Point Roberts WA, Delta B.C., April 15, 2010 - www.InvestorIdeas.com and its leading mining investor portals present recent commentary on Soltera Mining Corp. (OTCPK:SLTA)  FRANKFURT:SN7), by Lisa Springer, CFA, equity research analyst and financial writer.

Soltera Mining Locks In Production Deal Offering Near-Term Revenues and Long-Term Opportunity 

During tough times, innovative approaches and smart deal-making can separate winners from losers, particularly in mineral mining, which is a notoriously capital-intensive business. Soltera Mining (OTCPK: SLTA), a junior gold mining company operating in South America, has acquired rights to mine gold-bearing surface deposits at El Torno that are both accessible and inexpensive to work and process.

BHP Billiton Canada Inc. to acquire Athabasca Potash Inc.

Athabasca Potash Inc. ("API") and BHP Billiton Canada Inc. ("BHP Billiton") are pleased to announce they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby BHP Billiton will offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of API at a price of $8.35 cash per common share (the "Consideration"). The total equity value of the transaction is approximately $341 million on a fully-diluted basis. All amounts are in Canadian dollars. The transaction represents the culmination of a nearly year-long process first described in API's March 30, 2009 press release and later expanded in API's July 16, 2009 press release.

Western Potash Corp. Reports a Composite Thickness of 24.4 Metres of Potash Mineralization with a Grade of 18.2 Wt % K2O across Three Potash Members from the Fourth Well at Milestone, Prepares for Expanded Drilling and Seismic Program with Goal towards Resource Definition

Western Potash Corp. (the "Company") (TSX.V: WPX, FSE: AHE) is pleased to announce that it has received the complete results from its first phase drill program on the Milestone property in southern Saskatchewan. Gamma ray results have been reported in previous news releases for the four wells drilled in the initial exploration phase and potash assay results for the first well were reported in a June 15th, 2009 company release. Highlighted in the fourth well is a 24.4 m composite intersection of potash mineralization with a weighted average grade of 18.2 wt % K2O across three potash members.

Western Potash Corp. Intersects over Twenty Five Metres of Potash Mineralization in Fourth Well 12.5 km South of First Mineralized Well

Western Potash Corp. (the "Company") (TSX.V: WPX, FSE: AHE) is pleased to announce that the fourth well on the Milestone property has intersected strong potash mineralization over a thicker package of potash members in a combined mineralized width of over 25 meters. These results further indicate that the extent of the mineralized potash beds spans at least 12.5 km south from the first well, Milestone-001, reported previously. The Company's wholly-owned Milestone property, comprising 500 square km in area, is located approximately 30 km southeast of Regina, and is southeast of Mosaic's Belle Plaine Mine, one of the largest producing potash solution mines in the world.