Estrella Gold Corporation (CSRFF)

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Estrella Acquires New Exploration Targets in Peru

April 28, 2011 08:30 ET

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 28, 2011) - Estrella Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EST) ("Estrella" or the "Company") is pleased to announce expansion of the Company's property holdings in Peru with the acquisition of ten new claim blocks covering 10 new exploration targets with a total of 13,100 hectares of mineral rights. The Company has applied for and received 18 new mineral claims covering new, early stage exploration targets which have been selected based on a combination of ASTER remote sensing data, favorable geology, alteration, and availability of open land for mineral claim application as part of the Company's Generative Exploration programs. Target generation utilized the Company's strategic database, combined with publicly available data, and the staff's exploration experience throughout Peru. The properties contain iron oxide-copper-gold targets and are subject to Estrella's IOCG Exploration Alliance Agreement with Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc. ("Cliffs"). Cliffs is funding the initial exploration stage in accordance with the budgeted amount of $400,000 per year for two years, subject to the terms and conditions described in previous News Releases issued on February 15, 2011 and March 7, 2011 and the Agreement.

About Estrella Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EST)

Estrella Gold is a "Prospect Generator" company focused on gold exploration and resource definition in Latin America. Estrella Gold has seven precious metal exploration projects in Perú and one in Chile. The Company has 144,000 ounces of gold at its Colpayoc Project in Peru (NI 43-101 Inferred Resource) and is expanding its gold resource inventory, and also making new gold discoveries. Mr. Keith A. Laskowski, MSc., is a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators, and has prepared, reviewed and verified the technical information contained in this news release. The Company has 17.3 million shares issued and outstanding on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX VENTURE:EST). Further information is available at Estrella Gold's website: www.estrellagold.com.

STATEMENTS IN THIS NEWS RELEASE, OTHER THAN PURELY HISTORICAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING STATEMENTS RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S FUTURE PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OR EXPECTED RESULTS, MAY INCLUDE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS ASSUMPTIONS AND ARE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INHERENT IN RESOURCE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT. AS A RESULT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY VARY MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

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