Asher Welcomes Mr. Kevin D. Sherkin LL.B. To The Company's Board of Directors

TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Asher Resources Corp. ("Asher" or the "Company") (TSX-V: ACN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kevin D. Sherkin, LL.B. to the Company's Board of Directors.

Kevin Sherkin was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987 after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School with a LL.B. in 1985. In 1990, he then left a large downtown Toronto firm to become a founding partner and the managing Director of Levine, Sherkin, Boussidan Professional Corporation. Mr. Sherkin is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, and the Advocates' Society.

While Mr. Sherkin's practice involves a wide range of civil litigation, he has considerable experience and expertise in gold mining and exploration having been on the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of Rubicon Minerals Corp., a company listed on the TSX from January 2005 to July 2009.  He also sat on the Board of Directors of Golden Goose Minerals Inc., now Prodigy Gold, a company listed on the TSX-V from January 2007 to February 2009. Today, he currently sits on the board of Boost Capital Corp. a CPC that trades on the TSX.V.

"Asher's summer work program at King Mine was exactly what a Company would want to see at this stage. Albeit still early, these excellent results for the project warrants further exploration which is slated to commence in early 2013 with its first drill campaign the property. I am happy to be part of the Company as Asher looks to move to the next stage in its development to build on the promising first results" commented Mr. Sherkin.

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About Asher Resources:

Asher Resources Corporation is a gold exploration company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with a regional office in Reno Nevada.  Asher's mission is to discover and develop high quality North American precious metal resources with its current focus in southern BC and the Nevada Great Basin.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof and Asher undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

SOURCE: Asher Resources Corporation

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