Kilo Goldmines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:KGL)(FRANKFURT:02K) ("Kilo" or the "Company"),
a gold exploration company with a focus on projects in the prolific greenstone
belt of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"), today announced the
results of its updated Canadian National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 Mineral
Resource estimate for its 71.25%-owned Adumbi Project.


Highlights:



--  Inferred mineral resource of 35.6 M tonnes containing 1.87 M ounces (oz)
    of gold at an average grade of 1.63 g/t Au at a cut off grade of 0.5 g/t
    Au; 
--  Increase in average gold grade by 18%; 
--  Increase in gold ounces within the higher grade categories; 
--  Significant reduction in Mineral Resource tonnes; 
--  Increase in gold ounces in the oxidized portion of the Mineral Resource
    to 33%; 
--  Mineralization remains open on strike and at depth; and 
--  Further infill and step-out drilling is planned.



Commenting on today's independent Mineral Resource update, Kilo's President and
Chief Executive Officer, Alex van Hoeken, said:


"Our latest updated Mineral Resource estimate reaffirms that the Adumbi deposit
has significant gold mineralization, with significant potential to grow in size
with further systematic exploration. 


The updated Mineral Resource estimate is based on a more robust geological
model, culminating in an increase in average grade and a corresponding increase
in gold ounces within higher grade categories. The grade tonnage profile above a
1 g/t cut-off in particular reflects this. The deposit remains open at depth and
along strike and is thus believed to have significant upside potential.
Considering that this year's exploration focus is on the adjacent nearby
prospects, the new Adumbi Mineral Resource estimate will contribute to the
overall objective of increasing and improving the Mineral Resources within the
Adumbi exploitation permit.


Management continues to believe that the Adumbi Mineral Resource as currently
defined has significant upside potential and more drilling, which will commence
shortly on land immediately adjacent to the Mineral Resource as currently
defined, will test this hypothesis."


Summary - NI 43-101 Inferred Mineral Resource:

The Mineral Resource estimate for the Adumbi deposit contained within
Exploitation License PE9691, at a cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au, comprises 35.6 M
tonnes in the Inferred category, containing 1.87 M ounces (oz) of gold at an
average grade of 1.63 g/t Au.


The updated Mineral Resource estimate is summarized in the table below. The full
technical report prepared by The Mineral Corporation will be filed on SEDAR
within 45 days. 


Adumbi Mineral Resource Estimate at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off 



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                                 Mineral Resource      Grade  Contained gold
                                      tonnage (t)      (g/t)           (Moz)
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Oxide                                  12 310 549       1.61            0.64
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Transition                              4 763 163       1.66            0.25
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Sulphide                               18 581 569       1.63            0.98
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Total                                  35 655 280       1.63            1.87
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Adumbi Mineral Resource Grade/Tonnage Relationship



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                                                      Tonnage               
                     Cumulative    Grade above     proportion Contained gold
                  tonnage above        cut-off  above cut-off  above cut-off
Cut-off             cut-off (t)          (g/t)            (%)          (Moz)
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0.50                 35 655 280           1.63           100%           1.87
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0.75                 28 919 159           1.86            81%           1.73
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1.00                 24 604 479           2.04            69%           1.61
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1.25                 19 772 500           2.26            55%           1.44
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1.50                 15 507 918           2.50            43%           1.25
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2.00                  9 552 756           2.99            27%           0.92
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2.50                  6 193 607           3.41            17%           0.68
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3.00                  3 805 155           3.83            11%           0.47
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Remodeling of the Mineral Resource was executed by The Mineral Corporation, who
also produced the original March 2011 Mineral Resource statement. At that time,
the Mineral Resource estimate at a 0.5 g/t cut-off, was 46.3 Mt containing 2.03
M oz at an average grade of 1.37 g/t.


In this 2012 Mineral Resource update, an improved structural model has been
developed, which has permitted three mineralized zones, interpreted to be higher
than 1.5 g/t in gold grade, to be modeled. These zones are less continuous than
the previously modeled "BIF", but can nonetheless be correlated on strike and
dip at the resolution of the current drilling. As a consequence of this process,
a large amount of waste interburden has been removed, thereby decreasing the
total number of tonnes within the Mineral Resource.


The 2012 Mineral Resource for Adumbi, which is classified as Inferred mineral
resources, is based on approximately 10 750 m of sampling data, including data
from 4 underground adits, 49 diamond boreholes and 18 surface trenches. The data
from the trenches was used to inform the interpretation of geological zones, but
was not used for gold grade estimation purposes. A total of 1 623 m of borehole
data is interpreted to have intersected the three mineralized zones.


Three zones of mineralization with a gold grade predominantly above 1.5 g/t were
delineated after the interpretation of a structural model for the host rocks.
The zones strike northwest-southeast and generally dip vertically. Ordinary
Kriging within the zones and within the interburden was used to estimate gold
grades, into 25 m by 25 m by 5 m blocks. A density of 3.09 t/m3 within the
mineralized zones and 3.04 t/m3 outside the zones was utilized for the
estimation of tonnage. These densities are based on the results of one borehole
which was analyzed at ALS Chemex. The deepest point of the model below surface
is approximately 350 m and the maximum extrapolation below the lowest
mineralized zone intersection point is 50 m.


Sampling, QC and Analytical Procedures:

The diamond drill core was sawn in half and one half was sampled, as
approximately one metre long samples. The drill core was assayed by ALS Chemex,
certified to international standards, for gold using a 50g charge and the FA-AA
method.


Quality control of analytical results is monitored by the Company with the
insertion of commercial standards and blanks in every batch of samples submitted
for analysis. For additional details the reader is referred to Kilo's previously
announced quality control and analytical procedures (see May 4, 2010 press
release).


The Mineral Corporation has reviewed the quality control results from both
Kilo's own quality control protocols, and those of the laboratory ("ALS Chemex")
and has not identified any material flaw in the sampling or analytical
procedures which would prevent its estimate of Inferred Mineral Resources.


Qualified Person

Mr. David Young, of The Mineral Corporation, is the "Qualified Person" who
prepared the Mineral Resource estimate and has reviewed and approved the
scientific and technical information contained in this press release. . The
Mineral Resource estimate was prepared using the Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") definition Standards (2005) and CIM Best
Practice Guidelines for preparing Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. Mr.
Young is independent of Kilo as that term is defined in NI 43-101. The Mineral
Corporation is an independent geological and mining consulting firm that is
based in South Africa.


About Kilo 

Kilo Goldmines Ltd. is a Canadian gold exploration company operating in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Company has over 7,000 square km of
favourable Archaean Kibalian greenstone in the Kilo-Moto area in north-eastern
DRC. Kilo recently announced an inferred resource on the Adumbi Deposit of the
Somituri Project of which the Company owns a 71.25% interest in the DRC entity
that holds the Somituri Project Exploitation Permits.


The Company is also working on a number of other prospective areas which contain
historical workings in the same region. It also has a joint venture with Rio
Tinto Ltd. on potential iron ore licences in north-eastern DRC.


This news release may contain forward looking statements concerning future
operations of Kilo Goldmines Ltd. All forward looking statements concerning the
Company's future plans and operations, including management's assessment of the
Company's project expectations or beliefs may be subject to certain assumptions,
risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control. Investors are cautioned
that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that
actual performance and exploration and financial results may differ materially
from any estimates or projections.
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