Belo Sun Mining Corp. (TSX:BSX) (the "Company" or "Belo Sun") announces that pursuant to ordinary Brazilian environmental licensing process, the Environmental Council of Para State, Brazil (COEMA) held a meeting today to consider the issuance of the Preliminary Licence (LP) for the Company's Volta Grande Project.

The COEMA is comprised of 13 members and its decisions are made by simple majority of at least seven votes. Twelve members attended the meeting today, of which eleven members voted in favour of the issuance of the LP. One member, being the State Public Prosecutor Office, did not vote as he requested access to the files of the licensing process prior to voting. To facilitate this request, the meeting was adjourned and COEMA scheduled the continuation of the meeting for December 2, 2013, when the voting will resume. On December 2, 2013, all the members of COEMA will be able to confirm or revise their votes.