Colombian Mines Grants Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 10, 2011) - Colombian Mines Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CMJ) -

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Colombian Mines Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CMJ) ("Colombian Mines" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan, 655,000 incentive stock options exercisable at a price of $0.55 per share for a period of three years have been granted to certain officers and directors of the Company.

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