Monument's 2012 Second Quarter Production

Gold Production of 11,736 ounces

VANCOUVER, Jan. 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) ("Monument" or the "Company") today reports its second quarter production results for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Full financial and operating results for the quarter will be released by the end of February 2012. All amounts are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.

The second quarter gold production was 11,736 ounces compared to 11,348 ounces for the same quarter in the previous fiscal year, an increase of 3%. The average realized price per ounce of gold sold was $1,652 this quarter compared to $1,391 for the corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal year, an increase of 19%. The average processing recovery rate was 95.3% for the three month period. Cathy Zhai, CFO of Monument Mining, said: "We are pleased with another quarter of consistent production, and a favorable market for gold prices."

		Year ended,   Jun. 30, 2010			Year ended,  Jun. 30, 2011			Three months ended, Sep. 30, 2011			Three months ended, Dec. 31, 2011
Mining
Ore mined (tonnes)		662,330			740,909			124,736			128,557
Waste moved (tonnes)		2,326,502			2,707,598			719,080			686,995
Ore stockpiled (tonnes)		387,545			773,432			813,175			859,011
Process
Crushed ore (tonnes)		274,786			355,021			84,993			82,722
Ore processed (tonnes)		272,120			351,999			86,343			84,182
Average mill feed grade (g/t)		3.08			4.31			4.53			5.25
Processing recovery rate		58.7%			92.9%			95.1%			95.3%
Ball mill availability (%)		89.2%			96.1%			97.4%			95.8%
Sales
Gold produced (oz)		13,793			44,438			11,846			11,736
Gold sold (oz)		13,793			40,438			8,372			12,765
Revenue (in 000's) ^(1)		$16,316			$56,627			$14,430			$21,084
Average realized gold price per ounce		$1,183			$1,400			$1,724			$1,652

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Prior to achieving commercial production in September 2010, gold sales and related production costs were capitalized against the Selinsing Gold Property and construction of the gold treatment plant.

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Robert F. Baldock, President and CEO
Monument Mining Limited
Suite 910- 688 West Hastings Street
Vancouver B.C. Canada V6B 1P1

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Forward-Looking Statement

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