EP Empire Metals Corp

Rugby Mining Limited ("Rugby" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RUG) is pleased to
announce that it has filed an application with the Colombian government to allow
for subsurface exploration including drilling at the Cobrasco North
copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry property in Colombia. A large cohesive drill
target has been identified by previously completed geochemical and geophysical
programs. The application is expected to be approved by year end and in the
interim certain non-drilling exploration and planning activities will continue
while the application is processed. 


The Company previously announced that it had completed a Consulta Previa ("CP")
agreement with the local Cocomacia communities which provides exploration access
to the Cobrasco concession area for a period of ten years. The CP agreement is
broadly based and provides for economic assistance to the local community as
well as social development programs. 


The Cobrasco project is situated next to Rugby's Comita project in the Western
Cordillera porphyry copper belt (Figure 1), 100 kilometers west of the City of
Medellin. Cobrasco, acquired in an arm's length transaction and subject to a 1%
net smelter royalty, covers 3,000 hectares within two blocks immediately to the
north and south of Comita, a separate project under option to the Company. 


The Cobrasco / Comita area was first explored during the 1980's by a German
government (BGR) / Ingeominas reconnaissance program. That program identified
extensive and strongly anomalous copper stream sediment geochemistry coincident
with outcropping porphyry copper style mineralization. The zone of strong stream
sediment copper anomalism extends over a district sized area of approximately
eight square kilometres covering both the Cobrasco and Comita concessions
(Figure 2). No drilling has been conducted to date on either project. 


In 2011, Rugby completed a low level aeromagnetic survey that defined two large
prominent magnetic low anomalies coincident with the historic anomalous copper
geochemistry. 


Francisco Montes, the Company's Exploration Manager, a "qualified person" ("QP")
within the definition of that term in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has supervised the preparation of the technical
information that forms the basis for this news release. 


Management Changes

Jonathan Hermanson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for the Company.
Jon has a degree in Business Administration from St. Andrews University in North
Carolina and has spent 7 years in the mineral exploration industry. The Company
thanks Darcy Daubaras for his services over the past four years.


About Rugby

Rugby, with a treasury of $3.9 million, is an emerging mineral resource company
focussed on the discovery of large scale gold and copper porphyries and
epithermal gold-silver projects. The management team has a track record in the
successful exploration and development of major resource projects in different
mining jurisdictions 


Cobrasco and Comita Projects, Colombia: Rugby owns 100% of the Cobrasco project,
subject to a 1% NSR and has an option to earn up to 60% of the adjacent Comita
project in western Colombia. Both projects host undrilled large scale porphyry
copper-gold targets which were recognised during a joint German-Colombian
government sponsored exploration program over 20 years ago. No systematic
exploration has been conducted since that time. 


Mabuhay Project, Philippines: The Company holds an option to acquire up to 80%
of the Mabuhay project in Surigao Province. The Company considers the project to
have excellent potential for the discovery of both epithermal gold deposits and
gold-copper porphyry systems. An application for an Exploration Permit ("EP") is
currently being processed, however to minimise expenditures, the project will
remain under care and maintenance until the EP is granted.


Hawkwood Project, Australia: Rugby holds an option to acquire 90% of the
Hawkwood project in Queensland. The property, covering 427 km2 is prospective
for gold, copper-gold and iron deposits. In January 2010, the Company entered
into an agreement with Eastern Iron Limited wherein that company can earn an 80%
interest in iron ore targets in the project area. To date Eastern Iron has
conducted several programs, including geophysical surveys and drilling.


To view Figures 1 and 2, click on the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/r820p.pdf


For additional information you are invited to visit the Rugby Mining Limited
website at www.rugbymining.com


RUGBY MINING LIMITED

Paul Joyce, President and CEO

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of the British Columbia,
Alberta and Ontario Securities Acts. This includes statements concerning the
Company's plans at its projects including the expected approval of permits
required for exploration which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to
differ from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including,
without limitation, the effect on prices of major mineral commodities such as
copper, gold and iron by factors beyond the control of the Company; events which
cannot be accurately predicted such as political and economic instability,
terrorism, environmental factors and changes in government regulations and
taxes; the shortage of personnel with the requisite knowledge and skills to
design and execute exploration programs; difficulties in arranging contracts for
drilling and other exploration services; the Company's dependency on equity
market financings to fund its exploration programs and maintain its mineral
exploration properties in good standing; political risk that a government will
change, interpret or enforce

mineral tenure, environmental regulations, taxes or mineral royalties in a
manner that could have an adverse effect on the Company's assets or financial
condition and impair its ability to advance its mineral exploration projects or
raise further funds for exploration; risks associated with title to resource
properties due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims
as well as the potential for problems arising from the interpretation of laws
regarding ownership of mineral properties in the Philippines and in the
sometimes ambiguous conveyancing characteristic of many resource properties,
currency risks associated with foreign operations, the timing of obtaining
permits to conduct exploration activities, the ability to conclude agreements
with local communities and other risks and uncertainties, including those
described in each of the Company's management discussion and analysis including
those contained in its year-end financial statements for the year ended February
28, 2013 filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at
www.sedar.com. In addition, forward-looking information is based on various
assumptions including, without limitation, assumptions associated with
exploration results and costs and the availability of materials and skilled
labour. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Accordingly,
readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Rugby Mining Limited
Paul Joyce
President and CEO
604.688.4941 or Toll-free: 1.855.688.4941
604.688.9532 (FAX)
info@rugbymining.com
www.rugbymining.com

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