Merrex Gold Inc. : Merrex Gold Announces that IAMGOLD Siribaya Earn-in Concluded

News Release MERREX GOLD INC. Merrex Gold Announces that IAMGOLD Siribaya Earn-in Concluded

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA -- (Marketwire January 4, 2012) - Gregory Isenor, P.Geo., President and CEO of Merrex Gold Inc. ("Merrex") (TSX Venture: MXI) is pleased to announce that IAMGOLD Corporation ("IAMGOLD") has advised that it has completed its earn-in expenditures for the Siribaya Gold Project in West Mali.

Earn-in Option Exploration Expenditures Completed

IAMGOLD Corporation has advised Merrex that IAMGOLD's earn-in expenditure requirements were satisfied during the fourth quarter of 2011.
Pursuant to an earn-in option agreement dated December 23, 2008, IAMGOLD could earn up to a 50% interest in Merrex's Siribaya Gold Project by incurring $10.5 million of exploration expenditures over four years. As advised by IAMGOLD, the exploration expenditures were completed in three years, a full 12 months ahead of schedule.
Merrex is awaiting a complete accounting of the expenditures and, once reviewed and accepted by Merrex,
execution of the final Joint Venture Agreement and formal vesting of IAMGOLD's 50% interest in
Siribaya will follow, all of which is expected to be completed during Q1 of 2012.
All exploration expenditures incurred after the $10.5 million of earn-in exploration expenditure requirement was satisfied will be shared equally by Merrex and IAMGOLD.
For further details about the Siribaya Gold Project visit Merrex's website at www.merrexgold.com. Merrex is a Mali focused gold exploration company with experienced management, a solid exploration
team, a prominent gold-producer as a partner and an expanding gold resource … a winning combination
offering investors an extraordinary opportunity.
Please visit our website at www.merrexgold.com for the most recent corporate presentation. On Behalf of the Board
Gregory Isenor, P.Geo. President & CEO

Merrex Gold Inc.

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This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or developments that the Company expects, are forward- looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward- looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward- looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward- looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.

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