AME Abacus Mining and Exploration Corporation

Abacus Mining and Exploration Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AME) "Abacus" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that pursuant to the Joint Venture
Shareholders' Agreement with respect to the Ajax copper-gold project located
near Kamloops, B.C., KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. ("KGHM") has informed Abacus of its
intention to exercise its option (the "Option Exercise") to acquire a further
29% interest in the Joint Venture Company, KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. ("KGHM Ajax"),
increasing its ownership to 80%.


At closing of the Option Exercise, KGHM will pay approximately US$30 million to
Abacus, to be used to fund a portion of Abacus' 20% share of the Ajax project's
US$795 million of initial capital, as estimated in the Ajax project bankable
feasibility study ("BFS") dated January 6, 2012.  


KGHM will arrange to fund its 80% of the development and construction
expenditures for the Ajax project through to production, and at Abacus' request,
is obligated to arrange financing for the balance of Abacus' share of initial
project capital on commercially reasonable terms. 


Jim Excell, Abacus' President & CEO, commented, "With the exercise of its
option, KGHM has confirmed the project's robust economics and its intention to
advance the Ajax project through construction to production. This essentially
derisks the Ajax project from future funding uncertainty and ensures funding for
Abacus' 20% portion of the initial project capital. Abacus intends to maximize
the project's full potential and value for its shareholders."  


The BFS confirms the economic viability of the Ajax project at long term copper
and gold prices, and demonstrates the leverage to increases in metal prices. The
base case pre-tax net present value (NPV - 8%) of US$416 million using long term
average prices of US$2.75/lb Cu and US$1,085/oz Au, almost quadruples to US$1.6
billion with a 2.2 year payback of initial capital of US$795 million assuming
the scenario of US$3.50/lb Cu and US$1,700/oz Au, which is more reflective of
current prices.  


The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Dave Laudrum, P.Geo., Abacus's Chief Geologist and qualified person for the Ajax
project within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"). The NI
43-101 Technical Report is available on the Company's website
(www.amemining.com) and on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).


On Behalf of the Board, 

ABACUS MINING AND EXPLORATION CORPORATION

James D. Excell, President & CEO

Donna Yoshimatsu, Director, Investor Relations 

About Abacus 

Abacus is a mineral exploration and mine development company with a 49% interest
in the feasibility stage Ajax copper-gold project located near Kamloops, B.C.
The Ajax project is a joint venture between Abacus Mining & Exploration Corp.
and KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. ("KGHM") through KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. ("KGHM Ajax").



The Ajax project feasibility study supports production of a total of 2.5 billion
lbs of copper and 2.28 million ozs of gold in concentrate, or an average of
approximately 109 million lbs of copper and 99,000 ozs of gold annually, over a
23 year mine life. Total proven and probable mineral reserves are estimated at 3
billion lbs Cu and 2.7 million ozs Au at 0.27% Cu and 0.17 g/t Au based on $2.50
Cu and $1,085 Au. The proposed mine plan envisages a conventional open pit
operation processing 60,000 tonnes per day or 21.9 million tonnes per year of
ore. (see Report titled "Ajax Copper/Gold Project - Kamloops, British Columbia
Feasibility Study Technical Report" by Wardrop (a Tetra Tech Company) dated
January 6, 2012 ("FS"))


Forward-Looking Information 

This release includes certain statements that are deemed "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical
facts, that address events or developments that Abacus expects to occur, are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are
not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words
"expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates",
"projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions
"will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. 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 may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially
from those in forward-looking statements include changes to commodity prices,
mine and metallurgical recovery, operating and capital costs,foreign exchange
rates, ability to obtain required permits on a timely basis, exploitation and
exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that
any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results
or developments may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,
estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements
are made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company
undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event
that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should
change.

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