Monday August 14, 6:18 pm Eastern Time Press Release Trivalence Mining Corporation - Quebec Diamond Exploration Begins VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000--Trivalence Mining Corporation (CDNX:TMI. - news; OTCBB:TMIGF - news) reports that its field crew has been mobilized to its 52 sq. km. 
  Weymouth property located in Ungava Bay, Quebec. The property is adjacent to Twin Mining Corp's Torngat property. The $150,000 field program will include prospecting, geological mapping, rock and till geochemical sampling to locate and evaluate kimberlite dikes and pipes on the property. 
  Trivalence Mining Corporation is a publicly traded mineral exploration and development Company with a primary focus on diamonds. The Company owns an 85% interest in the Aredor diamond mine in Guinea, West Africa, and a 50% interest in the Palmietgat kimberlite diamond mine currently under development in South Africa. In addition to its investments in the Aredor and Palmietgat mines, Trivalence is conducting Kimberlite exploration programs at the 1,012 square km Aredor concession, the 3,664 square km Kokong property in Botswana and the 52 square km Weymouth property located at Ungava Bay Quebec, Canada. 
  The Company relies upon litigation protection for ``forward looking'' statements. The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this Release. 
  Lutfur Rahman Khan President & C.E.O. 
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