Glass Earth Limited (TSX VENTURE:GEL)(NZAX:GEL) ("Glass Earth") is pleased to
announce the completion of the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement
previously announced on April 29, 2010.


In the first tranche a total of 8,667,500 units (the "Units") at a price of
C$0.20 per Unit were issued, for gross proceeds of C$1,733,500. Each Unit
consists of one common share priced at C$0.20 and one share purchase warrant;
each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share at a
price of C$0.35 expiring two years from the closing date.


All the securities are subject to a 4 month hold period and may not be traded
until September 5, 2010.


A further announcement will be made when the second tranche of the private
placement is completed.


The proceeds from the financing will be used to complement cash generated from
the Company's placer mining operations and to drill the following targets:


North Island, New Zealand (Epithermal gold targets)



--  Muirs Reef (GEG 100%) 



A 27 hole drill program is planned to confirm the historical resource and to
test new east and west vein systems defined by ultra detailed 3D resistivity and
geochemistry. This advanced gold project lies 65km SE of Newmont's Martha Gold
Mine (Waihi).


Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand (Mesothermal Gold targets)



--  Serpentine (GEG 90%) 



A 12 hole program is planned to test a 12 km long shear zone, in a 1.5 km zone
with gold in soils up to 1500ppb Gold, and rock chips ranging from 2 - 30 g/t
gold.




--  Game Hen / Hindon (GEG 90%) 



 A 12 hole program is scheduled to test a 12 m wide quartz shear, and
co-incident carbonaceous shear, with individual rock chips in the 7-40 g/t gold
range.




--  Ophir (GEG earning 50%) 



 Drilling is planned on the Wai-iti vein systems and extensive high grade soil
geochemistry on a 600m long shear zone.


Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand (Placer Gold targets)



--  Expansion of its Ida Valley placer mining operations and the development
    of new placer operations in the Manuherikea Valley is scheduled in
    concert with GEG's placer partner Dunstan Mining, and PGIC, a Swiss
    based gold exploration and development company. 



WKP (Newmont 65/35 JV) Drilling in progress:

Glass Earth also announced that drilling on the first drill hole on this gold
target has reached a depth of 200m; progress has been hampered by lack of water
(drought conditions). (This target is managed and funded by GEG's JV partner
Newmont).


Qualified Persons

Glass Earth's exploration programmes are carried out under the supervision of
Glass Earth's President and CEO, Simon Henderson, M.Sc, M.AUSIMM, F.SEG. Mr.
Henderson meets the qualified person requirements (as defined by National
Instrument 43-101) with more than 30 years of experience in the gold mining and
exploration industry.


About Glass Earth Gold Limited

Glass Earth is one of the largest New Zealand-based gold exploration companies
exploring a land position of over 11,500 km2 in the North and South Islands.
With its main office in Wellington, New Zealand, Glass Earth Gold Limited is
listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX VENTURE:GEL) and the New Zealand
Alternative Stock Exchange (NZAX:GEL).


Visit the Company's website at www.glassearthgold.com.

To receive Company news via email, contact jeanny@chfir.com and mention "Glass
Earth news" in the subject line.


To view the map associated with this Press Release, please visit the following
link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/GELexplorationregions.pdf.
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