Black Iron Strengthens Management Team With Addition of Nikolay Bairak as Vice President Government & Community Relations

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 21, 2011) - Black Iron Inc. ("Black Iron" or the "Company") (TSX:BKI)(FRANKFURT:BIN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nikolay Bairak, P.Eng, MA, Ph.D Political Science, as its Vice President, Government and Community Relations. Mr. Bairak founded and was President of the Members of Parliament Club, Ukraine, the only organization in Ukraine to include more than three hundred members of Ukrainian Parliament, across all political parties, including the President of Ukraine. Mr. Bairak's knowledge and contacts within the Ukrainian government and broader community will be of great value to the Company and Black Iron is pleased to welcome him aboard.

Mr. Bairak is held in high regard in Ukraine and has been honoured with a number of National Awards including: the Order of Merit (Level III); Honourable diploma of the President of Ukraine; Honourable diploma of Zaporizhzhya Regional Council; Honourable diploma of Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine; Honourable Order of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine; Gratitude Warrant from the Head of the Kyiv Regional Council; Gratitude Warrant from the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces of Ukraine.

Matt Simpson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Black Iron commented, "We are very excited to have Nikolay Bairak join the Black Iron team as lead of our government and community relations initiatives in Ukraine. Nikolay will add to our senior presence on the ground in Ukraine, but more importantly, he brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and relationships within the various levels of Ukrainian government including government and community leaders in the Dnepropetrovsk region where both our Shymanivske and Zelenivske Projects are located. Further, as a qualified Metallurgical Engineer with experience in heavy industry, Nikolay will play a significant role in helping us communicate the many safety, environmentally friendly and technical advantages that Black Iron's Projects offer relative to other existing operations."

In 1999, Mr. Bairak founded the Members of Parliament Club, a non-partisan Ukrainian organization whose membership is made up of Ukrainian parliament Deputies of all convocations, including the President of Ukraine. Membership, which has grown from just Mr. Bairak himself, into more than three hundred professionals, also draws support from many business enterprises across Ukraine. Prior to founding the Members of Parliament Club, Mr. Bairak served as First Deputy Head, Zaporizhzhya Regional State Administration from 2001-2003, as Head of Department, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine from 2000-2001, and a Consultant to the Ukrainian Academy of Political Science from 1998-2000, and as a Member of Parliament, Supreme Council of Ukraine from 1994-1998. Prior to these roles, from 1985-1994, Mr. Bairak was employed is a range of successive more senior engineering roles at both DniproAzot, Dneprodzherzhinsk and Southern Engineering Plant, Dnepropetrovsk.

About the Company

Black Iron is an iron ore exploration and development company advancing its 100%-owned Shymanivske project located in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine. This project contains a NI 43-101 compliant resource with 345Mt measured and indicated resources grading 32% iron and 469Mt of inferred resources grading 31% iron. The project is surrounded by five other operating mines including ArcelorMittal's iron ore complex. The Company believes that existing infrastructure, including access to power, rail and port facilities, will allow for a quick development timeline to production. Further, the Company holds an exploration permit for the adjacent Zelenivske project which it intends to further explore to determine its potential. Please visit the Company's website at www.blackiron.com or write us at info@blackiron.com for more information.

The technical contents of this press release have been prepared under the supervision of and has been reviewed and approved by Farshid Ghazanfari, P.Geo., Chief Geologist, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. For further information, please see the technical report of the Company, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Forward Looking Information

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