Torex Reports Third Quarter Results

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 5, 2012) -

(All amounts expressed in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise stated)

Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Torex") (TSX:TXG) announced today its financial results for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012.

THIRD QUARTER 2012 REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

• Completion of a feasibility study for the Morelos Gold Project
• Proven and probable reserves base at the Morelos Gold Project of 4.1 million ounces of gold
• Expanded senior management team for the construction and operation phases
• Received water permit, which will allow a sufficient supply of water for the development and operation of the Morelos Gold Project
• Discovered gold-copper-silver mineralization over a one kilometre strike length at its Media Luna target, south of the Balsas River
• Signed a five-year exploration access agreement with the Puente Sur Balsas Ejido, for all of the Ejido common use lands, which provides access to the majority of the new discovery at Media Luna
• Expanded the exploration drilling program to include nine drill rigs, all of which are operating south of the Balsas River. Seven rigs are drilling targets on the magnetic anomalies of Media Luna and Media Luna West. Two rigs are drilling stratigraphic holes to increase the understanding of the geological structure outside of the magnetic anomaly areas

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The net loss for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012 increased to $15.1 million and $44.0 million, respectively, compared with a net loss of $7.3 million for the three months ended July 31, 2011 and $24.4 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2011. Exploration and evaluation expenditures totalled $13.2 million and $36.6 million during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012, respectively, compared to $5.4 million and $17.2 million in the same periods in 2011. The Company's cash position increased by $33.0 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2012 compared with an increase of $16.2 million for the same period in 2011. At July 31, 2012, the Company had $287.4 million in assets including $69.2 million of cash and had a working capital balance of $69.4 million compared with $250.0 million in assets including $36.2 million of cash and a working capital balance of $36.3 million as at October 31, 2011.

A complete set of the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated interim Financial Statements and related Notes for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012 and Management's Discussion and Analysis will be posted on the Company's website at www.torexgold.com and will be filed on Sedar at www.sedar.com.

Torex is a well funded, growth-oriented, Canadian-based resource company engaged in the exploration and development of precious metal resources with a focus on gold. It owns 100% of the Morelos Gold Project, which is located 180 kilometres southwest of Mexico City in the highly prospective Morelos Gold Belt. Torex is aggressively exploring within its property to identify a pipeline of additional future economic deposits. The project covers an area of 29,000ha of which more than 75% remain unexplored.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, information with respect to future exploration and development plans concerning the Morelos Gold Project, including expected drilling results and the timing within which the Company expects to receive drilling results, anticipated timing for the completion of information with respect to the Company's feasibility study and technical studies on the project. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates" or "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made at the date that such statements are made. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including the risk factors disclosed elsewhere in the Company's public disclosure. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purposes of assisting investors in understanding the Company's financial and operating performance and the Company's plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.