Cuervo Resources Reports Updated Mineral Resource Estimate on Cerro Ccopane Iron Project in Peru

56 Million Tonnes Measured and Indicated; 576 Million Tonnes Inferred

HIGHLIGHTS

- Overall NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate includes 55.6 million tonne measured and indicated resource at a grade of 46.7 % Fe, and 576.4 million tonne inferred resource at a grade of 43.4% Fe.

- Initial Bob 1 zone inferred resource estimate: 453.5 million tonnes at a grade of 42.0% Fe over 2,200 meter strike length, open in all directions.

- Further advanced exploration work recommended to refine resource estimates and to assess multi-billion tonnes potential outlined by geophysical modeling of Bob 1 and Huillque Norte zones.


February 26, 2013 - Cuervo Resources Inc. (CNSX-FE; FWB-CRR; "Cuervo" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the filing of an updated National Instrument 43-101 compliant report on its wholly-owned Cerro Ccopane Iron Project in Peru. The report includes a measured and indicated mineral resource estimate at Cerro Ccopane of 55.6 million tonnes grading 46.7% Fe and an inferred mineral resource of 576.4 million tonnes grading 42.8% Fe.

The updated report, prepared by B.J. McKay Ltd of Cornwall, Ontario, follows the recent completion of a $5.25 million exploration program centered on the Bob 1 zone of the Cerro Ccopane property. It notes eight distinct geological and/or geophysical targets on the Cerro Ccopane property on which a total of approximately 23,000 meters of diamond drilling have been completed to date on three zones (Orcopura, Bob 1 and Huillque). Minor amounts of drilling have been completed on two other zones (Aurora N and S) and two other zones have not as yet been drill tested. As recently reported, additional geophysical surveying and refined modeling included in the recently completed exploration program resulted in the identification of an additional anomaly nearby to Bob 1 and an increased estimate of the geophysical indicated mineralization potential at or nearby the Bob 1 zone from 1.1 billion to 2.4 billion tonnes. The limits of both the Bob 1 zone and the newly identified anomaly remain open at depth, along strike and over their widths.

The new NI 43-101 report on the Cerro Ccopane property concludes with recommendations for further advanced exploration work to refine current resources estimates and to assess, in particular, the multi-billion tonne potential indicated by geophysical survey modeling of the Bob 1 zone and the nearby Huillque Norte zone.

Table 1 below presents summary resource estimate results on the Cerro Ccopane property. Table 2 presents a summary of target zones identified at Cerro Ccopane with outlined geophysical potential and activity. All targets are open on strike.


Table 1: Summary of Resource Estimates: Cerro Ccopane Property

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      Zone           Measured &          Inferred      
                      Indicated                      
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                  (million tonnes)   (million tonnes)  
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       Bob 1                               453.50      
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     Orcopura         55.50                 50.83      
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     Huillque                               55.99      
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   Aurora North                              9.08      
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   Aurora South                              6.97      
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      Totals          55.50                576.37      
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Table 2: Summary of Geophysical Potential & Drilling to Date

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      Zone          Geophysical      Drilling to Date  
                      Potential                        
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                  (million tonnes)       (metres)      
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      Bob 1           2,438                 4,400      
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    Orcopura            147                16,000      
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 Huillque Norte       1,265          None to date      
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    Huillque            128                 3,000      
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  Aurora North           18                 1,000      
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  Aurora South           32                 1,100      
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     Totals           4,028                25,500     
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This potential quantity of mineralization, of undetermined grade, is conceptual in nature, and there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource


The report referred to herein was prepared by Bryan McKay M.Sc. (A.) P. Geo. of B.J. McKay Ltd. who is a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101 and is for purposes of NI 43-101 independent of Cuervo Resources Inc. The complete text of the report will soon be available on SEDAR.

The current exploration work and content of this release has been carried out under the supervision of Mr. Velasquez Spring, P.Eng., a qualified person for Cuervo under the definition of NI 43-101. Mr. Spring is the Chief Operating Officer of Cuervo and a Director of the Company.



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Mr. Brian Berner, CEO and a Director of the Company, at 416-203-3957 ext 201 or Mr. Tom Berner, Investor Relations, at 416-203-3957 ext 202. Additional information about Cuervo can be found at the Company's website at www.cuervoresources.com.



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