AndeanGold Announces Initial NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate on the Urumalqui Au-Ag Project, Peru

- 10.692 Million Ounces Silver and 86,200 Ounces Gold
- 1.945 Million Tonnes at 171.01 g/t Ag and 1.378 g/t Au

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/15/11 -- AndeanGold Ltd. ('the Company' or 'AndeanGold') (TSX VENTURE: AAU) is pleased to announce that it has received the results of its initial National Instrument 43-101 ('NI 43-101') compliant, independent mineral resource estimate (the 'Estimate') on the Urumalqui Epithermal Vein at the Company's advanced-stage Au-Ag Urumalqui exploration project (the 'Project') in Peru.

Mr. Anthony F. Ciali, President & CEO of AndeanGold, states, 'We are very pleased to have achieved a principal objective of the Company's Phase I infill drill program at the Urumalqui Project, the completion of an initial 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate. Based on the results of the Estimate, the Company will be initiating additional detailed metallurgical tests and a detailed surface channel sampling program along the 1,500 metre Urumalqui Vein outcrop for purposes of future updates to the current inferred mineral resource. Additional future activities will be planned with the view to expediting the future development of the Project, as appropriate.'


Mineral Resource Estimate

Summary of Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate - Urumalqui Project

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Silver Cut-                Silver                  Gold
Off Grade                   Grade     Silver      Grade       Gold
(g/t)           Tonnes       (g/t)   (ounces)      (g/t)   (ounces)
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120          1,535,000     188.47  9,299,000      1.513     74,700
90           1,945,000     171.01 10,692,000      1.378     86,200
60           2,147,000     162.15 11,192,000      1.340     92,500
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Notes:

1.  Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated
    economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the
    estimated Mineral Resources will be converted into Mineral Reserves.
2.  The mineral resource was estimated in accordance with the Canadian
    Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ('CIM'), CIM Standards on
    Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by
    the Standards Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM
    Council on December 11, 2005.
3.  Inferred Mineral Resources are that part of a mineral resource for which
    quantity and grade can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence
    and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified,
    geological and grade continuity. It is uncertain if further exploration
    will result in upgrading them to an indicated or a measured mineral
    resource.
4.  Mineral Resources tonnage and contained metal have been rounded to
    reflect the accuracy of the estimate, and numbers may not add up due to
    rounding.
5.  The Estimate is based on 66 diamond drill holes collared on the
    Urumalqui Vein. These included 35 holes (5,835 metres) drilled by Minera
    Corimalqui S.A. (a subsidiary of Gitennes Exploration Inc.) during the
    period 2003 - 2008, and 31 holes (5,071 metres) drilled by PeruGold
    Resources S.A.C. (a subsidiary of AndeanGold) in 2011.
6.  The density utilized in the mineral resource estimate was 2.37 tonnes
    per cubic metre.
7.  Equal length one-metre assay sample composites were calculated from
    capped assay gold and silver values for all drill holes. Based upon
    statistical results, capping levels were determined to be 850 g/t silver
    and 8.6 g/t gold.
8.  A modeling cut-off grade of 60 g/t AgEQ ('silver equivalent') was only
    used to create a three-dimensional assay domain solid (the 'Domain') for
    later interpolation. The silver equivalent grade was calculated based on
    a combination of a gold value at a 3-year trailing average price of US
    $1,300/troy oz and 85% metallurgical recovery rate, and a silver value
    at a 3-year trailing average price of US $26/troy oz and 65%
    metallurgical recovery rate.
9.  A block model was created with 5x5x5 metre blocks. Mineral resources
    were classified as Inferred within a maximum true distance of 70 metres
    from an interpolated block to the nearest capped grade composite sample
    point.
10. The mining cut-off grade of 90 g/t Ag for the estimated inferred mineral
    resource was based upon reported mining operation cut- off grades for
    similar gold-silver vein deposits currently in production elsewhere in
    Peru and South America.
11. The Inferred Mineral Resource was estimated using GEMS software.

Qualified Persons & Technical Report

The Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate announced in this release, with an effective date of November 8, 2011, meets the guidelines and form as set out in NI 43-101 and was prepared for AndeanGold Ltd. and Gitennes Exploration Inc. ('Gitennes') by Mine and Quarry Engineering Services, Inc. ('MQes'). The assignment was carried-out by Mr. Chris Kaye, FAusIMM, B.Eng Chemical, President and Principal Process Engineer, the modelling and estimates were carried out by Mr. Doug Blanchflower, P.Geo of Minorex Consulting Limited and Mr. James McCrea, P.Geo. Messrs. Kaye, Blanchflower and McCrea are all qualified persons as defined under NI 43-101 reporting requirements and have consented to applicable disclosure contained herein regarding the Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate. MQes, Minorex, and Messrs. Kaye, Blanchflower and McCrea are independent of both AndeanGold and Gitennes.

MQes is preparing a NI 43-101 Technical Report in support of the Resource Estimate. This report will be filed by the Company in its entirety on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) within 45 days of the date of this news release, and the report will also be available on the Company's website at www.andeangoldltd.com.


Urumalqui Project

AndeanGold has an option to acquire a 60% interest in the Project from Gitennes (see news release of April 22, 2010). Mineralization at the Urumalqui Project is hosted in volcanics and is comprised of several gold-silver quartz veins. Vein mineralogy and textures and associated alteration are characteristic of low-sulphidation, vein-style, epithermal mineralization. The principal target on the property, among several mineralized vein structures, is the Urumalqui Vein (the 'Vein'), which is a near-vertical feature, up to 20 metres wide, containing a core of one or two banded quartz veins ranging from 0.5 to 11 metres aggregate thickness, and intervening oxidized vein breccias and altered volcanic rocks. The Vein is exposed at surface over a strike length of 1,500 metres.

As stated in MQes' Estimate report, 'The exploration potential of Urumalqui Vein is good. Exploration results show that the known Vein mineralization may continue along its trend in both strike directions and to depth along its entire known length.' Six drill holes have intersected the structure 200 metres below surface, and all six were mineralized. In addition, there has been only limited exploration done on the Project's other mineralized vein structures identified to date.

The majority of Gitennes' drilling programs (2003 - 2008) was focused on the Urumalqui Vein (35 diamond core holes, 5,835 metres) and in particular, along the 1,000 metre long central and southeastern segment of the Vein (27 diamond core holes,4,884 metres) and from the surface down to about 200 metres vertical depth. In the few holes that were deeper than 200 metres, the Vein structure remained strong and mineralized. All holes appear to have been in the 'boiling zone', based upon vein textures, and the potential for good mineralization at deeper levels than those tested thus far is considered to be good.

AndeanGold completed its Phase I infill drill program (the 'Program') at the Project in July 2011. The Program was focused on infill drilling to a depth of 200 metres so as to provide a drill spacing of approximately 50 metres along the 1,000 metre long central and southeastern segments of the Vein. The Program comprised 31 diamond core holes for a total core length of 5,071 metres. All 31 completed holes intersected the Urumalqui Vein as predicted in cross sections prepared by the Company. Including Gitennes' related drilling results, the Program confirmed good continuity of mineralization for the subject 1,000 metre Urumalqui Vein strike, down to 200 metres below surface.

The Company is committed to advancing the Urumalqui Project to the development stage as soon as practicable, as well as actively working with the local communities related to the Project. AndeanGold has had excellent community relationships and is working on several agreed to social projects for the benefit of the communities.

Dr. William F. Lindqvist, a director of the Company, is a Qualified Person for all technical information in this news release, excluding the mineral resources, in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the content of this release.


About AndeanGold Ltd.:

AndeanGold Ltd. is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and potential development of primarily precious metals properties, principally in Peru and Ecuador. The focus of the Company's exploration activities is presently in advancing its Urumalqui Project, as well as pursuing mineral property acquisitions, in Peru. In Ecuador, the Company's activities have been limited to administrative and legal matters due to the Mining Mandate issued by the Ecuador Constituent Assembly on April 18, 2008. In November 2009, President Correa signed the Mining Regulations into law pursuant to the requirements of the new Mines Law, which was passed in January 2009. This was the final legal precursor to the re-initiation of exploration and mining development in Ecuador. The Company has been issued new mining titles under the new Mines law to its three key Ecuadorian projects and has filed the requisite documents with the Ministry of Non-Renewable Natural Resources and Ministry of Environment in support of the Company's request to renew exploration programs on its key projects in Ecuador. The Company is actively working with government officials to achieve this end.

Please refer to AndeanGold's website at www.andeangoldltd.com for further information on the Company's projects and activities.


On Behalf of the Board of Directors of ANDEANGOLD LTD.

Anthony F. Ciali
President, CEO and Director



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