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VANCOUVER, March 31 /CNW/ - Spur Ventures Inc. (TSX Venture-SVU,
NASDAQ OTC BB-SPVEF) announced today that consolidated net earnings for the
4th quarter of 2005 were ($752,000) or ($0.01) per share versus ($870,000) or
($0.02) for the fourth quarter of 2004. This represented a 14% improvement
over 2004 despite the fact that the plant was shut down for 53 days in the
fourth quarter for inventory control. Net earnings for the year were
($3,332,000) versus ($2,426,000) for 2004 reflecting further investment in
strengthening our management team, advancing our growth projects and a foreign
exchange loss of $954,000. Earnings per share were ($0.07) for 2005 unchanged
from 2004.
Yichang Spur Chemicals produced 33,422 mt of NPK's versus 18,727 mt in
2004 and sold 29,816 mt versus 20,342 mt in 2004. The plant was taken down for
routine maintenance and inventory control for a total of 185 days. When on
stream, daily production averaged 186 mt yielding an operating rate of 68% of
capacity. Revenues were $8,265,374, a 72% increase over $4,810,302 in 2004.
Gross profit was $100,000 versus ($50,000) in 2004. EBITDA was ($536,000)
versus ($313,000) in 2004 because of a $300,000 inventory write down and a
$72,000 bad debt reserve charge.
More information can be found on the company's website           
www.spur-ventures.com

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                          KEY DEVELOPMENTS
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A Year of Growth
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Based on the strong long-term fundamentals for grain production and
fertilizer use in China, Spur continued investing in its people and advancing
the announced growth of its mining and compound phosphate fertilizer
operations.
"Our announced partnership with Hubei Tianren allowed us to strengthen
our management in China" said Dr. Rob Rennie, Spur's CEO. Zhao Huitian from
Tianren was appointed General Manager of Yichang Spur Chemicals (YSC), our
NPK facility. Tianren's technical teams also participated in our mining and
NPK expansion engineering studies. Michael Kuta joined Spur as Corporate
Secretary and General Counsel. Joel Jeangrand was appointed Vice President
Corporate Development after assisting us with the Tianren merger for
three months. Dong Dong Huang left Spur in January of 2006 to pursue other
interests and resigned from the Spur Board of Directors. Helen Huang from
Carrefour was appointed Manager of Government and Public Relations.
The NPK market continued to grow in 2005 but a combination of increased
cost of raw materials and inclement weather reduced the growth rate,
particularly in the fourth quarter. On the supply side NPK imports were up
11% to 2.3 M mt and much of this had to be redirected offshore. The result was
either shut downs or reduced production by many of Spur's competitors while
others lowered prices in order to reduce inventory.
Margins were squeezed for all phosphate producers but this environment
represented an opportunity for Spur's team to manage its NPK production in
response to the realities of the market. YSC sales were $8.1 million,
72% higher than in 2004 despite the fact that we block operated the plant and
shut it down for 185 days including 53 days in the fourth quarter. This focus
on variable costs allowed YSC to achieve a modest Gross Profit of $100,000 in
a market where many of our competitors lost money. YSC's results were
negatively impacted by a one-time $300,000 write down in inventory and a
$72,000 bad debt reserve charge on sales incurred prior to Spur assuming
ownership of this facility. EBITDA for YSC was ($536,000) close to our target
of cash flow break even when the previous adjustments are considered.
"We are pleased with our progress at YSC," Dr. Rennie said. "The team set
new daily and monthly production records but showed the discipline to focus on
the bottom line and ensure we responded to market demand." "Our project teams
also successfully commissioned a 60,000 mt per year phosphoric acid plant in
March, the first step in implementing our strategy of integrating raw
materials to NPK production."
"We will continue to invest in our people and advance our strategy in
China," Rennie said. "Clearly YSC's earnings cannot be expected to offset
these costs until we are mining our own phosphates and have increased our NPK
capacity."

A Successful Public Offering
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In July 2005, the Company successfully completed a private placement for
gross proceeds of $30 million. The cash and short-term investments balance of
$35.9 million at the end of 2005 enables us to continue exploring a variety of
growth strategies in China.

Mining License Transfers
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Spur fulfilled all of its requirements for our joint venture partner,
YPCC, to transfer the two mining licenses to our 78% owned joint venture,
Yichang Maple Leaf Chemicals (YMC) by mid year.
"There is no doubt that the mining license transfer process is proceeding
more slowly than we had hoped," Dr. Rennie said. "As a foreign investor Spur
must undergo a rigorous review by several government agencies at the city,
rural and provincial level. The challenge is not so much the time for the
review process but rather the complexity involved." For this reason, Spur
signed an MOU with Yichang City in mid-October which clarified the decision
making process.

Proposed Transactions
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In June 2005, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the
fertilizer related assets of Hebei Tianren Chemical Corporation, a Chinese
holding company, and to merge the management teams and businesses of both
companies. The Company substantially completed Due Diligence late in the
fourth quarter. The Company continues to negotiate the final agreement with
Tianren while partnering with them to work with the Chinese authorities on the
approval processes.

Outlook
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China's 11th Five-Year Plan targets the imbalance between China's urban
and rural populations by focusing resources on the new socialist countryside.
Education, health and the income of China's over 800 million rural citizens
will be emphasized with a view to a better balance between economic growth and
environmental quality
"A better educated, healthier and financially strong farmer is key to the
sustainable growth of China's agricultural sector and for Spur's future,"
Dr. Rennie said.
The 11th Five-Year Plan also identified the need to increase China's
grain production by 25% to 640 million tonnes to meet increased population
levels and the trend to more meat and poultry in the Chinese diet. The
national authorities recognize that higher crop yields can only be achieved by
proper use of balanced fertilization together with increased knowledge at the
farm level on the use of all agricultural inputs including fertilizers.
"Spur's compound phosphate fertilizers are the best available products to
achieve this balanced fertilization," Rennie continued.
Based on these strong long-term fundamentals, Spur is continuing its
mining and NPK expansion plans.
YSC is investing $250,000 as sustaining capital to ensure a consistently
high level of product quality and maximum levels of production. Spur will also
complete its ERP implementation for a cost of $52,000. Planned capital
expenditures on the mine development and NPK engineering will total
approximately $300,000.
"With our strengthened balance sheet, our expanded management team on the
ground in China and continuing improvements at YSC, we are in a good position
to implement our growth strategies," Rennie concluded.

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Spur Ventures Inc. aims to be the premier integrated fertilizer
manufacturer in China, with plans to produce up to one million tonnes per year
of high-quality NPK fertilizer for domestic consumption in the central
province of Hubei, China. These expansion plans include the development of a
rich phosphate deposit in China, located near Yichang City.

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be
"forward-looking statements" regarding the timing and content of upcoming
programs. Although Spur Ventures believes the expectations expressed in such
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements include phosphate and potash prices,
exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and
financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.

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