Oracle Mining Announces Vice President Corporate Development Corporation Cancels and Grants Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/11 -- Oracle Mining Corp. ('Oracle Mining' or the 'Corporation') (TSX VENTURE: OMN)(OTCQX: OMCCF)(PINK SHEETS: OMCCF)(XETRA: OMC) is pleased to announce the hiring of Paul O'Brien, CFA, as the Corporation's Vice President of Corporate Development.

Mr. O'Brien has more than seven years of experience in gold equity research covering developing companies to senior producers as well as precious metals forecasting, during which time he was ranked in the top five of Wall Street Journal's 'Best on the Street Analyst Survey' for North American Mining Analysts two years in a row. His prior corporate advisory and investment banking experience includes more than nine years primarily focused on mining, while gaining global mining markets experience in Canada and Australia as a member of bank-owned capital markets groups.

Most recently, Mr. O'Brien was a Partner at Gryphon Partners, a mining-focused corporate advisory and M&A firm that was recently acquired by Standard Chartered Bank. Mr. O'Brien received his B. Comm. from McMaster University and is a CFA Charterholder.

The Board of Directors has granted stock options to Mr. O'Brien in conjunction with his employment with the Corporation. Options were granted to purchase 200,000 common shares in the capital of the Corporation, exercisable for a period of five years at a price of $1.15 per share and subject to the terms and conditions of the Corporation's Stock Option Plan and TSX Venture Exchange approval. One-third of the options vest immediately upon the date of grant, one-third of the options will vest 12 months from the date of grant and one-third will vest 24 months from the date of grant.

In addition, two directors of the Corporation have each voluntarily forfeited for cancellation 100,000 options to facilitate the above options grant and comply with the terms of the Corporation's Stock Option Plan with respect to the maximum number of options available for grant thereunder. Following the options cancellation and grant, the Corporation's stock options outstanding remains unchanged, at 3,029,000.

About Oracle Mining Corp.

Oracle Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: OMN)(OTCQX: OMCCF)(PINK SHEETS: OMCCF)(XETRA: OMC) is a Vancouver, Canada-based corporation with a focus on uncovering overlooked deep-value projects to achieve superior shareholder returns. The Corporation is the sole owner and operator of Oracle Ridge Mining LLC and copper mine located 24 km northeast of Tucson, Arizona. Oracle Mining has cash on hand of approximately $9 million, minimal long-term debt and is managed by an experienced team of mining professionals with extensive operating and financial experience.

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Contacts:

Oracle Mining Corp.

Mr. Alex Langer

Corporate Communications

604-689-9293 or Toll-free: 1-855-689-9282


Oracle Mining Corp.

Mr. Jason Mercier

Corporate Secretary

604-689-9261
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