I-Minerals Completes Phase 2 Drilling at Kelly's Hump; Bulk Sample Sent for Pilot Plant Testing

I-Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IMA)(PINKSHEETS:IMAHF) (the "Company") announces
that further to the Company's press releases of August 15 and October 2, 2013,
I-Minerals has completed drilling in the Kelly's Hump area, part of the
Helmer-Bovill property, Latah County, Idaho. As noted in the October 2, 2013
press release, of the initial 17 holes in the Kelly's Hump area, nine holes
returned strong concentrations of halloysite with thicknesses ranging from 5 to
30 feet with halloysite concentrations (of the total rock mass) ranging from 11%
to 19%. The Company subsequently received drill collar locations from SRK
Consulting (USA) Inc.("SRK") allowing for the areas of greater halloysite
concentrations to be better defined at 200-foot drill hole spacing. The
objective of the drill program was to define the resource in the Kelly's Hump
area in sufficient detail that a measured resource can be calculated. With all
168 drill holes set out by SRK completed which infilled two subareas on 100-foot
centers, the drill program has been successfully concluded and I-Minerals is
moving forward with the resource calculation.


Metallurgical separations and halloysite concentration estimation is ongoing at
the University of Idaho utilizing wet screen separation and SEM microscopy. Once
the halloysite concentrations from all prospective intersections have been
estimated, these results will be sent to SRK for inclusion in an updated
resource estimate. The Company has also extracted a bulk sample from an area
Phase 1 drilling indicated to have high halloysite concentrations. This sample
has been sent to Ginn Minerals Research in Sandersville, Georgia where the
halloysite and kaolinite will be separated from the sample and the residual
quartz and potassium feldspar("K-spar") material will then be sent to Minerals
Research Laboratory in Asheville, North Carolina for flotation separation of the
quartz and K-spar. Results of the pilot plant work will provide samples of all
minerals for the Company's ongoing marketing efforts as well as confirm quartz
and K-spar concentrations from previous pilot plant work. Upon completion of the
resource estimate the Company will engage SRK to update the January 2013
Prefeasibility study to include the new Kelly's Hump deposit. The completion of
the Pre-Feasibility study is expected to upgrade the Kelly's Hump area from a
measured resource to a proven reserve. At present, the Company is expecting the
updated Prefeasibility Study to be completed in late Q1 or early Q2 2014


As noted in the Company's August 15, 2013 press release, the January 2013
Prefeasibility study (after tax NPV6 $150 million; 28% IRR; 3 year payback; $67
million initial CAPEX; $84 million life of mine CAPEX including sustaining
capital), assumed that defined halloysite reserves were only sufficient to
support about 10 years of halloysite production. The recently completed drilling
in the Kelly's Hump area is expected to provide halloysite reserves for over 20
years when the Prefeasibility study is updated which, if realized as expected,
would improve upon the project's already robust economics. 


"The drill program was completed on time and on budget thanks to our experienced
Idaho staff," stated Thomas Conway, President and CEO of I-Minerals. "We look
forward to the completion of the reserve calculation and confirmation that
Helmer-Bovill property hosts a unique combination of one of the largest deposits
of high purity, high aspect ratio halloysite currently known, the largest high
quality K-feldspar deposit in North American and abundant resources of quartz
that can be readily processed into a high purity product."


A. Lamar Long, CPG, is a qualified person ("QP") for I-Minerals Inc. and has
reviewed and approved the contents of this release.


About I-Minerals

I-Minerals is developing multiple deposits of high purity-high value halloysite,
quartz, potassium feldspar and kaolin at its strategically located Helmer-Bovill
property in western Idaho. A 2013 Prefeasibility Study completed by SRK
Consulting (USA) Inc. highlights the potential of the Helmer-Bovill property:
after tax NPV6 of $150 million; 28% IRR; 3 year payback and $67 million initial
CAPEX; $84 million CAPEX including life of mine sustaining capital. Ongoing
development work is focused on upgrading the probable reserve to a proven
reserve as the Company moves through the feasibility process towards production.


I-Minerals Inc.

Thomas M. Conway, President & CEO

This News Release includes certain "forward looking statements" within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources,
exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are forward
looking statements that involve various risks. Actual results could differ
materially from those projected as a result of the following factors, among
others: changes in the world wide price of mineral market conditions, risks
inherent in mineral exploration, risk associated with development, construction
and mining operations, the uncertainty of future profitability and uncertainty
of access to additional capital. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
I-Minerals Inc.
Barry Girling
877-303-6573
604-303-6573
info@imineralsinc.com
www.imineralsinc.com
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