Northern Vertex drills 50.29 Meter Mineralized Intersection that includes 20 Meters of 1.67 gpt Gold Eqv on Western Extension of Moss Gold-Silver Project

April 30, 2012

Vancouver, B.C. - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX.V:NEE) (OTCQX:NHVCF) is pleased to announce results from core holes 11 through 17 as part of its Phase II, 20,000 foot (6500 meter) in-fill drill and resource expansion program to test the western extension of the Moss Gold-Silver Project’s stockwork vein system in Mohave County, Northwestern Arizona.

States Northern Vertex Chief Geologist Dr. Bob Thompson, “We are very pleased with current drill results that demonstrate the gold and silver-bearing epithermal system continues to broaden westward, extending an additional 1000 feet from our existing NI 43-101 gold resource. Equally encouraging, the higher-grade zones encountered, occur within a series of thick mineralized intersections that continue to average above internal cut-off grades, remaining open to the west and at depth. Importantly, as we continue our resource expansion to the west, we are encountering the same type of higher-grade zones and consistent internal gold distribution that was instrumental in developing our initial NI 43-101 gold resource.”

Kootenay Gold Hits 706 gpt Silver Equivalent Over 16 Meters (370 Ag and 7.79 % Pb-Zn) as Promontorio Drilling Continues to Encounter High Grade Intercepts of Silver in Top Priority Southwest and Northeast Zones

Kootenay Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KTN.V) is pleased to announce assay results from an additional 20 drill holes from its 25,000 meter, ongoing, multi-phase, step out drill and resource definition program on its Promontorio Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico.

The Company reports the multi-rig diamond drilling program continues to yield exceptional results extending from the Pit Discovery Zone across the central 1km mineralized corridor.

The strike continuity of silver mineralization in the Southwest Zone connecting to the NI 43-101 Pit Resource has now been extended from 140 meters to 300 meters. In the Northeast Zone, which sits 700 meters outside of the current NI 43-101 Pit Resource, mineralization along strike is now 210 meters.

To view map of drill hole locations please visit:

http://www.kootenaygold.ca/i/projects/Promontorio/drillingupdate