Astur Gold Provides Update On Environmental Impact Assessment

Vancouver, BC - Astur Gold Corp. (TSX-V: AST, Frankfurt: CDC) ('Astur Gold'
or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that the complete list of required
criteria and enhancements have been received from the Directorate General
of Environment following the preliminary stakeholder consultation process
regarding Astur Gold's Salave gold project in Northern Spain. The response
outlines additional items to complete the Environmental Impact Assessment
('EIA') that the Company must submit in accordance with the permitting
process for Salave, and includes comments from environmental, urban, and
cultural organizations, as well as NGOs and other affected stakeholders.

CONGEO, an Asturias-based environmental consulting company with an
extensive background in mining projects, is leading all field studies and
related activities necessary for completion of the EIA. They are currently
working with the Astur Gold technical team to identify remaining inputs for
the EIA report, and are diligently working towards the finalization of a
new detailed EIA report that will completely consider all environmental
aspects of project development and fulfill all statutory requirements. The
EIA is approximately 98% complete and expected to be submitted to the
Directorate General of Mining and Industry within 30 days.

ABOUT ASTUR GOLD
Astur Gold is developing its 100% owned Salave Gold Project in Asturias,
northern Spain comprising 3,198 hectares. Salave is one of the largest
undeveloped gold deposits in Western Europe. The Company submitted an
application for an underground mine permit to the government of Asturias in
September 2011. Astur Gold is currently conducting underground mine
planning and an Environmental Impact Assessment. The Company is building a
partnership with the people of Asturias to generate sustainable economic
benefits for the region while balancing the needs of environmental
protection and social community development.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Signed 'Cary Pinkowski'
Cary Pinkowski, Chief Executive Officer and Director

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Vadim Dubchak
#300-1055 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, B.C., V6E2E9
Tel: +1 604-694-1600
Fax: + 604-694-1663
info@asturgold.com
www.asturgold.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Mineral
resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability.

This document contains certain forward looking statements which involve
known and unknown risks, delays and uncertainties not under the Company's
control which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from the results, performance or
expectation implied by these forward looking statements.


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Unternehmen: Astur Gold Corp. - ISIN: CA04649W1086