Kirrin Resources Bottom Brook REE Project Awarded $100,000 Grant by Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Kirrin Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KYM) today announced that it has been advised by the Department of Natural Resources of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador that Kirrin's application for Junior Exploration Assistance under the Mineral Incentive Program has been successful. The grant of $100,000 will be used for the drilling program at the Bottom Brook project scheduled to commence shortly.

Kirrin President and CEO Derek Moran commented: "The Junior Exploration Assistance program is just one example of the encouragement we have received since we commenced exploration in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its Department of Natural Resources has been of considerable support to Kirrin, displaying both pragmatism and commercial understanding."

Kirrin also announced that it expects the private placement announced on October 20, 2011 to close on or about November 23, 2011.

Additional information relating to Kirrin is available on Kirrin's web site at www.kirrinresources.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Kirrin is a Canadian green energy company that explores for rare earth elements and uranium. In addition to its exploration activities, Kirrin seeks to enhance its capitalization and the quality of its portfolio by utilising its management's broad industry and international experience in the identification of suitable rare earth elements and uranium companies and green energy assets for acquisition, merger, strategic partnership or joint venture. Its strategy is well defined: enhancing shareholder value by combining technical expertise, corporate development skills and professional management. Kirrin's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol KYM.

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Forward-looking information: Except for statements of historical fact, all statements in this news release including, without limitation, future plans and objectives of the Company are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Specifically, this news release contains forward-looking statements concerning an exploration program. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information and undue reliance should not be placed on it. The anticipated time frame of the planned exploration program assumes the availability of personnel and equipment from third parties, the receipt of funds from a financing in progress and that the Company will continue to allocate sufficient priority to this work relative to its finite cash resources for its overall exploration activity. In each case the risk factors that could cause actual results to vary from results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are primarily events beyond Kirrin's control. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and except as required by applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publically update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Contacts: Kirrin Resources Inc. Derek J Moran President 27 82 440 [e-mail] CHF Investor Relations Robin Cook Account Manager (416) [e-mail]