St. Eugene Provides Update on Transaction With Claude Resources Inc. and Satori Resources Inc.

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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire - Jan. 31, 2012) - St. Eugene Mining Corporation Limited (TSX VENTURE: SEM) (“St. Eugene“ or the “Company“) announced today that the plan of arrangement providing for the acquisition (the “Acquisition“) by Claude Resources Inc. (TSX: CRJ) (NYSE Amex: CGR) (“Claude“), of all of the issued and outstanding shares of St. Eugene (that Claude does not already own) will close on February 1, 2012. As such, February 1, 2012 will be the final trading day for St. Eugene's shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV“).

Information concerning the Acquisition is set out in St. Eugene's annual general and special meeting circular (the “Circular“) dated December 15, 2011 that was mailed to all shareholders of St. Eugene. A copy of the Circular is available electronically at www.sedar.com.

Under the terms of the Acquisition, St. Eugene shareholders will receive, for each share held: (i) 0.0789 of a common share of Claude; and (ii) 0.25 of a common share of Satori Resources Inc. (“Satori“). Claude will maintain its pro-rata stake in Satori. As part of this Acquisition, St. Eugene will spin-out all of its interest in and to the Tartan Lake Mine Project, which is comprised of certain mineral property interests and related assets located in the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt in Manitoba, to Satori.

Satori has received conditional approval for the listing of its common shares on the TSXV, with such shares expected to trade under the trading symbol BUD. Satori anticipates having approximately 30,487,250 shares outstanding, over $800,000 of cash in treasury and approximately $150,000 in additional working capital upon the closing of the Acquisition.



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Contact Information

St. Eugene Mining Corporation Limited
Jennifer Boyle, B.A., LL.B
President and Chief Executive Officer
(647) 344.3158 or C: (416) 904.2714
jennifer@capexgroupinc.com