Torex Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Technical Report for Its Morelos Gold Project

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 18, 2012) - Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Torex") (TSX:TXG) is pleased to announce that it has filed a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") in support of the Company's May 4, 2012 news release, which included an updated mineral resource estimate at its Morelos Gold Project in Mexico.

The independent technical report, entitled "Guajes and El Limon Open Pit Deposits, Updated Mineral Resource Statement" (the "Technical Report"), dated June 18^th, effective date of June 13, 2012, was prepared by M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation of Tucson, Arizona and AMEC E&C Services Inc., of Sparks, Nevada and authored by Daniel H. Neff, Thomas L. Drielick, Edward J.C. Orbock III and Mark Hertel, all Qualified Persons as defined by, and independent of Torex, for the purposes of NI 43-101 requirements. The Technical Report is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.torexgold.com.

Torex Gold Resources Inc. is a well funded, growth-oriented, Canadian mining company engaged in the exploration and development of precious metal resources with a focus on gold. It owns 100% of the Morelos Gold Project, an advanced stage gold exploration property, located 180km southwest of Mexico City in the highly prospective Morelos Gold Belt. The project covers an area of 29,000ha of which more than 75% remains unexplored.