Evrim Appoints Board Chair and New Executive Roles

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 5, 2012) - Evrim Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:EVM) ("Evrim" or the "Company") is pleased to announce key changes to the Company's executive team and the appointment of Mr. Ken Paul, Director of the Company, to Chairman of the Board. Mr. Paul will serve as a key leader on the Board of Directors and help guide the strategic vision of the company.

Mr. Paul has over thirty years' experience in mining, including twenty years with Newmont Mining Corporation and nine years with Kennecott Utah Copper. His most recent responsibilities with Newmont Mining included Director of North America Exploration, Director of Geology overseeing the Yanacocha Gold District, and Director of Geology overseeing the Nevada region and operations. Prior to this he held positions ranging from Project Geologist to Chief Geologist on several Carlin Trend mines. Ken holds a M.Sc. degree in geology from the University of Idaho and a B.Sc. degree in geology from the University of Cincinnati.

Mr. Robert Duncan former VP of Exploration has taken on the role of VP Business Development for Evrim. Rob will focus on pursuing and capitalizing opportunities for Evrim as well as connecting exploration partners to the Company's project portfolio in Mexico. Mr. Stewart Harris will now join the executive team as VP Exploration for Evrim. Stewart will be responsible for guiding the exploration team and managing Evrim's exploration partnerships in Mexico.

"We are very pleased to have Ken, Rob and Stewart in their new roles at Evrim," commented Paddy Nicol, President and CEO of Evrim. "Ken's leadership at the board level will be invaluable given his experience in the mining industry. Rob's exceptional technical insight and business sense will allow Evrim to effectively assess a wide variety of quality opportunities to create shareholder value. Further, Stewart will take on a leadership role for Evrim's exploration team in Mexico as well as managing the Company's exploration projects."

About Evrim Resources

Evrim is a mineral exploration company with a diverse portfolio of quality gold and copper projects, and a geological database covering Mexico and portions of southwestern United States. Evrim's business plan is to generate exploration targets that it will advance through option and joint venture agreements with industry partners to create shareholder value. The projects generated to date form a solid foundation for Evrim's execution of the joint venture business model, which will be further enhanced by a pipeline of new internally developed projects.

For further information on Evrim please visit www.evrimresources.com.

On Behalf of the Board

EVRIM RESOURCES CORP.

Paddy Nicol, President & CEO

Forward Looking Information

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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 market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and 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 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.