FMNJ Franklin Mining Inc (PK)

Franklin Mining, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FMNJ) (FRANKFURT: FMJ) Chairman & CEO William Petty is pleased to announce that Bolivia authorities have expanded Franklin Mining's commercialization license to include gold.

"With this latest expansion of Franklin's authority to export gold, the company continues to strengthen its position in the economic growth taking place throughout Bolivia's mining industry," Mr. Petty said. "On behalf of the company, I was honored to accept the trust and confidence Bolivian authorities placed in Franklin Mining and am prepared to immediately begin marketing the gold, silver and other minerals produced by Cooperativa Minera Aurifera Nueva 'La Joya, Ltda.'"

On Friday, February 11, 2011, negotiations with Cooperativa President, Sergio Vacarreza, formally moved to the final stage of analysis and study prior to determining an ideal location for a gold and silver processing plant at Minera Aurifera Nueva La Joya.

About Franklin Mining, Inc: Franklin Mining, Inc. has mining interests in the United States and Bolivia. Additional information is available at www.FranklinMining.com.

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