J-Pacific Receives British Columbia Mining Exploration Tax Credit Refund

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 5, 2009) - J-Pacific Gold Inc. (the "Company" or "J-Pacific") (TSX VENTURE: JPN.V) announced today it has received Mining Exploration Tax Credit refunds totalling $634,323 from the Government of British Columbia, for exploration work conducted from 2006 to 2008 at the Company's Blackdome Gold Mine and Elizabeth Gold Property.

Over the past two months, J-Pacific has added $1,812,104 to its working capital from the B.C. and Quebec mineral exploration tax credit programs, along with equity financing from a private placement.

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