Midlands Minerals Updates on the Sian Gold Project and Grants Options to Directors

Midlands Minerals Corp. ("Midlands" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE MEX) would
like to update shareholders on progress being made on the Sian gold project in
the Eastern Region of Ghana. 


Midlands continues to negotiate with joint venture partner Sian Goldfields on
possible commercial solutions to end the dispute between the companies on the
Sian Gold Project. The notice period set by the Minerals Commission in Ghana,
within which both companies were to communicate a resolution to the impasse,
expired on August 8, 2012. Midlands has maintained continuous communication with
the Minerals Commission of Ghana (the "Commission") who have expressed support
for the fact that both shareholders are continuing to dialogue and appear to be
moving towards an agreement on terms established during the notice period. As
such the Commission have indicated that they will reconcile with both parties in
the near term but have not yet put any new term structure on the discussions. 


The Company announces that it has granted stock options to acquire an aggregate
of 3,500,000 common shares to directors of the Company under Midland's stock
option plan. Each option granted to the directors is exercisable for a five year
period to acquire one common share at a price of $0.10 per share. 


About Midlands Minerals: 

Midlands Minerals is focused on developing a portfolio of high quality gold
exploration projects in Ghana and Tanzania, countries with exceptional histories
of gold production and home to some of the most profitable gold mines in Africa.
Midland's flagship gold property is the 65% owned Sian project, site of a past
producing open pit gold mine located in the Ashanti gold belt. Sian has NI
43-101 compliant Indicated gold resources of 2.6 million tonnes grading 2.33 g/t
gold (192,400 ounces) and Inferred gold resources of 2.7 million tonnes grading
2.35 g/t gold (203,350 ounces). Extensions to these resources are open along
strike and at depth, highlighting the potential to grow the gold resource at
Sian. Midlands' Kaniago gold project is located in Ghana's Asankrangwa gold belt
and is contiguous to two past open pit gold producers: Abore to the north and
Obotan to the south. Recent drilling and exploration has produced encouraging
results, demonstrating the gold resource potential of the project. 


Midlands also holds licences for gold and diamonds in two regions in Tanzania.
The first is found in the Lake Victoria Goldfields region and includes its
advanced Itilima Gold Project, which lies within the Geita-Bulyanhulu-Sekenke
Trend, which hosts over 40 million ounces in gold reserves. The second region
lies within the Kilindi-Handeni Trend and includes the New Kilindi-Handeni
prospecting licences. 


Craig Pearman, a "qualified person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101,
has reviewed and approved the technical information and data included in this
press release. Additional information on Midlands can be viewed under the
Company's profile at www.sedar.com or on Midlands' website:
www.midlandsminerals.com. 


This news release includes certain forward-looking statements or information.
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this
release, including, without limitation, statements relating to the potential
mineralization and geological merits of the Company's projects and other future
plans, objectives or expectations of the Company are forward-looking statements
that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that
such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's
plans or expectations include risks relating to the actual results of current
exploration activities, fluctuating gold prices, possibility of equipment
breakdowns and delays, exploration cost overruns, availability of capital and
financing, general economic, market or business conditions, regulatory changes,
timeliness of government or regulatory approvals and other risks detailed herein
and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities
regulators. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise except as otherwise required by
applicable securities legislation.