SXG Samex Mining Corp.

SAMEX (TSX VENTURE:SXG)(OTCBB:SMXMF) has accelerated the exploration program at
its Los Zorros gold property in Chile by adding a second drill rig and three
more geologists. Drilling, which resumed early in the third quarter, totals over
4,500 meters in 11 holes (two holes currently in progress) and has variably
encountered anomalous to high grade mineralization including; visible gold,
pathfinder minerals, favourable sedimentary intervals and structurally
controlled mineralization. Property land holdings have also been increased by
approximately 3,000 hectares along the prospective range front trend at Los
Zorros. Program highlights include:




--  Cinchado Project - Drill hole CC-11-04 encountered a near surface
    anomalous gold-silver-copper intercept but did not encounter a cause for
    the deeper seated Titan 24 anomaly. Drill hole CC-11-05 intercepted a
    narrow vertical vein with coarse visible gold. Information from these
    holes adds further understanding of potential exploration targets in the
    Cinchado project area.

--  Nora Project - Target Zone C - four holes completed. Target Zone B - two
    deep drill holes in progress. 

--  Colorina Project - Drill hole MC-11-01 (first hole drilled in this
    project area) intersected 98 meters of a favourable sedimentary interval
    with highly anomalous silver along with elevated levels of pathfinder
    elements (46 meters averaging 10.67 g/t silver). Anomalous pathfinder
    metal content and pyritized nature of the interval (carbonaceous
    limestone) may indicate mineralization at depth possibly related to a
    strong IP anomaly to the east of the area. 

--  MD Project - three holes drilled in this new project area to test
    geophysical resistivity and chargeability anomalies - intercepts of low
    grade IOCG-type mineralization of iron, copper and gold. 

--  Drill pads have been prepared for continuation of drilling at the Nora,
    Cinchado, Colorina, Milagro, Florida, MD, and the Salvadora project
    areas. Additional drill pads are in the process of being constructed in
    other project areas. 

--  Los Zorros camp and support facilities are being expanded to accommodate
    additional geologists, workers and increased exploration and drilling
    activities. 



Current drilling at the Los Zorros Property is exploring for gold and silver at
multiple project areas within the Company's extensive land holdings that now
cover more than 100 square kilometers. This round of drilling is following up
exploration results from earlier drilling and is also testing anomalies
identified by the Titan-24 geophysical survey which was completed earlier in the
year.


Cinchado Project - Two holes totaling 1,500 meters were drilled at the Cinchado
gold project. Drill hole CC-11-04 was drilled in the west part of the Cinchado
project to test a deep-seated IP chargeability-resistivity anomaly. The hole was
drilled to a depth of 1,000 meters, but no mineralizing source or cause for this
anomaly was intercepted. The Company has engaged a consulting geophysicist to
further evaluate the IP data. Drilling near the top of this hole did encounter
anomalous gold-silver-copper mineralization and strong associated pathfinder
elements (0.045 g/t gold, 2.24 g/t silver, 0.12% copper and 3.36 ppm mercury
over 10.7 meters) in carbonaceous limestone with pyrite, quartz veinlets and
silicification at shallow levels of less than 150 meters depth. This newly
encountered stratigraphic interval of anomalous gold-silver warrants follow-up
exploration. 


Drill hole CC-11-05, drilled in the southwest part of the Cinchado project,
encountered a quartz-calcite veinlet with coarse visible gold along with a
gold-bearing vein or localized skarn of massive hematite-magnetite with clots of
chalcopyrite. The entire interval, including the visible gold mineralization
returned 11.38 g/t gold and 0.53% copper over 2.7 meters down-hole length
(estimated true width of 0.92 meters). This zone lies directly below a
mineralized fracture at surface with up to 4.27 g/t gold in chip samples.
Although the drilled intercept is a narrow interval, of significance, it
provides important geologic information for the exploration target model at the
Cinchado project. In the San Pedro Mine area of the Cinchado project, additional
drill pads have been constructed in preparation for drilling to test for
mineralization beneath the old San Pedro Mine. 


Nora Project - Approximately 1,360 meters has been drilled in four holes within
the Nora "C" zone to follow-up on the high-grade gold interval of 15.96 g/t over
7.66 meters that was intercepted in 2004 in drill hole N-04-05. The drilling is
testing the target concept of a gold mineralized mantos unit beneath the Nora
area. Partial results from one of the holes indicate that a prospective
stratigraphic interval that was intersected was not gold mineralized. Assay
results for the additional holes are pending. The drills are currently testing
Nora Zone "B" 150 meters to the west of Zone "C", and Zone "A" 450 meters west
of Zone "C". The two zones host numerous veins with barite-gold-copper
mineralization that are thought to represent leakage from mineralized sources at
depth. Four deep drill holes have been planned thus far to test the coincident
significant IP (high) and resistivity (low) anomalies in the prospective Nora
Zones "A" & "B".


Colorina Project - The workings of the Colorina mine are an exposure of breccia
hosting copper-silver mineralization that occurs on the range front in the
southeastern part of the Los Zorros property. Drill hole MC-11-01 is the first
hole the Company has drilled in the Colorina project area. The hole intersected
carbonaceous, silicified-pyritized limestone in the upper 98 meters of the hole.
The lower portion of this intercept had anomalous levels of silver along with
elevated levels of mercury, arsenic and zinc including 16.5 meters of 21.35 g/t
silver within a broader 46-meter zone of 10.67 g/t silver. The intersection
coincides with a strong chargeability anomaly from the Titan-24 IP survey.
Evidence from the drill hole and the geophysics suggests the IP anomaly may be
related to eastward dipping and faulted stratigraphic units that are
carbonaceous and pyritized. An additional drill platform has been constructed to
further test this area for stratabound gold-silver mineralization. The Titan-24
survey also identified similar IP anomalies along the range front 700 meters to
the south and 800 meters to the north of the anomaly at Colorina.


MD Project - Three drill holes were completed in the MD project area to test
geophysical resistivity and chargeability anomalies. The first two holes were
drilled in a fan at -65 and -57 degrees and encountered IOCG-type mineralization
of iron, copper and gold including mineralized iron-oxide zones (specular
hematite-magnetite) returning 4.05 meters of 0.146 g/t gold, 0.373% copper,
33.7% iron in drill hole MD-11-01 and 17.12 meters of 0.053 g/t gold, 0.253%
copper, and 22.7% iron in drill hole MD-11-02. The third drill hole, MD-11-03,
1,200 meters to the west, was drilled to 298 meters and encountered andesite
breccias and dacite lavas. A large silica and barite vein containing
chalcopyrite was encountered proximal to the contact between the andesite
breccias and lavas, and returned 1.40 meters of 0.024 g/t gold and 0.50% copper.


The Los Zorros land holdings now cover a 15 kilometer-strike of the prospective
range front/anticline along which mineralization is exposed in old-time
piquenero underground workings, open cuts, trenches and pits situated in the
Colorina, Nora, Virgen del Carmen, Cresta de Gallo, and Trueno project areas
that are yet to be systematically explored by SAMEX. Access roads are being
constructed to accommodate exploration along the range-front.


SAMEX is making steady progress in exploring this large and complex district and
continues to develop a clearer understanding of the controls and influences that
gave rise to mineralization on the property. SAMEX is well funded to advance the
exploration of its high-priority precious metal projects at Los Zorros, while
bringing forward numerous additional targets in the district. The Company holds
a portion of its working capital in the form of gold and silver bullion. 


The geologic technical information in this News Release was prepared by Robert
Kell, Vice-President Exploration for SAMEX MINING CORP. and Philip Southam,
Geologist. Mr. Kell and Mr. Southam are "qualified persons" pursuant to Canadian
Securities National Instrument 43-101 concerning Standards Of Disclosure For
Mineral Projects. 


Robert E. Kell, Vice President - Exploration

This News Release includes certain "forward looking statements". Without
limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources,
exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are
forward-looking statements that involve various risks. Actual results could
differ materially from those projected as a result of the following factors,
among others: risks inherent in mineral exploration; risks associated with
development, construction and mining operations; the uncertainty of future
profitability and uncertainty of access to additional capital.

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