Positioning of Matamec’s Heavy Rare Earths Kipawa Deposit

Montreal, November 18^th , 2010 - Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec" or the “Company” - TSX-V: MAT) announces that at the 6^th international rare earths conference that was held between November 9^th to 11^th 2010, Judith Chegwidden (Roskill) and Dudley J. Kingsnorth (Industrial Minerals Corporation of Australia) have identified five deposits of heavy rare earths in their presentation entitled "Rare Earths: Facing the Uncertainties of Supply": Dubbo (Australia), Nechalacho (Canada), Strange Lake (Canada) , Bokan-Dotson Ridge (USA) and Kipawa (Canada).  Furthermore, Mr. Yasushi Watanabe (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) highlighted, at this same conference, that the Japanese government and private sectors are looking for sources of rare earths outside of China, particularly heavy rare earths deposits. These sources must be timely, compact and inexpensive projects. In addition, on November the 2^nd and the 11^th, Gareth P. Hatch (Technology Metals Research), who is independent of Matamec, ranked the Kipawa deposit third, when comparing it with 13 advanced rare earths projects out of a total of 251 projects worldwide, for its potential for exploitation on the basis of the proportion of critical REEs present. About Matamec Other than its focus on the development of the Kipawa deposit and exploration for other showings of rare earths-yttrium-zirconium-niobium-tantalum on its Zeus property, Matamec’s exploration strategy is to discover gold deposits, base metals and platinum group, as well as rare metals. For gold, the company explores in the prolific mining camp of Timmins, Ontario, of which the main target is the Matheson JV with Goldcorp Canada Ltd. and Goldcorp Inc. In Quebec, the Company is exploring for lithium and tantalum on its Tansim property and for precious and base metals on its Sakami, Valmont and Vulcain properties. As well, it is exploring for gold together with Northern Superior Resources Inc. on the Lespérance/Wachigabau property. "Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release." For further information please contact: Andre Gauthier President Tel: (514) 844-5252 Email: [email protected] Website: www.matamec.com