May 17, 2011
Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX-V: MIN) (Frankfurt: 3XS) (“Excelsior”) is pleased to announce additional assay results from the drill program on the Gunnison Copper Property located within the copper porphyry belt in southern Arizona. Highlights include:
| Drill Hole | From (feet) | To (feet) | Length (feet) | Total Copper % |
| NSD – 13 | 790.0 | 1590.0 | 800.0 | 0.34 |
| including | 790.0 | 1360.0 | 570.0 | 0.42 |
| NSD – 10 | 561.5 | 1390.0 | 828.5 | 0.38 |
| NSD – 05 | 674.5 | 1130.0 | 455.5 | 0.38 |
| NSD – 02 | 605.0 | 1550.0 | 945.0 | 0.27 |
Note: Holes not drilled in sequence.
“These latest assay results continue to demonstrate long intervals of highly-fractured mineralized core of ample grade,” says Stephen Twyerould, President and CEO of Excelsior. “With the drilling now completed, we remain confident that the objectives of this program will be met and that we will be able to move the majority of our current copper resource from the inferred to the indicated category."
Complete assay highlights with drill plan map are posted on the Excelsior website at:http://excelsiormining.com/e/gunnison.php. The drill program is now completed with a total of 33,792 feet of drilling in 20 holes. Gunnison currently contains a National Instrument (NI) 43-101 compliant inferred resource of 4.77 billion pounds of copper (787 million tons at 0.30% copper) which remains open for expansion (see news release dated November 2, 2010). An upgraded resource estimate is expected at the end of the second quarter of 2011.
All samples are prepared from manually split half-core sections on site in Arizona. Split drill core samples are then sent to Skyline Assayers & Laboratories in Tucson, Arizona for Total Copper and Sequential Copper analyses. Standards, blanks, and duplicate assays are included at regular intervals in each sample batch submitted from the field as part of an ongoing Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program.
Excelsior's exploration work on the Gunnison Property is supervised by Stephen Twyerould, Fellow of AUSIMM, President and CEO of Excelsior and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Mr. Twyerould has reviewed and is responsible for the technical information contained in this news release. Mr. Twyerould has verified the data disclosed in this news release, including sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information disclosed in this news release. Mr. Twyerould has verified that the results were accurate from the official assay certificates provided to Excelsior.
About Excelsior
Excelsior is an exploration and development company with a copper project located within the copper porphyry belt of Arizona. The Gunnison Copper Project is located close to the required infrastructure and with its in-situ recovery potential, is intended for near-term production. The Excelsior team consists of experienced professionals with proven track records of advancing projects towards production.
Further details about Excelsior can be found at: http://www.excelsiormining.com. Further information about the Gunnison Copper Project can be found in the technical report filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com entitled: Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise County, Arizona, USA, Mineral Resource of the North Star and South Star Deposits dated June 2010.
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"Stephen Twyerould"
President & CEO
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