Orvana Announces Board of Directors Election Results

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/06/13 -- Orvana Minerals Corp. ("Orvana" or the "Company") (TSX: ORV) announced today that, at its annual shareholders' meeting held on February 28, 2013, each of the five incumbent directors as well as two additional directors proposed for election by the Company were elected as directors of the Company. The report on proxies provided by the Company's transfer agent indicated the following:

                                     Voted For          Withheld from Voting
                     -------------------------     -------------------------
Robert Mitchell            85,658,361 (99.96%)                31,825 (0.04%)
Jorge Szasz                83,018,629 (96.88%)             2,671,557 (3.12%)
Audra Walsh                83,133,129 (97.02%)             2,557,057 (2.98%)
William Williams           83,146,829 (97.03%)             2,543,357 (2.97%)
C. John Wilson             85,421,161 (99.69%)               269,025 (0.31%)
Michael Winship           85,690,186 (100.00%)                     0 (0.00%)
Ed Guimaraes              85,690,186 (100.00%)                     0 (0.00%)

About Orvana

Orvana Minerals is a multi-mine gold and copper producer. Orvana's primary asset is the El Valle/Boinas-Carles gold-copper Mine in northern Spain. Orvana also owns and operates the Don Mario Mine in Bolivia, processing its copper-gold-silver Upper Mineralized Zone deposit. Orvana is also advancing its Copperwood copper project in Michigan, USA. Additional information is available at Orvana's website (www.orvana.com).

Contacts:

Orvana Minerals Corp.

Bill Williams

President and Chief Executive Officer

(416) 369-1629


Orvana Minerals Corp.

Daniella Dimitrov

Chief Financial Officer

(416) 369-1629


Orvana Minerals Corp.

Natalie Frame

Investor Relations

(289) 200-7640
ask_us@orvana.com
www.orvana.com