Southern Arc Annual General Meeting and Shareholder Update

Southern Arc Minerals (TSX VENTURE:SA)(OTCQX:SOACF) ("Southern Arc" or "the
Company") will hold its annual general meeting on November 23, 2012 commencing
at 1pm PST, followed by a shareholder update.


Southern Arc will webcast the shareholder update portion of the meeting,
commencing at 1:15pm PST. John Proust, Southern Arc's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, and Mike Andrews, President and Director, will provide an
update on the Company's exploration activities, business strategy and
objectives. Shareholders who cannot attend the meeting in person are invited to
listen to the presentation and ask questions of Southern Arc's management team
online or on the phone.




Attend in person        Southern Arc's Corporate Office                    
                        Suite 1680 - 200 Burrard Street                    
                        Vancouver, BC                                      
                                                                           
Webcast                 http://www.southernarcminerals.com/                
                                                                           
North America callers   1-800-319-4610                                     
                                                                           
International callers   + 604-638-5340                                     



On behalf of the Board of Southern Arc Minerals Inc. 

John Proust, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

About Southern Arc

Southern Arc Minerals Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on
gold and copper-gold exploration. The Company's portfolio includes four
exploration projects with epithermal gold and copper-gold porphyry prospects on
the Lombok and Sumbawa islands in Indonesia, one of which is being advanced in
partnership with Vale S.A. The Company's key exploration property is its West
Lombok project, with several gold-rich copper porphyry and epithermal gold vein
prospects. Southern Arc is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
SA and on the OTCQX International under the symbol SOACF. More information is
available at www.southernarcminerals.com or by emailing
[e-mail].


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Southern Arc Minerals Inc.
Rhylin Bailie
Vice President, Communications & Investor Relations
604-676-5241
[e-mail]
www.southernarcminerals.com