Vancouver, February 18, 2010, Western Potash Corp. (the �Company�) (TSX.V: WPX, FSE: AHE) has received a very encouraging report from an oil and gas consultant commissioned to evaluate drill hole data collected during the Company�s definition drilling program at its Milestone project in Saskatchewan. A total of 9 wells have been drilled at Milestone while defining the new potash resource which was reported previously on February 2, 2010. The down-hole geophysical logs have indicated the presence of neutron-density crossovers (neutron capture) in two zones in all 9 wells. A close inspection of the neutron capture, combined with data on lithology and porosity indicate the presence of hydrocarbons. The wells along this indicated hydrocarbon zone span a distance of 18.5 kms in strike length.

The data was evaluated by J.R. Britton, P. Geol., P. Eng., a petroleum geologist with over 40 years experience in the basin. Mr. Britton�s interpretation shows that two of the formations have significant areas of possible natural gas. In his report, further work is recommended including the completion of additional test wells to collect pressure, gas quality, and deliverability data in order to reduce investment risk and assess the natural gas production potential of this area.

The company wells were drilled to hydrocarbon industry standards where lithology and down-hole logs, including resistivity, sonic, neutron density and caliper logs were recorded for all the formations drilled from surface casing to just below the Potash beds. Patricio Varas, CEO of the company commented that:" the possibility of having sizable natural gas pools sitting on the door step of our Potash deposit would represent a significant advantage to any future plans to develop the Milestone potash resource". The supply of natural gas is key to the economics of Potash resource extraction as solution mining and the subsequent refining processes are energy intensive. The company contemplates that should production of hydrocarbons be possible and viable, that any production in excess of Western�s energy needs to run its potash operations would be sold into the existing gas pipeline infrastructure. The Trans Canada Pipeline lies adjacent to the potential natural gas zone.

Management is excited about this prospect and is formulating a strategy to move forward with this opportunity. The first step in this strategy has been to secure all the available private oil and gas rights in the Milestone area. To this effect, the Company has been actively acquiring the PNG (petroleum natural gas) rights from private landowners as part of its potash land acquisition strategy at Milestone, which covers 65% of the prospective area. The Crown PNG rights are currently unavailable as they are located within the Company�s currently active potash exploration permits, and are not subject to Provincial PNG land sales.

The next step will be to drill and test the interpreted hydrocarbon zones. The Company is investigating doing this on a 100% basis or through a joint venture with an Oil and Gas third party, utilizing standard hydrocarbon industry JV and option agreements. The Company will keep the right to extract the natural gas for Potash production at cost, which ever strategy is chosen.

About Western Potash

Western Potash Corp. is a mineral exploration company engaged in the evaluation, exploration and development of potash mineral properties in Western Canada. The Company intends to define and develop a world-class potash deposit in an ecologically sustainable, economically efficient and socially responsible manner.

This news release was reviewed by Dr. Michael Hardy P.E., and Douglas Hambley P.E. and P. Geo., of Agapito Associates Inc. Both individuals are Qualified Persons under NI 43-101 Rules and Policies and are the authors of the updated NI 43-101 Technical Report on which this news release is based.

The in-house qualified persons for the purposes of NI 43-101 guidelines are J. Patricio Varas, P. Geo and Dean Pekeski, P. Geo, both of whom have reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

For more information on Western Potash Corp.�s projects, please visit the Company�s website at:

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"J. Patricio Varas"
J. Patricio Varas
President and CEO

This news release contains Forward Looking Statements regarding our intentions and plans. Forward looking statements in this news release include that the initial resource estimate consists of 32 million tonnes of indicated potash resource (contained KCl) plus 230 million tonnes of inferred potash resource; that the Western Potash board anticipate that the resource in the indicated and measured categories will be enhanced by the additional 5 wells that have now been completed; that the resource calculation is only the beginning; that the Company will now fundamentally change from a pure exploration company to one that is poised to begin the development of Saskatchewan�s newest greenfield discovered Potash mineral resource in decades; that AAI recommends a two phased development program that includes an additional five well drill program as well as extensive 2D and 3D seismic surveys to prepare an updated NI 43-101 report that will upgrade a greater proportion of the inferred category tonnage into the indicated and measured categories; that results from the remaining wells drilled will be reported when the analyses are completed; it has initiated its 3D seismic survey on the property and that it expects that this survey will be completed in the current quarter; that the Company anticipates that it will commence a preliminary economic assessment of the Project as soon as the current definition phase is completed; that the preliminary economic assessment will aim to conceptualize the viability of a potash mining operation on the property; that the assessment will place particular focus on quantifying the expected beneficial effects that the higher Potash formation temperatures measured may have on reducing the energy requirements of a Potash operation, so as to estimate potential operating cost savings; that the Company believes that the formation temperatures, represent an important factor for the economics of future mining on the property; that the Company views formation temperature as a key parameter in solution mining economics, offering advantages in solution mass-balance and savings in capital, energy and processing costs; that Agapito Associates Inc. of Golden, Colorado has also been engaged to complete an NI-43-101 compliant indicated and inferred resource calculation based on the results of the expanded definition drill and seismic program; It is the Company�s policy not to update forward looking statements. Various factors may prevent or delay our plans, including but not limited to, contractor availability and performance, weather, access, mineral prices and success and failure of the exploration and development carried out at various stages of the program. Readers should review risk factors applicable to junior mining exploration companies generally to understand the variety of risks that can affect the Company.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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