Cascadero (TSX VENTURE:CCD) is pleased to report the results of Gold Fields
Toodoggone Exploration Corporation's (Gold Fields) 2011 exploration program at
Cascadero's Toodoggone Project in north central British Columbia.


In 2011, the program focused on the MEX Cu-Au porphyry prospect and consisted of
seven (7) core holes, totaling 2,447.9 metres, targeting geophysical and
geochemical anomalies. The area explored by drilling is approximately 500 metres
northeast to southwest by 900 metres northwest to southeast.




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TABLE ONE
2011 MEX DRILL HOLE ASSAYS                                  
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Hole            From        To       Int      AuEq        Cu        Au
ID                (m)       (m)       (m)      g/t        (%)     (g/t)
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MEX 11-01       12.2      32.0      19.8      0.49     0.026     0.447
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inc             23.3      29.0       5.7      0.72     0.036     0.563
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and            140.9     227.0      86.1      0.60     0.242     0.186
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inc            184.0     188.0       4.0      1.78     0.764     0.470
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and            260.0     370.3     110.3      0.60     0.098     0.303
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inc            292.0     298.0       6.0      1.39     0.123     1.181
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MEX 11-02        9.1      36.0      26.9      0.53     0.031     0.474
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and            103.3     169.0      65.7      0.43     0.076     0.303
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and            206.0     233.0      27.0      0.40     0.083     0.261
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and            237.0     249.0      12.0      0.34      .057     0.240
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MEX 11-03      No Significant Assays
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MEX 11-04       68.0     107.0      39.0      0.36     0.127     0.144
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inc             85.0      88.0       3.0      0.51     0.122     0.302
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and            194.0     202.0       8.0      0.34     0.125     0.128
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and            230.0     250.0      20.0      0.47     0.106     0.284
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and            252.0     258.0       6.0      0.37     0.107     0.192
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and            272.0     276.0       4.0      0.32     0.098     0.153
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MEX 11-05       20.0      23.0       3.0      0.36     0.058     0.264
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MEX 11-06       85.0     111.0      26.0      0.36     0.132     0.139
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and            137.0     153.0      16.0      0.39     0.107     0.210
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and            159.0     163.0       4.0      0.41     0.150     0.156
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and            189.5     214.0      24.5      0.35     0.111     0.159
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and            221.0     235.0      14.0      0.36     0.122     0.148
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and            244.0     248.0       4.0      0.37     0.115     0.176
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MEX 11-07        6.1       9.0       2.9      0.36     0.015     0.337
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and             46.0      52.9       6.9      0.36     0.102     0.190
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and            268.9     293.0      24.2      0.43     0.060     0.322
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inc            290.0     293.0       3.0      0.93     0.056     0.314
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ASSAY COMPOSITES: Composites in TABLE ONE are calculated at minimum gold
equivalent (AuEq) cut-off grade of 0.30 g/t Au and copper equivalent (CuEq) is
calculated at a minimum cut-off of 0.20% Cu. Au and Cu equivalents are
calculated using US$3/lb copper and US$1,200 per ounce gold. AuEq was calculated
using: (Cu% x 2201 x US$3/lb + Au ppm/31.1 x US$1,200/US$1,200 x 31.1. No gold
or copper metallurgical data exists and metal recovery is assumed to be 100%.
CuEq data are not presented in TABLE ONE.


On March 6th 2009, Cascadero signed an Option and Joint Venture Exploration
Agreement (the "Option Agreement") with Gold Fields. Pursuant to the Option
Agreement, Gold Fields can earn a 51% interest in Cascadero's Toodoggone Project
by spending at least C$5 million over an initial three-year option period. Gold
Fields can earn a further 24% interest by completing a feasibility study or sole
funding a further C$15 million expenditure. Gold Fields' exploration expense to
date is approximately C$4 million.


Due to an indigenous complaint in 2010, the agreement was subject to force
majeure and a full exploration season was lost. The agreement was mutually
extended for one year and 2012 is thus the third year of Gold Fields' option.
The Gold Fields holds a three-year British Columbia N.O.W. permit.


The property is located in the Toodoggone region in north-central British
Columbia, which is about 550 km north of Prince George. The MEX prospect is
approximately 16 km northeast of the Aurico Kemess mine property formerly owned
by Northgate Minerals. The area has excellent infrastructure including a 52,000
tonne floatation-concentration mill that is on care and maintenance.


There is a significant magnetic anomaly on MEX Ridge, which is west of the
current drill holes. The area has limited geochemical sampling and no drill
holes. Gold Fields provided notice to the Company that exploration will continue
in 2012.


Technical data in this news release are compiled by Dave Kuran, P.Geo. of Kuran
Exploration Ltd. Mr Kuran is familiar with the MEX by being on-site project
geologist Cascadero's Copper Toodoggone Project in 2003 and 2004. Mr. Kuran
reviewed all assay data, QA-QC and core data provided to Cascadero by Gold
Fields Ltd. Mr. Kuran is satisfied as to data completeness and accuracy. Mr
Kuran is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 for Cascadero on the MEX Cu-Au
porphyry.


ABOUT CASCADERO COPPER

Cascadero Copper is an integrated prospecting and mineral exploration business
with offices in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and Salta
City in the province of Salta, Republic of Argentina. The Company generates,
acquires and explores mineral properties and it active in the three
jurisdictions.


In north central British Columbia, the Company has a 100% interest in a 31,000
hectare property in the Toodoggone region, which is prospective for copper gold
porphyry systems. This property is subject to a C$20 million Joint Venture with
Gold Fields.


In Ontario, the Company holds or has the right to acquire a 100% in 17
properties in the Sudbury, Swayze and Timmins camps, which are volcanic and
sediment hosted copper gold prospects.


In north western Argentina, the Company holds a 50% interest in a 46 property
portfolio, which consists mainly of bulk mineable copper-moly-gold porphyries
and bulk mineable sediment hosted silver-gold plus base and rare metals.


In 2009, the Company discovered Taron, a large bulk mineable sediment hosted
epithermal rare metal deposit in Argentina. In 2011, Cascadero discovered Las
Burras, a new Argentine Cu-Mo- Au porphyry.


Cascadero's commodity focus is gold, silver, moly, copper and base and rare
metal hosted in large-scale bulk mineable mineral systems.


In 2012 to 2013, Cascadero intends to advance by drilling three Argentine
Cu-Mo-Au porphyry systems and continue development work in the El Oculto
District, which hosts high-grade bulk mineable silver-rich systems. Exploration
is also planned for Taron, an exciting large-scale sediment hosted rare metal
discovery.
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