Oban Notes Termination of Option Agreement on the Marcahui Property

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 5, 2014) - Oban Mining Corporation (TSX:OBM) ("Oban" or "the Company") announces that Teck Peru S.A. ("Teck") has decided to terminate its option agreement (the "Agreement") with Oban with respect to the Marcahui property (the "Project"). Pursuant to the Agreement, Teck had the option to acquire a 75% interest in the Project by incurring an aggregate of US$6,000,000 in exploration expenditures. Teck has completed their initial drilling campaign and advised Oban of its termination of the Agreement. The Company will assess the drill results from Teck in the coming weeks to determine if further exploration work is warranted. The Company has also re-negotiated an extension of the remaining option payment on the property with the titleholder for one year, now to be due on September 15, 2015.

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About Oban Mining Corporation

The Company is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of base and precious metal resource properties in the Americas. The Company is actively engaged in the identification, acquisition, evaluation and exploration of mineral properties, and holds options to acquire a 100% interest in four mining concessions covering a total surface area of 1,200 hectares comprising the Marcahui project, twenty-four mining concessions covering a total surface area of 16,700 hectares comprising the Antamayo project, and options to acquire an interest on the Arcopunco project, all of which are in Peru. The Company is exploring these properties for precious and base metal deposits including gold, silver and copper. The Company holds various interests in properties located in Peru including the Bermejo project, Cevichito project, Magdalena property and other grass root projects (approx. 50,000 ha).

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