Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX:CPL) Acquires Additional 7,296 Hectares of Coal Bearing Leases

Sydney, Australia (ABN Newswire) - Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX:CPL) (TSE:CPT) is pleased to announce that it has further expanded its coal lease position in the Hinton region with the acquisition of an additional 7,296 hectares of Crown Coal Leases. The new leases are located approximately 10km northwest of Coalspur's flagship project, the Vista Coal Project ('Vista'), and increases the Company's land position to 40,567 hectares. The Company believes that the new leases have the potential to contain substantial Coal Resources as the new leases are on the same geological trend as Vista.

Commenting on the acquisition of the new leases the Company's Managing Director and CEO, Mr Gene Wusaty, said 'The new leases are strategically positioned as they further consolidate our lease holdings in the area and any new coal resources on these leases will have the potential to leverage off of any future infrastructure built on Vista. We will begin our exploratory drilling and geological assessment on the new leases in the spring of 2012 and we believe the new leases have the potential to contain substantial Coal Resources as they are on the same geological trend as Vista.'

About Coalspur Mines Limited:

Coalspur Mines Limited is a coal exploration and development company with more than 33,200 hectares of coal exploration leases located within the Hinton region of Alberta, Canada. Coalspur's flagship coal project is the Vista Coal Project, which has the potential to be the largest export thermal coal mine in Canada. Coalspur's goal is to serve growing coal demand in Asian Pacific Rim countries, including China, Japan and Korea.

Source:

Coalspur Mines Limited

Contact:

Gene Wusaty
Managing Director & CEO
Coalspur Mines Limited
Tel:  1-403-975-7901