TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 01/11/13 -- Malbex Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MBG) announces that Dr. Peter Stewart, Vice President Exploration has left the Company.

"We appreciate Peter's contribution during our early period as a public company and throughout our exploration programs in Argentina and Peru. Peter was instrumental in defining the mineral resource within two field seasons at Del Carmen and expanding the resource over the next seasons. We wish him well in his future endeavours," said Joe Hamilton, President and CEO. Dr. Stewart will be available to the Company on a consulting basis to provide continuity and insight in the future.

About Malbex

Malbex Resources Inc. is a gold exploration company led by experienced management and directors with projects in Argentina and Peru. In April 2010, Malbex made a near-surface, gold-silver oxide discovery at Del Carmen, its lead project in Argentina. In September 2011, Malbex released the first-ever inferred mineral resource estimate calculated in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 for the Rojo Grande deposit at Del Carmen which measured 25.4 million tonnes grading 1.00 g/t gold and 13.3 g/t silver for 816,600 ounces of contained gold and 10.9 million ounces of contained silver. Heap Leach Metallurgical recoveries from column tests were estimated between 75% and 85%. The Del Carmen project is located in the El Indio Gold Belt, which contains more than 35 million ounces of gold in current reserves and past production, including Barrick's Veladero mine and Pascua-Lama project. For more information, please visit www.malbex.ca.

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