ALT Alturas Minerals Corp

Alturas Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ALT)(LMA:ALT) ("the Company") is pleased to
announce that the board of directors has elected Mr. Walter Henry as the
Chairman of the Corporation. Mr. Henry joined the board in 2009. Mr. Miguel
Cardozo resigned his role as Chairman but will continue as a director as well as
President and Chief Executive Officer. The board of directors was of the view
that this step would enhance corporate governance and allow Mr. Cardozo more
time to focus on the business of the Company. The board will also be undertaking
a review of its composition in the coming months to ensure that it is providing
effective oversight.


Mr. Henry, Chartered Financial Analyst, is currently the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Frontline Gold Corp., and has extensive experience in the
areas of international project financing, capital markets financing, commercial
bank financing, financial reporting, controls and taxation matters, and treasury
and financial risk management. Mr. Henry previously held the positions of
Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer with a number of public
companies listed on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange, including Royal Nickel
Corp., Tiberon Minerals Ltd., Juno Special Situations Corp. and Alturas Minerals
Corp. In 2010, he successfully completed the Institute of Corporate Directors
Course and obtained the ICD.D. Mr. Henry is currently an associate member of
AIMR/Toronto Society of Financial Analysts as well as an associate of the
Institute of Canadian Bankers.


Currently, Mr. Henry serves as a Director of Frontline Gold Corporation, Merrex
Gold Inc., Satori Resources Inc. and Consolidated Westview Resource Corp.


About Alturas Minerals Corp. 

Alturas is a Canadian corporation, and is the indirect parent of the Peruvian
company, Alturas Minerals S.A. ("Alturas Peru") and of the Chilean company,
Alturas Chile Limitada ("Alturas Chile"). Alturas Peru has been exploring
various mineral projects in Peru since January 2004. Alturas Chile initiated
exploration activities during the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Alturas'
exploration strategy is focused on the discovery of large copper-gold
porphyry/skarn deposits and epithermal gold mineralized deposits.


The principal assets of Alturas are four drill-ready mineral exploration
projects located in Peru and Chile, including the Chapi Chapi-Utupara, Sombrero
and Huajoto projects in Peru, and La Corina property in Chile. In addition,
Alturas Peru has interests in the Ccaccapaqui gold project that has been
optioned to Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (see press release dated
January 31, 2012) and in three other less-advanced exploration projects in Peru
(Callejones, San Antonio and La Divina).


For further information, please visit the Company's website at
www.alturasminerals.com. 


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investor@alturasminerals.com and specify "Alturas News" in the subject line.


Cautionary Language and Forward Looking Statements 

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements", which are subject
to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
Investors are cautioned that such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and results. Risks and uncertainties about the Company's business
are more fully discussed in the Company's disclosure documents filed from time
to time with the Canadian securities authorities.

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