Teras Resources Inc. Provides Drilling Update From Its Cahuilla Gold/Silver Project

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire - Oct. 20, 2011) - Teras Resources Inc. ("Teras" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TRA): Peter Leger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teras is pleased to announce that excellent progress is being realized on its reverse circulation drill program at the Cahuilla gold/silver project in Imperial County California. The Cahuilla Project is a large epithermal, paleo-hot springs system hosting multiple bonanza-grade veins that occur within an extensive body of disseminated gold-silver mineralization. For further information on the Cahuilla project refer to the NI 43-101 technical report entitled "Cahuilla Property 43-101 Technical Report," dated October 25, 2007 prepared by Todd Wakefield, MAusIMM of AMEC E&C Services filed on Sedar on November 15, 2007.

Six reverse circulation holes have been completed to date totalling approximately 960 meters and drill samples were delivered to Inspectorate Laboratories in Reno, Nevada on October 17, 2011. The primary objectives of this drill program are to concentrate on the known gold/silver mineralized areas and the expansion of disseminated precious metal mineralization that was defined by historic drilling and report results in a new NI 43-101 report. Teras plans on expediting the current drill program by contracting a second drill from Harris Drilling, which is currently scheduled to begin in December 2011

Dale Vitone P. Eng., a Director for the Company is the Company's nominated qualified person responsible for monitoring the supervision and quality control of the programs completed on the Company's properties. Mr. Vitone has reviewed and verified the technical information contained in this news release.


About Teras

Teras' vision is to acquire and advance properties with established technical merit. The Company's exploration work will be focused on detailed diamond drilling programs with the goal of proving resources with an NI 43-101 compliant resource report.



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Contact Information

Teras Resources Inc.
Peter Leger, President
(403) 852-0644
pleger@teras.ca
www.teras.ca