Alder Announces Startup of 5,000 Metre Drill Program at Rosita Copper-Gold-Silver Porphyry/Skarn Project in Nicaragua

Alder Resources Ltd. ("Alder") (TSX VENTURE:ALR) is pleased to announce that
drilling has commenced at its Rosita Cu-Au-Ag project in northeastern Nicaragua.
The initial phase will include 1,000 metres of reverse circulation (RC) drilling
to follow-up on historic mineralized diamond drill intercepts below the Santa
Rita pit. Alder will also test the dumps around the Santa Rita pit where
management believes a significant amount of copper- and gold-bearing
mineralization is present. Additional RC drilling of up to 4,000 metres will
test mineralization in other highly prospective areas, including R-13 and the
Bambana porphyry copper target as well as other targets generated during the
ongoing exploration program. 


The past producing Santa Rita and R-13 open pit areas were the focus of much
historical exploration during the 1960s and 70s with reported diamond drill
intercepts that include:




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                                 DDH        True                          
                           Intercept       Width                          
Hole ID             %Cu           (m)         (m)     Area                
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NQ-17              0.45         29.1        29.1      Below Santa Rita Pit
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R-101              0.41         37.7        37.7      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-11B             1.15         20.9        19.8      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-14              0.56         31.4        31.4      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-3               0.60         15.2        12.8      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-12              0.54         34.1        24.4      Below Santa Rita Pit
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R-167              1.19         17.7        15.2      Below Santa Rita Pit
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R-99               0.35         45.7        15.2      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-1               1.01         42.1        42.1      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-2               0.87         29.6        18.3      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-5               0.63         24.7        21.3      Below Santa Rita Pit
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R-72               2.95         38.7        18.3      Below Santa Rita Pit
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R-74               1.05         22.0        12.2      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-7               1.34         31.3        31.0      Below Santa Rita Pit
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NQ-10              2.27         23.5        16.7      Below Santa Rita Pit
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RQ-142             1.11         14.6     unknown      South of R-13 pit   
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RQ-148             3.09          5.5     unknown      South of R-13 pit   
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R-108              0.50         52.1     unknown      North of R-13 pit   
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R-40               0.98         79.9     unknown      North of R-13 pit   
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RQ-195             1.68         15.2     unknown      West of R-13 pit    
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RQ-162             0.87         61.3     unknown      West of R-13 pit    
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Intermittent Au and Ag values were also reported in the historical data,
suggesting there is a significant precious metal component to the mineralized
system. Mineralization below the Santa Rita pit is open along strike to the east
and west as well as down dip. The deepest intercept included 2.27% Cu, 0.21 g/t
Au and 30.85 g/t Ag over 23.5 metres in hole NQ-10, and is at a vertical depth
of 225 metres below the assumed base of the pit. Drill logs for these holes are
not available and true widths for the intercepts in the R-13 area are unknown.


Joseph Arengi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alder, stated: "We are
rapidly moving forward with our exploration efforts at Rosita. We believe there
to be strong potential in at least three areas on the property where successful
historical drilling was carried out. We will actively continue our work on the
property in the coming weeks and months in order to outline the nature and
extent of copper-gold-silver mineralization on the property."


Alder has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 65% interest in the
Rosita D concession from Calibre Mining Corp. (as disclosed in a press release
issued by Alder on August 22, 2011), which hosts the historic open pit Santa
Rita copper-gold-silver deposit from which 5.37 million tonnes of ore grading
2.06% Cu, 0.93 g/t Au, and 15.08 g/t Ag was extracted. The mine closed in 1975
due to low copper prices. Alder's management believes that a substantial amount
of Cu-Au-Ag mineralization lies both below and adjacent to the Santa Rita pit.
Recent work returned trench intercepts of 1.06 g/t Au, 0.96% Cu and 9.33 g/t Ag
over 12.0 metres and 3.26% Cu, 55.82 g/t Ag and 0.15 g/t Au over 8.30 metres.
Historic drill intercepts from the R-13 zone, located 500 metres east of the
Rosita deposit, reportedly returned up to 7.2% Cu, 0.44 g/t Au and 76.8 g/t Ag
over 10.5 metres. This zone is open to depth and along strike.


The Bambana prospect, located four kilometres northwest of the Santa Rita open
pit, returned historic intercepts of up to 0.43% Cu and 6.54 g/t Ag over 42.0
metres and 0.51% Cu, 0.25 g/t Au and 10.41 g/t Ag over 11.5 metres in two
diamond drill holes completed in 2010. A review of this area by Alder identified
copper porphyry-style alteration and sulphide mineralization.


Alder has completed detailed vertical channel sampling around the periphery of
the old mine dumps near the Santa Rita pit and has begun trenching at the
Bambana area. Results from the dump sampling are pending. As stated in a press
release issued by Alder on October 20, 2011, Alder's first priority will be to
confirm mineralization in areas that reported historic Cu-Au mineral resources
on the property. The initial work program on the property includes an evaluation
of the mineralized dumps by trenching and reverse circulation drilling, testing
high priority targets around the old Santa Rita and R-13 pits, trenching and
drilling at Bambana and a reinterpretation of the geophysical data. Alder plans
to use the results of this initial work to develop an aggressive drill program
that will be designed to lead to a resource estimate. 


Alder has not yet done sufficient work to verify the historic drill results
reported in this news release and does not intend to use this information for
purposes other than planning and prioritizing exploration targets.


Qualified Person

Joseph Arengi, M. Sc., P. Geo., President and Chief Executive Officer of Alder
and a qualified person under NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific
and technical information in this press release.


About Alder Resources Ltd.

Alder is a resource company focused on the development of gold and base metal
projects throughout Latin America. Current focus is on the Rosita project in
Nicaragua located 275 km northeast of Managua. Alder will continue to build its
property position with strategic acquisitions. 


Alder Resources Ltd.

Joseph Arengi, President & CEO

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