Argus Metals Corp.: Drilling Commences on Kaituma Uranium/Gold Project

Argus Metals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AML) (the "Company" or "Argus") announces that,
further to the Company's news release dated May 10, 2012, the 2,500m drill
program on its 100% owned Kaituma uranium and gold project in north-west Guyana
has commenced.


President Michael Collins stated, "The Kaituma Uranium/Gold Project is one of
the few undrilled global uranium exploration targets with the potential size to
have a significant impact on uranium markets. With exceptional infrastructure in
place, Argus expects this drill program to quickly and efficiently test this
outstanding uranium target."


AK Drilling has been contracted to execute a minimum 2,500 metres of reverse
circulation drilling in a series of 150m long drill holes over five fences
targeting uranium and gold anomalies identified through airborne and
ground-based exploration work conducted by StrataGold, BHP Billiton ("BHP"),
AREVA SA ("AREVA") (previously Cogema SA) and confirmed by the Company's own
ground-based exploration programs in 2010.


The Kaituma Uranium/Gold Project represents a geophysical/geochemical uranium
target within an episyenite/leucogranite intrusive in Guyana Shield Greenstone
Belt with similar geological model as deposits such as the alaskite hosted Husab
deposit of Extract Resources Ltd. in Namibia (319.9M lb U3O8 @ 519ppm U3O8) and
the metasomatic albite hosted Lago Real Mine in Brazil which has resources of
125M lb U3O8 @ approx. 0.25% U3O8. The Kaituma geology model will become clearer
with the execution of this drill program. The high priority Kaituma uranium
target has a strike of over 10 kilometres and a width of approximately one
kilometre punctuated by grades from trace up to 0.23% U in saprolite trenches
and from trace up to 0.0948% eU in weathered outcrop.


Historically, the Kaituma Project has been explored by various companies
including AREVA and BHP, with exploration work including airborne geophysics,
ground-based geophysics, soil sampling and trenching. The Kaituma East and West
PLs covers over 10 kilometres strike length of radiometric anomalies defined by
a 1982 Cogema soil sampling and geophysical program, a 1996 BHP airborne
radiometric survey and a StrataGold 2007 stream, soils and trenching program.
The results of these programs have demonstrated a high level of correlation of
results among operators and survey techniques.


Work on the Kaituma West PL, (PL29/2011) has also identified three gold
anomalies with grades from trace and up to 827 ppb Au (averaging 9 ppb) and
demonstrates an association with both hydrothermal alteration in greenstones on
the margins of the intrusive (Anomalies #1 and 2), and also shear related
mineralization internal to the intrusive rock (Anomaly #3).


The Kaituma project was purchased from StrataGold Corporation (a subsidiary of
Victoria Gold Corp., ("VIT")) and Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited
("Newmont") and is subject a 2% NSR with a provisional buy back of 0.75% of the
NSR for $1,250,000 USD.


About Argus

Argus Metals is a Vancouver based exploration and development company with a
strong portfolio of natural resource assets focused on gold in the Yukon and
Uranium in Guyana. The 100% owned Hyland project in the Yukon is a highly
prospective gold project with the potential to substantially increase its
existing NI 43-101 Au Eq resource. 


The Company's directors and officers are a geologically focused team whose
objective is to build shareholder value through exploration and development of
existing projects and through identifying assets with company making potential.


Paul D. Gray, P.Geo., is the Company's Qualified Person with respect to the
Kaituma Project and has reviewed and approved this press release.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Collins, President & CEO

For further information on Argus Metals visit www.argusmetalscorp.com.

We seek safe harbour.

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and the uncertainty of estimates and projections of production, costs and
expenses. In light of the risks and uncertainties associated with
forward-looking statements, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
upon forward-looking information. In particular, (1) there is no assurance that
(i) mineralization on the Kaituma Target will be as projected or that it will
bear any similarity to the Husab deposit or Lago Real Mine as anticipated; or
(ii) the 2012 work program will proceed as projected, or that any positive
results will result from such program, or that it will proceed with the time
frame anticipated; and (2) commencement of drilling is subject to raising
sufficient funds to execute the drill program, and there is no assurance the
Company will be able to raise the funds on terms acceptable to it or at all.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements set out in this press release or incorporated herein
by reference are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations
will prove to have been correct. The forward-looking statements of the Company
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