MD Midland Exploration Inc

Midland Exploration Inc. ("Midland") (TSX VENTURE:MD) is pleased to announce
plans for the initial drilling program on the Patris gold property, wholly owned
by Midland and currently under option by Teck Resources Limited ("Teck"). This
project comprises 218 claims covering a surface area of about 90 square
kilometres in La Pause and Clericy townships and is located only 30 kilometres
northeast of Rouyn-Noranda and less than 10 kilometres northwest of the prolific
Doyon/Westwood-Bousquet-LaRonde gold mining camp.


This initial drilling campaign consists of seven (7) shallow diamond drill holes
for a planned total of about 1,400 metres. This program is designed to test
several high-priority induced polarization ("IP") geophysical targets located
along the strike extensions of the Fayolle Prospect held by Typhoon Exploration
Inc. and currently under option by Hecla Quebec Inc. One of these targets, a
strong chargeability anomaly coincident with a resistivity low occurring at the
northern contact between Lac Caste sediments and mafic volcanic rocks, will be
tested in two shallow drill holes. Another IP anomaly located along the
southeast strike extension of drill hole PAT-11-15, which intersected an
interval grading 0.48 g/t Au over 17.0 metres (see press release dated May 24th
2012), will also be tested during this campaign. In addition, drill hole
PAT-11-16 will be deepened in order to test the gold-bearing zone about 100
metres below drill hole PAT-11-15. That zone is characterized by a hematite
alteration zone in a strongly deformed felsic intrusive. Preparations are
underway and the drilling campaign is expected to commence in mid-February.


The Patris property offers excellent gold potential as it covers the Manneville
Fault over more than 8 kilometres and the La Pause Fault over more than 10
kilometres, both recognized as subsidiary faults to the famous Destor-Porcupine
Fault Zone. The geological setting on the Patris property, where clastic
sediments and ultramafic rocks are juxtaposed along a faulted contact and
intruded by a porphyry dyke swarm, is similar to the Malartic mining camp and
the South Barnat ore deposit on the Canadian Malartic property held by Osisko. 


Exploration Agreement Terms 

Teck has the option to earn an initial 50% interest in the Patris property ("the
Property") by incurring a cumulative aggregate of $3,000,000 in expenditures on
the Property over a period of four years, with $500,000 in exploration
expenditures to be completed in the first year. After earning an initial 50%
interest, Teck may elect to increase its interest in the Property up to 60% over
a period of two years, by incurring an additional $2,500,000 in exploration
expenditures and making $300,000 in cash payments, earning a 2% additional
interest for each tranche of $500,000 in additional exploration expenditures and
$60,000 in cash payments. Upon earning a 60% interest, Teck will then have the
option to increase its interest to 65% over a period of two years, earning a 1%
additional interest for each tranche of $1,000,000 in additional exploration
expenditures incurred over a period of two years.


About Midland 

Midland targets the excellent mineral potential of Quebec to make the discovery
of new world-class deposits of gold, PGE, base metals and rare earth elements.
Midland is proud to count on reputable partners such as Teck Resources Limited,
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Donner Metals Ltd, Maudore Minerals Limited, Japan
Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and SOQUEM Inc. Midland prefers to work
in partnership and intends to quickly conclude additional agreements in regard
to newly acquired properties. Management is currently reviewing other
opportunities and projects to build up the Company portfolio and generate
shareholder value. 


This press release was prepared by Mario Masson, VP Midland Exploration and
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. For further information, please
consult Midland's website. 


Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
vary materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties include
those described in Midland's periodic reports including the annual report or in
the filings made by Midland from time to time with securities regulatory
authorities


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Gino Roger
President and Chief Executive Officer
450 420-5977
450 420-5978 (FAX)
info@midlandexploration.com
www.midlandexploration.com

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