News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2003

CONTACT: John T. Day, President/CEO
Dennis P. Gauger, CFO
Nevada Chemicals, Inc.
801-984-0228

Nevada Chemicals, Inc. To Announce 2nd Quarter 2003 Earnings

John T. Day, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Chemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:NCEM), today announced it will release and file Form 10-Q with the SEC for the company's 2003 2nd Quarter earnings on July 30, 2003.

Nevada Chemicals will host a conference call to discuss 2003 2nd Quarter earnings on Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 11:15 a.m. ET, 9:15 a.m. MT. Media representatives, analysts and the public are invited to listen to this discussion by calling 800-937-6563, access reference: Nevada Chemicals, 2003 2nd Quarter Earnings. A replay of the call will be available beginning one hour after the conclusion of the call and will run through Thursday, August 7, by dialing 1-800-839-0860 and entering the passcode 1262.

Nevada Chemicals, Inc., through its 50% stake in Cyanco, a chemical producer of sodium cyanide located in Winnemucca, Nevada, is the premier producer of strategic chemicals for the gold mining industry of the United States.

Note: The foregoing contains "forward-looking" statements that are pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business prospects and performance. These include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the Company's reports to shareholders and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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