VMS Vortex Metals Inc

Foran Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:FOM) ("Foran" or the "Company") today
announced financial results for the year ended September 30, 2011, as well as a
summary of key developments.


Patrick Soares, President and CEO of Foran commented: "Foran's new management
team has accomplished a great deal and added substantial value to the Company in
a short period. Recent work at our 100% owned McIlvenna Bay deposit has
confirmed historic results. A large new mineral resource for the Copper
Stockwork Zone was added to the substantial zinc resource; we anticipate
updating the global mineral resource after completion of our winter 2012
drilling. Engineering studies are well underway, including metallurgy which
builds on historic results, geotechnical rock stability and geochemical
testwork, and new environmental baseline studies. All this work will culminate
in a Preliminary Economic Assessment that we plan to launch in the fall of
2012." Mr. Soares continued "We anticipate that the work completed on the
deposit in 2012, when combined with regional exploration aimed at the discovery
of additional deposits, will continue to add value for Foran shareholders." 


Key Developments:



--  The Company increased its direct ownership interest in the McIlvenna Bay
    property to 100%; 
--  continued to build a strong management team with proven experience and
    success in the mining industry including a President and CEO, two senior
    geologists, a CFO and a VP of Corporate Development; 
--  strengthened the Board of Directors by appointing two independent
    members with extensive experience in the mining industry; and 
--  subsequent to fiscal year end, released a new resource on the Copper
    Stockwork Zone at McIlvenna Bay, including a greater than 80% increase
    in the global tonnage in the indicated category and a 60% increase in
    the inferred category.



Financial Highlights:



--  The Company completed flow-through and non-flow-through financings,
    raising gross proceeds of $14.96 million which is being used for
    exploration activities and general working capital purposes; and 
--  had $12.3 million of cash and cash equivalents and working capital of
    $11.6 million as at September 30, 2011;



The Company incurred a net loss of $1,803,323 (2010: $243,221), or $0.04 per
share (2010: $0.01 per share) in the year ended September 30, 2011, with the
most significant contributing factor being stock-based compensation expense of
$1,466,850 (2010: $40,525).


A complete set of the Company's audited consolidated Financial Statements and
related notes for the year ended September 30, 2011 and Management's Discussion
and Analysis will be posted on the Company's website at www.foranmining.com and
filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 


About Foran Mining 

Foran is a diversified exploration and development company with projects in the
Flin Flon Mining Belt. The Company's flagship McIlvenna Bay Project is located
in east central Saskatchewan, 60 kilometres west of Flin Flon, Manitoba and
contains the McIlvenna Bay deposit, a large volcanogenic massive sulphide
("VMS") deposit. 


McIlvenna Bay is one of the largest undeveloped VMS deposits in Canada, with
total indicated resources of over 12 million tonnes ("Mt") and total inferred
resources of almost 10 Mt (12.07Mt of 1.16% Cu, 3.69% Zn and 19 g/t Ag (or 2.50%
CuEq) indicated and 9.57 Mt of 1.07% Cu, 3.86% Zn, and 19 g/t Ag (or 2.42% CuEq)
inferred, where provisions for metallurgical recovery and smelter returns are
included in the copper equivalence estimation). For additional information see
the report entitled "Technical Report on the McIlvenna Bay Project,
Saskatchewan, Canada" dated December 9, 2011 at www.sedar.com or
www.foranmining.com. Roger March, VP Project Exploration for Foran and a
Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 has reviewed
and approved the technical information in this release. 


Foran trades on the TSX.V under the symbol "FOM". 

Forward Looking Statements 

This news release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides
no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations.
Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the
Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that
the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as "believes",
"anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or
"plan". Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address
future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks
and uncertainties. Actual results relating to, among other things, results of
exploration, project development, reclamation and capital costs of the Company's
mineral properties, and the Company's financial condition and prospects, could
differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many
reasons such as: changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the
financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; litigation,
legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and
competitive developments; technological and operational difficulties encountered
in connection with the activities of the Company; and other matters discussed in
this news release. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect
any of the Company's forward-looking statements. These and other factors should
be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the
Company's forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update
any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by the Company
or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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