Vancouver, May 28, 2012 - Endeavour Mining Corporation ("Endeavour") (TSX:EDV, ASX:EVR, OTCQX:EDVMF) is pleased to report positive results from drilling beneath the Main Pit at the Youga Gold Mine. Drill intercepts included A2-11-220 with 52.5 metres (m) of 2.1 grams per tonne (g/t) gold which included 2.6 m of 5.2 g/t gold.

The drilling beneath the main pit at the mine has shown a continuation of the A2 Main deposit and highlighted the potential for further pit expansion.

Neil Woodyer, CEO, stated
"Building on the success of our 2011 exploration campaign at Youga, we committed additional funding to accelerate our exploration and resource delineation campaign as part of our overall US$34 million exploration program for 2012. These latest drilling results demonstrate we are now reaping the benefits of this commitment to exploration."
A series of six core holes totalling 2,636.4 m were completed and assayed in late 2011 and 2012 (Figures 1, 2 and 3) based on results of the Youga A2Main open pit design update. The expanded pit design used a higher gold price ($1200/oz) and incorporated drilling from the flanks of the A2Main and A2East deposits. The work underscored the need for additional drilling to fully test the deeper portion of A2Main deposit. Highlights are included in Table 1.

Based on these positive results 10 additional holes are planned to test the mineralization at and below the ultimate pit limits. The program is a combination of reverse circulation (RC), core and deepening of existing holes and consists of a total of 3,700m of drilling.

Pit mapping and structural studies have shown that the C1 and C2 faults have offset portions of the A2Main deposit and control the flattening of the mineralization on the north end (Figure 1). A wedge of mineralization between the C1 and C2 faults intersected by hole A2-11-220 will be delineated in the next round of drilling (Figure 2). Drilling in 2011 and 2012 has also demonstrated that mineralization does occur on the northeast side of the C2 fault but the amount of offset is not confirmed however exploration will continue to test both sides of the fault.

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