Prosperity Goldfields Corp. (the "Company" or "Prosperity") (TSX VENTURE:PPG)
announces the completion of the summer exploration program on its 100% owned
Kiyuk Lake Gold Project, Nunavut (the "Property"). 


The objectives of the summer program were: to field check a new glacial geology
map of the Property; to collect till geochemical samples over the entire 590 sq
km Property; to grid till sample priority targets; and to prospect and
geologically map known targets and new areas of interest to refine drill
targeting. 


"This carefully planned summer exploration program by six geologists, four
samplers and the supporting team has exceeded our expectations," commented
Adrian Fleming, PPG CEO. "More samples were collected than planned, the early
semi-quantitative hand-held XRF results are compelling and a much improved
understanding of the geology and controls to mineralization has resulted. We
eagerly await the full assay results from this recent work." 


Highlights



--  Three new areas of interest identified by elevated arsenic geochemistry
    from initial field XRF analysis of property wide till samples. 
--  Prospecting and mapping has identified two new areas of brecciated
    and/or altered, pyrrhotite-bearing rocks in the southern part of the
    property. 



Orientation Geochemistry Rusty Zone 

A till and soil geochemical and mineralogical orientation study was completed
over the Rusty zone to assess the magnitude and extent of surface indications of
gold mineralization intersected in all 3 diamond drill holes completed to date.
Samples were collected directly over the known mineralization and for over 1 km
to the southwest in the glacial dispersal direction. Analysis of the samples by
hand-held XRF indicate that pathfinder elements, arsenic and cobalt, are
elevated above and 'down-ice' of the known mineralized zone confirming that till
sampling is a viable tool for exploration. Additionally, visible gold grains
were panned from two till samples, indicating that mineralogical exploration
methods will also have application in this area. ICP-MS analysis of till and
soil samples for gold and multi-elements is being completed at ACME Analytical
Laboratories and results are pending. Additional samples were collected for
mobile metal ion (MMI(TM)) analyses at SGS, as well as an assessment of the gold
grain content of till at Overburden Drilling Management. 


Property Wide & Grid Geochemical Sampling 

A total of 539 till samples were collected at 1 km spacing over the entire
Property. Arsenic values (by hand-held XRF) of samples near Cobalt, Amundsen,
and Rusty zones are elevated, suggesting that the chosen sample spacing was
adequate to assess the Property for new mineralized trends. Three new areas with
elevated arsenic were identified and preliminary prospecting of these areas has
been completed. Gold and multi-element assays of till samples are pending.


Detailed grid till sampling (512 samples) was completed over a large area
covering the Amundsen and North Snake zones. Given the lack of rock exposure in
these prospective areas, assay results will better define drill targets for a
proposed spring 2013 drill program. 


To see two maps associated with this release, please visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/ppg821i.pdf. 


Prospecting and Geological Mapping 

Prospecting efforts focused on characterizing the known mineralized zones,
detailed follow-up along trend of known mineralized zones, and regional
traverses along structural and lithologic features interpreted from airborne
magnetic data. A total of 210 rock samples were collected. Assays are being
completed at SGS and results are pending. Mapping traverses were completed
across much of the Property with the southern portion of the Property mapped in
detail. 


Gold mineralization on the Property has been divided into three end members
based on surface mapping and review of drill core: brecciated sandstone (Rusty);
altered felsic volcaniclastics (Cobalt and Amundsen), and altered polymictic
conglomerate (Gold Point). The existence of felsic volcanic rocks in the Kiyuk
Basin has not previously been documented. Regardless of host rock type,
pyrrhotite appears to be the important sulphide with respect to gold
mineralization with pyrite, arsenopyrite and magnetite being of secondary
importance. Albite, actinolite, and ferroan calcite are the important alteration
minerals associated with gold mineralization, the relative abundance of each
varying from zone to zone. These observations are supported by petrographic
descriptions completed by Vancouver Petrographics. North and northwest trending
faults are evident at the Rusty and Gold Point zones suggesting that these
features may represent the conduits the have focused gold mineralization.  


Prospecting and mapping during the summer 2012 program has identified two new
areas of brecciated and/or altered, pyrrhotite-bearing rocks in the southern
part of the property. Whether or not these represent two new mineralized trend
is uncertain as assays are pending. 


Submission of all rock and till samples to SGS and Acme, respectively, was
accompanied by suitable certified reference materials (CRMs), blanks and field
duplicates. Use of a hand-held XRF on site included a program of analyzing CRMs,
blanks and analytical duplicates on a routine basis to monitor equipment
performance and data quality.  


Adrian Fleming RPGeo is a Qualified Person and is responsible for the technical
content of this press release. Dennis Arne PGeo (BC) is a Qualified Person
responsible for geochemical data quality for the project. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF PROSPERITY GOLDFIELDS CORP.

Adrian Fleming, CEO and Director

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" including forecasts,
estimates, expectations and objectives for future operations that are subject to
a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
control of Prosperity Goldfields Corp. Statements regarding mineral exploration
operations and objectives are subject to risk, including, but are not limited
to, exploration and geologic risk, inflation and costs of goods and services,
property title issues and regulatory approvals. Investors are cautioned that any
such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results
or developments may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information represents
management's best judgment based on information currently available. No
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary
materially. Prosperity Goldfields Corp. does not assume the obligation to update
any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.


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