REX Orex Minerals Inc

Orex Minerals Inc. - (TSX VENTURE:REX) ("Orex"), has commenced a 5,000 metre HQ
diamond drilling on its 100% owned Jumping Josephine property, in southern
British Columbia.


The program will be completed in two phases, the first designed to test down-dip
and down-plunge extensions of JJ Main mineralized zone which has an existing NI
43-101 compliant gold resource. First phase holes are planned to intercept the
mineralized structure approximately 100 metre down-dip from the deepest hits to
date on five sections spaced 80 metres apart for a total along-strike coverage
of 320 metres. Orex aims to increase the resource at JJ Main and believes that
positive results from the current diamond drilling could be combined with
previous drill data to update the existing resource estimate. The second phase
of work will test several advanced showings on prospective but as yet undrilled
locations across the Jumping Josephine property. Mineralized showings such as
Hillside, JJ West and Bonanza Creek are at an early stage but are hosted by
lithology similar to JJ Main and warrant drill testing.


Orex's President, Gary Cope says, "Orex is now actively exploring three
projects. Drilling is underway at Coneto, in Durango, Mexico and deep
penetrating IP has been completed and results are expected shortly at Los
Crestones in Sinaloa, Mexico. The commencement of drilling at Jumping Josephine
is very exciting, and represents an achievement for Orex, actively working to
advance another quality project."


Jumping Josephine Gold-Silver Project, British Columbia, Canada

The Jumping Josephine Project totals approximately 11,667 hectares and is
located in Southern British Columbia, 20 km west of Castlegar and 25 km north of
the historic Rossland Gold Camp. The project, originally assembled in 2004 by
Kootenay Silver Inc. ("Kootenay"), was optioned to Astral Mining Corp.
("Astral") in 2005. In 2013, Astral merged with Orex (news release February 3rd
2013) and in 2014 the remaining interest in Jumping Josephine was acquired from
Kootenay by Orex (news release February 5th 2014).


Mineralization is characterized by native gold and sulphides in lode style
quartz veins and silicified brittle shear zones, which are hosted within quartz
monzonite and granodiorite. Exploration between 2006 and 2011 included surface
mapping, geochemistry, geophysics, and the completion of 140 diamond
drill-holes. Work on the JJ Main showing culminated in the estimation of an NI
43-101 compliant resource calculated by Apex Geoscience Ltd. ("Apex").


Apex estimates an Indicated mineral resource of 363,000 tonnes averaging 2.95
g/t Au for 34,000 oz and an Inferred mineral resource of 448,000 tonnes
averaging 2.08 g/t Au for 30,000 oz. The effective date of the resource estimate
is March 24, 2011. The Technical Report authored by A.J. Turner P.Geol, M.
Dufresne, P.Geol and S. Nicholls, M.AIG. has been filed by Orex and is available
on SEDAR and the Orex website.


Ben Whiting, P.Geo, and Dale Brittliffe, P.Geo. are Qualified Persons as defined
in NI 43-101 and take responsibility for the technical disclosure contained in
this news release. 


ABOUT OREX MINERALS INC. 

Orex Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:REX) is a Canadian-based junior exploration
company comprised of highly qualified mining professionals. The Company has
several current projects: the Barsele Gold Project in Sweden, the Los Crestones
Gold-Silver Project in Sinaloa, Mexico, the Jumping Josephine Gold-Silver
Project in British Columbia, and the Coneto Gold-Silver Project in Durango,
Mexico, which is currently under option to Fresnillo plc.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gary Cope, President

This News Release may contain forward-looking statements including but not
limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs,
geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral
recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such
statements and Orex undertakes no obligation to update such statements, except
as required by law.


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.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Orex Minerals Inc.
(604) 687-8566 x227
info@orexminerals.com
www.orexminerals.com

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