BonTerra Corporate Update & Samples Sent for Rush Assay

VANCOUVER, BC -- (Marketwire) -- 04/15/11 --

BonTerra Resources Inc. /
BONTERRA CORPORATE UPDATE & SAMPLES SENT FOR RUSH ASSAY
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                            BONTERRA RESOURCES INC.
                     Suite 4006 - 1011 West Cordova Street
                      Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 0B2
                           Telephone: (604) 678-5308

TSX.V SYMBOL - BTR

FSE SYMBOL - 9BR

BonTerra Resources Inc. (TSX.V: BTR; FSE: 9BR)
(the 'Company', 'BonTerra') has finished its ice drilling and is
currently
drilling the second deep hole on its 100% owned Eastern Extension Gold
Project
('the Property'). The Property is located 170km northeast of Val d'Or,
Quebec in
the Abitibi Greenstone Belt.

To date the Company has drilled a total of 29 drill holes totaling
6012.85
metres on the Eastern Extension Property. The 30(th) hole is being
drilled at
this time. BonTerra is sending the ice holes in for rush assay. Several
other
holes are also going into the lab to be assayed for gold.

The Company has accepted the resignation of Mr. Graeme Sewell from the
Board of
Directors of BonTerra effective the 14(th) of April. BonTerra thanks Mr.
Sewell
for his contributions and service. The Board of Directors consists of:
Mitchell
Adam, Casey Forward, Thomas Clarke and Robert Bryce.

Qualified Person

This press release has been reviewed by Thomas Clarke, Pr.Sci.Nat., a
Director
of BonTerra. Mr. Clarke is a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.

About BonTerra

BonTerra is a Canadian gold exploration company focused continuing to
expand the
known gold zone on its 100% owned Eastern Extension property, part of the
world
famous Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Quebec. BonTerra has a total of
four
properties in the Urban-Barry belt, all gold exploration targets.
BonTerra's
Eastern Extension, Lavoie, Urban-Barry and Anderson properties are
located
approximately 170 km NE of Val-d'Or and 125 km SW of Chibougamau in the
Urban,
Barry and Bailly townships in Québec.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
BONTERRA RESOURCES INC.

/s/ Thomas Clarke
Thomas Clarke
Director

This press release contains projections and forward-looking information
that
involve various risks and uncertainties regarding future events. Such
forward-
looking information can include without limitation statements based on
current
expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties and are
not
guarantees of future performance of the Company such as the statement
that the
Company is rushing samples to the lab, these samples may or may not
contain
gold, the Company will add a value added Director to the Board.
There are
numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
and the
Company's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed
in the
forward-looking information, including: (i) adverse market conditions;
(ii) a
decrease in demand for and price of gold; and (iii) general uncertainties
with
respect to mineral exploration in general. Actual results and future
events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.
These and
all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are
based on
estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made
and are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by
law,
the Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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