Duran Ventures Provides Corporate Update and Announces Stock Option Grants

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/12 -- Duran Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DRV) ("Duran" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following corporate update resulting from the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 28, 2012.

The six nominees as proposed by the Company were elected to the board. The directors are Mr. Joseph Del Campo, Mr. John P. Thompson, Mr. J. Todd Bruce, Mr. Steven S. Brunelle, Mr. Oscar F. Pezo Camacho and Mr. Jeffrey J. Reeder.

McGovern, Hurley, Cunningham, LLP Chartered Accountants, were re-appointed as auditors for the Company for the ensuing year.

The Company also announces that a total of 3,550,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company have been granted to directors, officers, employees, and consultants at an exercise price of $0.10 per share, expiring on June 28, 2017. The grant is subject to regulatory approval.

Duran is a Canadian exploration company focused on the exploration and development of porphyry copper, precious metal, and polymetallic deposits in Peru.

Duran Ventures Inc. is a Canadian resource company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange: Symbol "DRV".

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. We use words such as "might", "will", "should", "anticipate", "plan", "expect", "believe", "estimate", "forecast" and similar terminology to identify forward looking statements and forward-looking information. Such statements and information are based on assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis made by management in light of its experience, current conditions and its expectations of future developments as well as other factors which it believes to be reasonable and relevant. Forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and information and accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on such statements and information. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the uncertainty of resource estimates; operational and technical difficulties; the availability to the Company of suitable financing alternatives; fluctuations in copper and molybdenum and other commodity prices; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws and obtaining requisite permits; political, economic and other risks arising from our Peruvian activities; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in our annual and quarterly Management's Discussion and Analysis and in other filings made by us with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com. While the Company believes that the expectations expressed by such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information and the assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis underlying such expectations are reasonable, there can be no assurance that they will prove to be correct. In evaluating forward-looking statements and information, readers should carefully consider the various factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward looking statements and forward-looking information.

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