VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - February 28, 2013 - Pacific Potash Corporation (TSX-V: PP; OTCQX: PPOTF; FSE: P9P, "The Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of Agapito Associates Inc.("Agapito") to provide an opinion on the potash solution mining potential of The Company's Amazonas Potash Property in Brazil. Agapito has worked with Vale, Rio Tinto, Potash One, and Western Potash Corp, garnering over 20 years of experience in developing potash solution mine plans and studies. They have provided solution mining expertise worldwide including the Amazonas Basin in Brazil.

Agapito has visited and prepared reports on the well-known Amazonas Basin deposits of Fazendinha and Arari. These two deposits have a combined historic (non-NI-43-101 compliant) resource of 1.1 billion tonnes KCl. Agapito is also familiar with published results of on-going exploration by other companies in the basin. Company Director Dean Pekeski, P.Geo commented "Agapito's potash solution mining expertise and familiarity with the geology of the Amazonas Basin will be of great value in demonstrating our property's potash solution mining potential. The completion of this letter report will help us continue to advance and plan our exploration program for 2013."

About Pacific Potash Corporation

Pacific Potash Corporation trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol: PP, as well on the OTCQX under the symbol: PPOTF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under P9P. Pacific Potash is engaged in the exploration and development of the Amazonas Basin Project and the surrounding potash claims targeting the Middle Amazonas Potash Basin, currently the host to multiple new exploration campaigns for potash. The Company also is exploring the Provost Potash Property and the surrounding potash claims targeting the prolific Prairie Evaporite Formation, which is host to multiple conventional and solution potash mines.

On behalf of the Board,

Pacific Potash Corporation

Dean Pekeski, P.Geo

Director

For further information, please visit our website at www.pacificpotash.com or contact V.P of Corporate Communications Mike Blady:

Mike Blady

Office: 604.720.3474

Email: mblady@pacificpotash.com

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