 1480

Paul Dudley/James Joyce
WH Ireland Limited
Telephone: 020 7220 1666


                      This information is provided by RNS
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