AME Abacus Mining and Exploration Corporation

Abacus Mining & Exploration Corporation ("Abacus" or the "Company") (TSX
VENTURE:AME) is pleased to announce the appointment of James D. (Jim) Excell,
B.A.Sc. to the Board of Directors of the Corporation.


During an international career spanning more than three decades with BHP
Billiton Diamonds Inc., Mr. Excell managed and developed some of the world's
premier mining projects in the United States, Australia and Canada. He led the
construction, commissioning and subsequent operation of the $700 million
development of the Ekati Diamond Mine, Canada's first diamond mine. From 1999 to
2003, he was President and COO of BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. and served as its
Chairman to June 2005. Jim also managed copper operations in British Columbia,
as well as metallurgical and thermal coal mines in Australia and the U.S. In
addition to his outstanding industry experience, he is recognized for fostering
goodwill relations with government and aboriginal groups.


For his contributions to the mining industry, Jim Excell has been recognized
with such awards as Businessman of the Year from the NWT Chamber of Commerce,
Resource Person of the Year by the Alberta Chamber of Resources, and on behalf
of BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., the Viola R. MacMillan Developers Award for
outstanding leadership in management and financing for exploration and
development of mineral resources.


Tom McKeever, Executive Chairman of Abacus commented, "We are very pleased to
welcome Jim to the Board at this defining stage in our transition to mid-tier
producer and as we forge new ground with our joint venture partner KGHM Polska
Miedz. Jim's accomplishments in the mining field are remarkable, his dedication
to building goodwill among all stakeholders in the mining community legendary.
His expertise will be of tremendous value to the development of our Afton-Ajax
Project and beyond."


Mr. Excell serves as a board member for Advanced Explorations Inc., Canterra
Minerals Corporation and Fortune Minerals Inc. and is a director of the
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and serves on its Aboriginal
Affairs Committee.


On Behalf of the Board,

ABACUS MINING AND EXPLORATION CORPORATION

Doug Fulcher, President and Chief Executive Officer

Tom McKeever, Executive Chairman

About Abacus

Abacus is an exploration and development company with a 43-101 compliant
positive preliminary economic assessment report (announced June 22, 2009) for
its Ajax copper/gold project located 10 kilometres southwest of Kamloops,
British Columbia. The report contemplates a 60,000 tonne per day operation
producing an average of approximately 110 million pounds of copper (approx.
50,000 tonnes) and 100,000 ounces of gold in concentrate annually. Sensitivity
analyses approximating metal prices (US$3.00 per pound copper and US$1,000 per
ounce gold) in the assessment indicate a NPV of $1.46 billion discounted 8% over
a 23 year mine life, with an IRR of 35.4%, cash costs of $0.90 per pound copper,
and payback of 2.0 years. The Ajax extension remains open along strike and at
depth. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated
economic viability.


Forward-Looking Information

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical
facts, that address events or developments that Abacus Mining and Exploration
Corp. (the "Company") expects to occur, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are
generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans",
"anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and
similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may",
"could" or "should" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual
results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration
successes, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general
economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and
opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in
the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors,
should change.

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