Northair Completes Drill Program at Sierra Rosario Silver / Gold Project, Mexico

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/18/12 -- International Northair Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: INM) (the "Company" or "Northair") is pleased to announce that it has completed an initial core drill program at its Sierra Rosario silver gold project (the "Property"), located in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.

The drill program, conducted by the Company and its 50% partner American Consolidated Minerals Corp., consisted of six core holes, totaling 1,392.15 metres and was designed to test a 600 meter long portion of a significant induced polarization geophysical and silver / gold geochemical soil anomaly. Results from the drill program are pending and will be reported when assays have been received and compiled by the Company.

In addition, a follow up geochemical program has also been completed at the Property. This program was designed to extend the initial soil sampling grid to the southeast to better define the limits of the open ended silver / gold soil anomaly noted above, which measures 1,400 metres in length and up to 1,300 metres wide at its southeastern end. The additional work extended 3 existing lines towards the northeast and expanded the grid 600 meters to the southeast. Results from this program are pending and will be reported when received.


About International Northair Mines Ltd.

Northair is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition and development of gold and silver properties in Mexico. The Company has successfully staked and acquired a number of early stage projects that offer opportunities for significant discoveries. In addition to its Sierra Rosario silver/gold project the Company is currently drilling its La Cigarra silver project in Mexico, in order to complete an initial resource calculation in 2012. A third project in Mexico, the El Reventon silver project, is currently optioned to Focus Ventures Ltd., who is committed to spend a minimum of USD$250,000 by April 2013.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, INTERNATIONAL NORTHAIR MINES LTD.

Fred G. Hewett, P.Eng.
President & CEO


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Fred Hewett
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