VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/19/12 — AsiaBaseMetals Inc. ("AsiaBaseMetals" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ABZ) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement (the "Definitive Agreement") with AXN Group LLC ("AXNG") for the acquisition by the Company of a 90% interest in a Laos limited company that will hold exclusive rights to explore and mine the Vientiane Potash Property, a 16.5 k
