BonTerra Assays 114.00 Grams/Tonne Gold, Eastern Extension, Quebec

VANCOUVER, BC -- (Marketwire) -- 07/12/11 --

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BONTERRA ASSAYS 114.00 GRAMS/TONNE GOLD, EASTERN EXTENSION, QUEBEC
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BONTERRA ASSAYS 114.00 GRAMS/TONNE GOLD, EASTERN EXTENSION, QUEBEC

Vancouver, BC - July 12, 2011: BonTerra Resources Inc. (TSX.V: BTR; FSE:
9BR)
(the 'Company', 'BonTerra') has received complete assays for hole
number BA-
11-24 on the Eastern Extension Property (the 'Property'). In
addition, the
Company has received partial assays for holes BA-11-29 and BA-11-10.
Hole BA-
11-29 has since been deepened with additional assays pending.

Highlights of the Drill Holes

* BonTerra has returned its highest gold assay to date at 114.00 G/T
gold.
* A partial gold intercept for BA-11-29 assayed 8.1 metres at 14.17 G/T
gold.
* The Company continues to intercept gold at depths greater than 300
metres.

Table 1: Table of Significant Assays

----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| Drill | From | To | Length | Gold |
| Hole | (m) | (m) | (m) | (g/tonne) |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| BA-11-10 | 313.50 | 314.00 | 0.50 | 1.38 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| BA-11-10 | 336.50 | 337.00 | 0.50 | 1.69 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| BA-11-24 | 144.80 | 153.00 | 8.20 | 3.02 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| Including | 144.80 | 147.00 | 2.20 | 6.13 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| Including | 152.00 | 153.00 | 1.00 | 5.69 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| BA-11-29 | 190.00 | 198.10 | 8.10 | 14.17 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| Including | 194.00 | 195.00 | 1.00 | 34.40 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| Including | 194.00 | 197.50 | 3.50 | 32.74 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
| Including | 196.80 | 197.50 | 0.70 | 114.00 |
----------- -------- -------- -------- -----------

Table 2: Location of the Drill Holes Disclosed in this News Release

---------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ----------- -----------
| DDH | Northing | Easting | Depth | Azimuth | Dip |
| Number | (UTM NAD83) | (UTM NAD83) | (metres) | (degrees) | (degrees) |
---------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ----------- -----------
| BA-11-10 | 456236 | 5428225 | 510.05 | 158 | -70 |
---------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ----------- -----------
| BA-11-24 | 456140 | 5428118 | 351.25 | 182 | -55 |
---------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ----------- -----------
| BA-11-29 | 456204 | 5428128 | 198.10* | 160 | -50 |
---------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ----------- -----------
* BA-11-29 has since been deepened

Qualified Person

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

The drill program and sampling is being supervised on behalf of the
Company by
Geologica Inc. of Val d'Or, Quebec. These are sample results taken
from
mineralized intervals of the drill holes. Depths and lengths are core
lengths
and not true widths. Gold intercepts disclosed in this news
release are
significant gold intercepts and not all the samples were submitted for
fire
assay. Samples were submitted to ALS Chemex of Val d'Or, Quebec for
crushing,
pulverizing and fire-assay for gold. Samples fire-assaying greater than 10
grams
per tonne gold are then fire-assayed with a gravimetric finish. Assay
samples
are taken from drill core, sawed in half along the core axis. One half is
sent
to ALS Chemex Laboratories and the other half retained by the Company for
future
reference. The Company applies a full quality assurance and quality
control
program (QAQC) system for every batch of samples submitted to the lab
(gold
standard, sample duplicate and blank).

About BonTerra Resources

BonTerra is a Canadian gold exploration company focused continuing to
expand the
known gold zone on its 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.

Other Companies Exploring in the Urban-Barry Gold Camp

Neighboring companies in the region are Metanor, Amseco, Beaufield, Eagle
Hill,
Glen Eagle, Urbana, Freewest and Key Gold. The Company has an option to
earn
100% of the Eastern Extension property from Abitex Resources subject to
a 2%
NSR.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
BONTERRA RESOURCES INC.
/s/ Mitchell Adam
Mitchell Adam
President, Director

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