Exeter adds Mr. Julian Bavin to the Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, March 25 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of Exeter Resource Corporation (NYSE-Amex:XRA, TSX:XRC, Frankfurt:EXB - "Exeter" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Julian Bavin to its Board.

Mr. Bavin is a graduate of the University of Leceister and the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, University of London. Julian has over 30 years of technical, operational and commercial experience in mineral exploration gained from working in a wide range of commodities and jurisdictions, most of which was spent with the Rio Tinto Group in South America, Australia, Indonesia and Europe. Julian's recent experience was as Rio Tinto's Exploration Director for South America between 2001 and 2009. He is currently a resident of Chile.

The Company has awarded Mr. Bavin 300,000 stock options, exercisable for 5 years at a price of $6.84 per share. In addition, the Company has awarded an aggregate of 880,000 stock options exercisable for 5 years at a price of $6.84 per share to 5 directors and 3 officers.

Exeter Chairman Yale Simpson commented "Mr. Bavin has a great deal of experience in both the technical and commercial sectors of the mining industry. That experience will be particularly valuable to Exeter as we seek to commercialize the Caspiche project."

About Exeter

Exeter Resource Corporation is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the development of the Caspiche gold-copper project in the Maricunga region of Chile. The Company has C$45 million in its treasury.

In March 2010 Exeter shareholders approved a proposal to undertake a spin-out transaction pursuant to which the assets of Exeter were separated into two highly focused companies. As a result, Exeter transferred to Extorre Gold Mines (ticker symbol "XG" on the TSX) the Cerro Morro and Don Sixto projects and its exploration properties in Argentina, together with approximately $25 million in cash.

You are invited to visit the Exeter web site at www.exeterresource.com.

    
    EXETER RESOURCE CORPORATION

    Bryce Roxburgh
    President and CEO
    

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