Progress Report on Orex's Drilling Program at the Coneto Gold-Silver Project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - July 6, 2010) - Orex Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: REX) presents a progress report on the Phase-I diamond drilling program at the Coneto gold-silver project in Durango State, Mexico.

The first phase of diamond drilling, consisting of 5,000 metres in 21 drill holes, is designed for reconnaissance testing in several areas of the project. All of these targets have surface values for gold and silver as previously reported. There are over 40 mineralized veins within the Coneto Project area. Drilling is being carried out at Loma Verde, Durazno, Promontorio, Impulsora, Estrella-Calaveras, and Sauce-Palma. Results for the first half of the drill holes are now available.

Gary Cope, President of Orex, says; "The Loma Verde area has given us the most encouraging results to date. There are also additional areas of the Coneto Project which will warrant further examination."

In the Loma Verde area, hole CC-10-01 yielded a true thickness of 7.21 metres grading gold 0.471 g/t and silver 165.2 g/t for a silver-equivalent of 193.4 g/t. This included 3.03 metres grading gold 0.447 g/t and silver 265.0 g/t for a silver-equivalent of 291.8 g/t. Hole CC-10-02 yielded 1.89 metres grading gold 0.184 g/t and silver 117.8 g/t for a silver-equivalent of 128.8 g/t. Hole CC-10-03 yielded 3.03 metres grading gold 0.583 g/t and silver 125.1 g/t for a silver-equivalent of 160.1 g/t.

In the Durazno area, a strong, vuggy quartz vein structure is present, but the shallow testing results suggest that the silver values may have been flushed from this part of the system. Hole CC-10-06 yielded a true thickness of 11.00 metres grading gold 0.289 g/t and silver 7.0 g/t for a silver-equivalent of 24.3 g/t. Textures suggest we may be quite high in the system and deeper drilling is needed. Hole CC-10-05 has a hanging-wall intercept which yielded 1.21 metres grading gold 0.225 g/t and silver 120.0 g/t for a silver-equivalent of 133.5 g/t.

In the Promontorio area, the style of mineralization is different from the veins further north. A broad stockwork low-grade gold zone is present at Promontorio. Hole CC-10-07 yielded a true thickness of 28.88 metres grading gold 0.234 g/t and silver 9.1 g/t for a gold-equivalent of 0.386 g/t. In addition, hole CC-10-09 cut a deeper vein which yielded 0.52 metres grading gold 0.757 g/t and silver 554.0 g/t for a silver-equivalent of 599.4 g/t.

Vein From To Core Length True Width Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Ag-Eq (g/t) Au-Eq (g/t)
CC-10-01
Unnamed 176.30 177.80 1.50 1.23 0.764 97.0 142.8 2.381
Loma Verde 184.10 192.90 8.80 7.21 0.471 165.2 193.4 3.224
Includes 188.70 192.40 3.70 3.03 0.447 265.0 291.8 4.864
Includes 192.00 192.40 0.40 0.33 0.903 772.0 826.2 13.770
CC-10-02
Loma Verde 299.20 302.50 3.30 1.89 0.184 117.8 128.8 2.147
Includes 299.20 301.00 1.80 1.03 0.185 173.4 184.6 3.075
Includes 299.70 301.00 1.30 0.75 0.237 219.0 233.2 3.887
CC-10-03
Loma Verde 259.30 263.00 3.70 3.03 0.583 125.1 160.1 2.668
Includes 259.30 260.30 1.00 0.82 0.513 345.0 375.8 6.263
CC-10-04
Durazno 206.50 208.90 2.40 2.26 0.864 29.8 81.6 1.361
Includes 207.40 208.10 0.70 0.66 1.000 28.0 88.0 1.467
CC-10-05
Unnamed 35.10 36.50 1.40 1.21 0.225 120.0 133.5 2.225
Durazno 80.70 84.20 3.50 3.03 0.788 23.5 70.7 1.180
Includes 81.30 82.30 1.00 0.87 1.511 22.0 112.7 1.878
CC-10-06
Unnamed 14.30 17.10 2.80 2.42 0.598 76.2 112.1 1.868
Includes 15.30 16.30 1.00 0.87 0.283 158.0 175.0 2.916
Durazno 164.00 167.00 3.00 2.60 0.705 11.0 53.3 0.888
Includes 166.00 167.00 1.00 0.87 1.274 13.0 89.4 1.491
CC-10-07
Promontorio 145.40 183.10 37.70 28.88 0.234 9.1 23.1 0.386
Includes 154.60 155.60 1.00 0.77 0.461 46.0 73.7 1.228
Unnamed 222.00 227.60 5.60 4.85 0.317 7.0 26.0 0.434
Includes 224.60 225.00 0.40 0.35 0.970 11.0 69.2 1.153
CC-10-08
Promontorio 141.50 156.00 14.50 12.56 0.103 9.3 15.5 0.256
Includes 143.40 144.20 0.80 0.69 0.139 30.0 38.3 0.639
Unnamed 192.50 195.10 2.60 2.25 0.999 35.6 95.5 1.592
Includes 194.00 195.10 1.10 0.95 1.903 69.1 183.3 3.055
Includes 194.60 195.10 0.50 0.43 3.485 122.0 331.1 5.518
Unnamed 425.00 429.00 4.00 3.46 0.628 37.8 75.4 1.258
Includes 428.00 429.00 1.00 0.87 1.018 33.0 94.1 1.658
CC-10-09
Promon. 1 30.30 56.80 26.50 22.95 0.271 2.5 18.8 0.314
Includes 42.30 43.80 1.50 1.30 2.747 1.0 165.8 2.764
Promon. 2 68.70 85.80 17.10 14.81 0.146 7.9 16.7 0.278
Includes 82.30 84.40 2.10 1.82 0.182 22.0 32.9 0.549
Unnamed 167.80 168.40 0.60 0.52 0.757 554.0 599.4 9.990
Unnamed 261.50 261.90 0.40 0.35 1.328 28.0 108.7 1.811
Unnamed 342.80 362.40 3.20 2.77 0.661 12.7 52.3 0.872
Includes 342.80 344.10 1.30 1.13 0.911 26.0 80.7 1.344

Further drilling is underway at Impulsora, Estrella-Calaveras and Sauce-Palma and the results are to be announced at the completion of Phase-I.

A table of drilling intercept results can be found on the Orex website at the following address: www.orexminerals.com.

To date, over 1,200 drill core samples have been delivered to SGS Mineral Services. SGS is a certified commercial laboratory in Durango, Mexico, performing the analytical testing by fire assay with atomic absorption finish, and multi-element inductively coupled plasma analyses. A QA/QC program is in place for sample collection through to laboratory analysis. Host rock is primarily andesite of the Triassic Lower Volcanic Group.

Located in the Mesa Central on the eastern flank of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains, Coneto is centrally positioned in the "Mexican Silver Trend". This silver trend, stretching from Guanajuato in the southeast, through the states of Zacatecas and Durango, hosts some of the World\'s largest silver deposits, including the Real de Angeles, Zacatecas, Fresnillo, La Preciosa, and La Pitarrilla mining camps.

Ben Whiting, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101 and takes responsibility for the technical disclosure in this news release.

Silver-equivalent for the purposes of this news release is defined as silver grade plus 60 times gold grade. Gold-equivalent is defined as gold grade, plus silver divided by 60. The 60:1 ratio is based on the average gold:silver price ratio over 10 years on the London Metal Exchange. Metallurgical recoveries and net smelter returns are assumed to be 100% for the equivalent values. Base metal values are not included in the equivalent values.


About Orex Minerals Inc.

Orex Minerals Inc. is a junior mineral exploration company comprised of highly qualified mining professionals with a focus on the exploration of prospective gold and gold-silver properties in Mexico.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gary Cope, President


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