Strong drilling results from Endeavour Mining's Youga Gold Mine

MONACO, April 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Endeavour Mining Corporation ("Endeavour") (TSX:EDV, ASX:EVR, OTCQX:EDVMF) is pleased to report positive results from the ongoing exploration programs along the Brassiere Trend at its Youga Gold Mine in Burkina Faso.  Drill intercepts from the southern extension of the Zergoré deposit on the Brassiere Trend included YZRC‐201 with 42 metres (m) of 3.4 grams per tonne (g/t) gold which included 1 m of 14.5 g/t gold and 4 m of 6.3 g/t gold.  These results reinforce Endeavour's exploration efforts to further extend the mine life at the Youga Gold Mine. 

The Brasserie Trend includes the La Forge prospect on the southwestern end, the 900 m long Zergoré deposit and the Castel, Beaufort and Flag prospects at the northern end (Figure 1).  The prospects are along the eastern edge of the Youga Exploitation Permit and within 4 kilometres of the Youga plant.

Additional drill results from other targets along the trend included, YCRC-001 with 26 m of 2.8 g/t on the Castel target, YBRC‐014 with 5 m of 2.1 g/t gold and included 1 m of 5.4 g/t gold at the Beaufort target and YLFRC‐006 with 7 m of 1.9 g/t gold, including 1 m of 3.0 g/t gold at the La Forge target. Additional highlights of drilling on each of these targets are provided in Table 1.

The Zergoré portion of the trend is interpreted to be a shallowly south-plunging anticline in strongly foliated greywacke and metavolcanics.  The western limb of the Zergoré zone follows the contact between Tarkwaian arkosic sandstone and underlying greywacke.  The eastern branch of the anticline becomes the Brasserie Trend and continues to the northeast for 2 km to connect with the Castel, Beaufort and Flag targets.

In order to access Figure 1 (Brasserie Trend Drill Plan and Gold Soil Geochemistry) click on the following: http://files.newswire.ca/910/EDV_Fig1_.pdf

Table 1: Recent Brassiere Trend Reverse Circulation Drilling Highlights

Target Name	Hole ID	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Au Grade (g/t)	Final Depth (m)
Zergoré	YZRC-188	25	41	16	1.5	70
	including	40	41	1	5.5
	YZRC-191	7	9	2	4.8	110
	including	7	8	1	7.7
	and	20	24	4	2.6
	including	21	23	2	4.4
	YZRC-192	102	106	4	2.7	130
	including	102	104	2	4.1
	YZRC-193	0	5	5	3.0	100
	including	0	1	1	7.5
	YZRC-199	0	15	15	2.1	87
	including	9	13	4	5.7
	and	31	40	9	1.7
	including	37	38	1	9.2
	YZRC-201	42	84	42	3.4	100
	including	50	51	1	14.5
	including	60	64	4	6.3
	YZRC-203	30	39	9	2.5	60
	including	31	33	2	5.0
Castel	YCRC-001	3	29	26	2.8	100
	including	27	28	1	19.9
	YCRC-004	26	31	5	1.5	100
	including	27	28	1	4.2
	and	59	63	4	2.3
	including	60	62	2	3.8
	YCRC-007	0	1	1	2.7	100
	YCRC-008	12	18	6	1.2	100
	including	13	14	1	3.1
	YCRC-009	1	2	1	2.1	100
	and	13	14	1	3.1
	and	56	57	1	3.6
Beaufort	YBRC-005	55	56	1	8.6	77
	YBRC-008	24	28	4	2.2	57
	including	25	26	1	6.1
	YBRC-014	7	12	5	2.1	50
	including	7	8	1	5.4
	YBRC-017	8	9	1	6.2	50
LaForge	YLFRC-005	0	5	5	1.2	100
	including	1	2	1	2.5
	YLFRC-006	17	20	3	1.5	100
	including	19	20	1	3.3
	and	34	37	3	2.3
	and	41	48	7	1.9
	including	44	45	1	3.0

A resource estimate was reported for Zergoré in 2011 (Technical Report and Update of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Youga Gold Mine, Burkina Faso, West Africa, effective December 31, 2010 and dated March 15, 2011, prepared by A. de Freitas and K. Woodman) and the deposit was added to the mine plan at the end of the year.  The Proven and Probable reserves from Zergoré are 1.2 million tonnes at 1.5 g/t Au containing 58,000 ounces (A. de Freitas, 2012).  Measured and Indicated resources at a 0.5 g/t cutoff, inclusive of reserves, are 2.9 million tonnes at 1.2 g/t Au containing 108,000 ounces (Woodman, 2012).  Additional information regarding the Zergoré reserves and resources is provided in Table 2.  Mineralization at Zergoré is along foliation and axial planar features.  Gold soil geochemistry as well as airborne geophysics clearly correspond to Zergoré and support the interpretations of the extensions.  The current drilling program continued to work on strike extensions to the south and the northwest and northeast.

Drill intercepts at Castel and Beaufort were within the westernmost fence of holes on both targets.  The hole orientations are being adjusted for the follow up drilling.

The 2012 Youga exploration campaign includes a total of 51,000 m of drilling comprised of 10,500 m core drilling and 40,500 m reverse circulation drilling planned for 19 targets within the mine permit area with a budget of approximately US$7.5 million.

Table 2: Zergoré Reserves and Resources Reported as of December 31, 2011 as part of the Youga Mine Resources and Reserves (news release dated January 30, 2012):

Deposit	Reserves
	Proven			Probable			Total
	kt	Au (g/t)	k Ozs	kt	Au (g/t)	k Ozs	kt	Au (g/t)	k Ozs
Zergoré	960	1.5	45	266	1.5	13	1,225	1.5	58

Deposit

Resources (including reserves, 0.5g/t cutoff as of 31 December 2011)

Measured

Indicated

Measured & Indicated

Inferred

kt

Au (g/t)

k Ozs

kt

Au (g/t)

k Ozs

kt

Au (g/t)

k Ozs

kt

Au (g/t)

k Ozs

Zergoré

2,264

1.2

84

613

1.2

24

2,877

1.2

108

81

1.3

3

Qualified Person

K. Kirk Woodman, P.Geo., Endeavour's General Manager of Exploration, is the Qualified Person overseeing exploration projects in French West Africa and has reviewed and approved the technical information related to Exploration Results and Mineral Resource Estimates at the Youga Mine contained in this news release.

Adrian de Freitas, MIMMM, C. Eng., Endeavour's General Manager, Youga Mine is a Qualified Person under NI 43-101, and has reviewed and approved the technical information related to mining operations and Mineral Reserve Estimates at the Youga Mine contained in this news release.

All sample preparations and standard 50-gram gold fire assays were performed by SGS Laboratories, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Endeavour consistently employs a rigorous quality control and assurance program comprising regular insertion of certified reference standards, blanks and duplicates.

About Endeavour Mining Corporation
Endeavour is a gold producer delivering growth.  Endeavour owns two gold mines producing approximately 180,000 ozs per year in Ghana and Burkina Faso that are generating significant operating cash flows to fund exploration and development growth.  In addition to upside potential at its current operations, Endeavour's gold project in Côte d'Ivoire is ready for construction (mining permit submitted; currently negotiating EPCM contract) for an additional 100,000 ozs per year.  Endeavour's strong financial base encourages investments in long-term operational growth, exploration to replace and increase reserves, and funding for acquisitions.

Endeavour Mining Corporation is listed on the TSX (symbol EDV) and ASX (symbol EVR), and also trades on the OTCQX (symbol EDVMF).

On behalf of Endeavour Mining Corporation

Neil Woodyer
Chief Executive Officer

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