Encanto Announces Extension of Share Purchase Warrants

April 18, 2016

Encanto Potash Corp. (“Encanto” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EPO) announces that it has extended the expiry dates of some of its share purchase warrants. The Company’s 18,427,500 warrants set to expire on May 4, 2016 exercisable at $0.17, have been extended by two years having a new expiry date of May 4, 2018. In addition, the 5,585,000 warrants with current expiry dates of October 9, 2016 and October 23, 2016 both exercisable at $0.30, have been extended by one year to have new expiry dates of October 9, 2017 and October 23, 2017. No other terms of these share purchase warrants have been changed and the extensions are subject to TSXV approval.

About Encanto:

Encanto Potash Corp. is a TSX Venture Exchange listed and traded Canadian resource company engaged in the development of potash properties in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, the largest producing potash region in the world. Through a joint venture agreement with Muskowekwan Resources Ltd. on our flagship Muskowekwan Project, Encanto has a project land package which totals approximately 61,000 largely contiguous acres. A Pre-Feasibility Study dated February 28, 2013 titled “Encanto Potash Corp. Technical Report Summarizing the Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Muskowekwan First Nations Home Reserve Project in South Eastern Saskatchewan, Canada” confirms the Proven & Probable KCI Reserves totaling 162 MMt grading 28% which supports primary and secondary mining for over 50 years at an assumed annual rate extraction rate of 2.8 million tons.

Encanto is currently negotiating financing for the development and sale of potash production from the Muskowekwan Project.

The Company also has a 5% interest in the 55,000 acre Ochapowace/Chacachas property also located in Saskatchewan.

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by James Walchuck, a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101.

For additional information about Encanto Potash Corp., please visit the Company’s website at www.encantopotash.com or review the Company’s documents filed on www.sedar.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Per: “James Walchuck”
Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:
Gary Deathe
Corporate Development
Toronto Office
(647) 728-7987

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