Capstone’s Cozamin, Mexico Mine Achieves Clean Industry Certification

VANCOUVER, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Capstone Mining Corp.
(TSX: CS) today announced that its Cozamin copper mine located in Zacatecas,
Mexico has been awarded the Clean Industry Certification from Mexico’s
Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Procuraduria Federal de
Protection al Ambiente or PROFEPA). This certification required a voluntary
environmental audit that certifies full compliance with Mexican federal
environmental laws.

“This important achievement represents the culmination of a 24 month
process of standards and management system documentation and implementation
by the Cozamin mine site,” said Darren Pylot, Capstone’s President and CEO.
“We congratulate our Cozamin operating team on attaining this certification,
which places Capstone in a relatively limited group of mining companies in
Mexico that have made the voluntary commitment to the highest standards of
environmental stewardship.”

The presentation of the certification was made to Cozamin mine employees
at a ceremony at Cozamin by state and local authorities from the Secretary of
Labour, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaria del
Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales or SEMARNAT), Municipality of Morelos,
National Water Agency, Mexican Red Cross, Ejido Hacienda Nueva, State
Government and PROFEPA.

    For further information:

    Capstone Mining Corp.
    Cindy Burnett, VP, Investor Relations
    Telephone: 604-637-8157
    Email: cburnett@capstonemining.com
    Website: http://www.capstonemining.com

SOURCE Capstone Mining Corp.