Minera IRL Limited Annual General Meeting Voting Results

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 28, 2012) - Minera IRL Limited ("Minera IRL" or the "Company"), (TSX:IRL)(AIM:MIRL)(BVLAC:MIRL) the Latin American focused gold mining company, announces that at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Minera IRL held on 28 September 2012 (the "Meeting"), all the resolutions were duly passed.

Pursuant to Canadian Securities Administrators' Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the following briefly describes the matter voted upon and the voting results for the Meeting.

1. Receive and Adopt 2011 Annual Report
   On a vote by show of hands, the report of the directors and the auditors, and the financial statements of the Company were received and adopted. Based on proxies received prior to the meeting, this resolution received 49,564,088 votes in favour, representing 96.35% of the votes cast at the Meeting.
   
   
2. Election Douglas Jones as Director
   On a vote by show of hands, Douglas Jones was re-elected as a director of the Company. Based on proxies received prior to the meeting, this resolution received 49,515,827 votes in favour, representing 96.34% of the votes cast at the Meeting.
   
   
3. Election Graeme Ross as Director
   On a vote by show of hands, Graeme Ross was re-elected as a director of the Company. Based on proxies received prior to the meeting, this resolution received 49,560,579 votes in favour, representing 96.34% of the votes cast at the Meeting.
   
   
4. Appointment of Auditors
   On a vote by show of hands, PKF (UK) LLP was re-appointed auditors of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting and the directors were authorised to determine auditor's remuneration. Based on proxies received prior to the meeting, this resolution received 51,430,803 votes in favour, representing 100.0% of the votes cast at the Meeting.
   
   
5. Approval of Share Option Plans Amendments
   On a vote by show of hands, the amendments to the Company's Share Option
   Plans were approved. Based on proxies received prior to the meeting, this resolution received 51,428,969 votes in favour, representing 99.98% of the votes cast at the Meeting.
   
   
6. Authorisation to Issue Ordinary Shares
   On a vote by show of hands, the directors were authorised to issue up to a maximum of 75,951,443 ordinary shares with the authority expiring at the close of the next annual general meeting. Based on proxies received prior to the meeting, this resolution received 49.853,700 votes in favour, representing 96.93% of the votes cast at the Meeting.
   
   
7. Authorisation to Issue Ordinary Shares
   On a vote by show of hands, the directors were authorised to allot up to a maximum of 75,951,443 ordinary shares, otherwise than in accordance with Section 6.1 of the Articles, in relation to rights or other pro rata issues or otherwise with the authority expiring at the close of the next annual general meeting. Based on proxies received prior to the meeting, this special resolution received 47,339,565 votes in favour, representing 92.04% of the votes cast at the Meeting.
   
   

Details of the proxy votes received by the Company before the Meeting in respect of each resolution are available on the Company website www.minera-irl.com.

Minera IRL Limited is the AIM traded, TSX and BVL listed holding company of precious metals mining and exploration companies focused in Latin America. Minera IRL is led by an experienced senior management team with extensive industry experience, particularly operating in South America. The Group operates the Corihuarmi Gold Mine and the advanced gold projects Ollachea in Peru and Don Nicolas in Argentina. For more information, please visit www.minera-irl.com.