Hunt Mining Corp. ("Hunt") is pleased to announce the signing of an exploration agreement with Eldorado Gold Corporation ("Eldorado") for precious metal exploration in Argentina.

Under the terms of the agreement, Hunt's Argentine wholly-owned subsidiary Cerro Cazador S.A. ("CCSA") will be the initial operator conducting exploration activities on existing Hunt properties including twenty exploration concessions ("Cateos") and six discovery concessions ("Manifestations of Discovery") aggregating a total of 2,013 square kilometers of prospective ground in the Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz province Argentina. Hunt will also work to locate, submit, explore and develop new projects generated in the agreement area. Work programs, expenditures, and new submittals, under the agreement, will be considered for approval by a technical committee consisting of two representatives from Hunt and two from Eldorado. Upon approval, 100% of exploration expenditures will be paid by Eldorado which has currently budgeted approximately Cdn $2.5 million over the next seven months remaining in 2012. This agreement does not affect Hunt's flagship La Josefina project or the La Valenciana project (pending) in which Hunt will retain all rights as prescribed in the arrangements between Fomicruz, the Santa Cruz provincial mining company, and CCSA.

Summary of Agreement Terms

Under the terms of the agreement, exploration will be broken into three stages with all funding for the first two stages coming from Eldorado.

-- Stage I (reconnaissance exploration)

   -- Provides a 30 month period to evaluate projects before graduating to Stage II or being dropped from the agreement with CCSA retaining a 100% interest.

   -- Each new Stage I project, generated by Hunt and accepted by Eldorado under the agreement, will require a onetime payment from Eldorado to CCSA of Cdn $125,000.

-- Stage II (drilling, advanced exploration, preliminary economic assessment)

   -- Each project elected by Eldorado to advance to Stage II will require a onetime payment from Eldorado to CCSA of Cdn $200,000 plus annual payments on each project of Cdn $125,000.

-- Stage III (JV formation, feasibility, development toward production)

   -- Projects advancing to Stage III will require the formation of a joint venture entity with a 75% interest in such entity being owned by Eldorado and 25% interest being owned by Hunt.

   -- Additionally, CCSA will also receive a onetime payment of Cdn $1,500,000 from Eldorado.

Advanced Projects covered by the Agreement

Hunt's Bajo Pobre Gold Project has been designated as a Stage II project under the terms of the Agreement. Exploration plans for Bajo Pobre will include advanced drill target definition through structural mapping, detailed sampling and may also include additional geophysical analysis with planned drill testing later in 2012. On Hunt's El Gateado the plan is to re-evaluate past drilling results and geologic interpretations with the goal of developing new drill targets and taking it to Stage II status.

"We are very pleased that our team and assets in Santa Cruz Argentina has attracted a leading, low cost, precious metal producer like Eldorado Gold Corporation, to partner with us in exploring what we firmly believe is one of the most prospective precious metals regions in the world" stated Tim Hunt, Hunt Mining Corp's Executive Chairman.

About Hunt Mining

Hunt Mining Corp. has been an active and aggressive explorer in Santa Cruz since 2006. During that time, Hunt's wholly owned subsidiary, Cerro Cazador S.A., has completed a large amount of exploration activity including approximately 57,000 meters of HQ core drilling, 416 line kilometers of Induced Polarization geophysical surveys and more than 15,000 surface channel, chip, and trench samples. Historical results and additional information can be viewed at www.huntmining.com