The Dombraly 2011 Core Drill Program Discovers New Zones of Gold Mineralization and Significantly Extends and Upgrades Other Mineralized Zones

CALGARY, April 24, 2012 - Alhambra Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: ALH) (PINKSHEETS: AHBRF) (FRANKFURT: A4Y) ("Alhambra" or the "Corporation") announces that its core drilling program at the Dombraly gold deposit ("Dombraly") has resulted in the discovery of two new zones of higher grade gold mineralization and has extended the known areas of gold mineralization both north and south. Dombraly is located within its 100% owned Uzboy Project in Kazakhstan (see location map, Figure 1).


HIGHLIGHTS

- At least five known zones of gold mineralization have been significantly extended or the mineralization in these zones has been upgraded in terms of both grade and width, the best mineralized intervals being 17.29 g/t over 3.9 m, 4.40 g/t over 14.1 m and 3.57 g/t Au over 14.7 m,

- Two new zones (i.e. lenses) of gold mineralization have been discovered, one being a northern extension of the hanging wall mineralized lens 1 (see Figure 3) with a maximum grade of 9.95 grams per tonne gold ("g/t Au") over 1.5 metres ("m"), and the second being two new foot wall zones situated below the main mineralized zone with maximum grades of 1.66 g/t Au over 8.2 m and 1.18 g/t Au over 4.0 m.

"These drill results continue to support our interpretation that the gold mineralization at Dombraly has the potential to increase significantly," stated Mr. John J. Komarnicki, Alhambra's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "In our opinion, the discovery of these new zones of gold mineralization combined with the significant extension of previously known mineralization supports an initial 2012 Dombraly exploration program of seven core drill holes (2,200 m) which will be focused on further defining the upside potential of Dombraly."


DRILLING PROGRAM

The 2011 drilling program consisted of 32 core holes (5,528 m) of which 28 core holes (4,938 m) were drilled in the central part of Dombraly and 4 scout holes (590 m) were drilled far beyond its southern edge southward of the low grade stockpile (see Figure 2).

The objective of the 28 core hole drilling program was to allow further re-classification of historical Soviet resources ultimately leading to an updated National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 compliant resource estimate and to further define the extent and continuity of the gold mineralization at Dombraly. The objective of the 4 scout hole drill program was to check the main tectonic zone which had been recognized as a main gold mineralization controlling structure and to check the weak gold anomaly established there by the 2010 rotary air-blast ("RAB") drilling program.

The 28 core hole program has been successful as the program has discovered two new zones of gold mineralization and further extended the known areas of at least five known zones of gold mineralization. Table 1 summarizes the results of the holes drilled in the central part of the deposit. The 4 scout hole program did not encounter gold mineralization.

A newly discovered northern extension of the hanging wall (situated above the main mineralization zone) mineralized lens 1 (between hole DP 44-26 and hole DDD 52-01 and taking into account holes DDD 48-03 and DDD 48-04 drilled in 2010) has been identified as being about 120 m long and 1.5 to 20.8 m wide remaining open to the north. The average gold grades in different intercepts of this mineralization range from 0.77 g/t over 20.8 m to 9.95 g/t over 1.5 m. At the same time the known southern part of lens 1 has been significantly upgraded when hole DP 40-25 discovered its uppermost (closest to the surface) part which was displaced by a fault (see Figure 4). The thickness (along the hole) of this new oxide mineralization is 14.7 m with an average gold grade of 3.57 g/t.

Drill hole DP 28-21 has discovered a new, uplifted, faulted part of mineralized lens 2 at the hanging wall of the main zone of gold mineralization. This new mineralized part is about 65 m along the dip and 14.1 m thick (along the hole) with an average grade of 4.40 g/t Au in transitional material. This hole has also extended the main zone of gold mineralization and lens 3 by about 40 m along the dip and confirmed the presence of lens 1 at depth (see Figure 3).

Two new foot wall mineralized lenses, situated below the main mineralization zone, have been discovered by hole DP 12-07. The lenses demonstrated significant width (4.0 m at 1.18 g/t Au and 8.2 m at 1.66 g/t Au) along the hole of transitional mineralization and remain open along strike in a northerly direction.

Three of four mineralized zones identified in 2010 on the southern edge of the deposit have now been extended by at least 60 m. One of these zones containing oxide mineralization, and intersected by hole DDD 21-02, consists of several subzones forming probably a tectonic duplex with a width of 50 m. Average grades in these subzones reach 1.52 g/t Au over 3.0 m (not true width). All zones remain open to the south.

Drill hole DP 24-18 (located immediately south of DP 28-21), extended lens 2 by 65 m along the dip. Drill hole DP-10, located 200 m farther to the south, after an interval of relatively low grades, returned 0.91 g/t Au over 14.3 m at a depth of about 140 m along the lens dip. Hole DP 04-02 intercepted and further extended lens 2, showing several mineralized intervals, the best being 2.01 g/t Au over 9.0 m in oxide material, and confirmed the continuity of gold mineralization in this direction.


Table 1 - Summary Dombraly Drilling Results

Section 	DDH# 	From (m) 	To (m) 	Interval (m) 	Grade Au (g/t) 		Mineralization Type
21 	DDD 21-01 	NSR 					
	DDD 21-02 	76.1 	90.4 	14.3 	0.40 		In Situ Oxide
	including 	76.1 	77.1 	1.0 	2.78 		In Situ Oxide
		102.5 	110.3 	7.8 	0.86 		In Situ Oxide
	including 	102.5 	106.3 	3.8 	1.26 		In Situ Oxide
		118.3 	127.3 	9.0 	0.74 		In Situ Oxide
	including 	123.3 	126.3 	3.0 	1.52 		In Situ Oxide
	DDD 21-03 	94.3 	96.2 	1.9 	1.06 		In Situ Sulphide
	DDD 21-04 	NSR 					
11 	DDD 11-01 	NSR 					
4 	DP 04-01 	126.4 	130.4 	4.0 	0.42 		In Situ Sulphide
		271.0 	272.8 	1.8 	0.62 		In Situ Sulphide
	DP 04-02 	20.0 	29.0 	9.0 	2.01 		In Situ Oxide
	including 	20.0 	21.0 	1.0 	13.30 		In Situ Oxide
		33.0 	38.0 	5.0 	0.43 		In Situ Oxide
		107.0 	107.8 	0.8 	1.97 		In Situ Sulphide
	DP 04-03 	0.0 	10.3 	10.3 	1.35 		Pit Infill
		53.4 	59.4 	6.0 	1.50 		In Situ Oxide
	DP 04-04 	10.4 	14.4 	4.0 	0.54 		In Situ Oxide
8 	DDD 08-01 	NSR 					
	DP 08-05 	0.0 	8.9 	8.9 	0.60 		Pit Infill
		29.5 	37.5 	8.0 	0.81 		In Situ Transition
	including 	35.5 	37.5 	2.0 	2.63 		In Situ Transition
	DP 08-06 	104.0 	110.0 	6.0 	0.53 		In Situ Sulphide
12 	DP 12-07 	0.0 	17.0 	17.0 	1.02 		Pit Infill
		56.6 	67.6 	11.0 	0.64 		In Situ Transition
	including 	59.6 	63.6 	4.0 	1.18 		In Situ Transition
		74.3 	82.5 	8.2 	1.66 		In Situ Transition
	DP 12-08 	0.0 	55.6 	55.6 	0.56 		Pit Infill
	DP 12-09 	10.2 	14.2 	4.0 	0.64 		In Situ Oxide
		82.4 	88.0 	5.6 	0.57 		In Situ Oxide
		116.7 	117.5 	0.8 	4.75 		In Situ Sulphide
		154.8 	159.0 	4.2 	0.84 		In Situ Sulphide
	DP 12-10 	150.2 	164.5 	14.3 	0.91 		In Situ Sulphide
		211.2 	214.2 	3.0 	3.33 		In Situ Sulphide
16 	DP 16-11 	0.0 	27.7 	27.7 	0.55 		Pit Infill
		50.2 	51.2 	1.0 	1.64 		In Situ Oxide
		77.3 	79.3 	2.0 	0.94 		In Situ Oxide
		90.5 	91.5 	1.0 	5.26 		In Situ Sulphide
	DP 16-12 	0.0 	47.3 	47.3 	0.80 		Pit Infill
		63.6 	70.8 	7.2 	0.37 		In Situ Oxide
		114.6 	119.6 	5.0 	1.52 		In Situ Transition
	including 	116.6 	119.6 	3.0 	2.35 		In Situ Transition
	DP 16-13 	0.0 	14.8 	14.8 	1.16 		Pit Infill
		85.4 	88.8 	3.4 	2.45 		In Situ Sulphide
		93.8 	105.3 	11.5 	2.48 		In Situ Sulphide
	DP 16-14 	139.2 	141.2 	2.0 	1.23 		In Situ Sulphide
24 	DP 24-18 	171.0 	172.0 	1.0 	1.20 		In Situ Sulphide
		178.0 	181.9 	3.9 	17.29 		In Situ Sulphide
	including 	179.6 	180.2 	0.6 	111.00 		In Situ Sulphide
		198.0 	201.4 	3.4 	0.76 		In Situ Sulphide
28 	DP 28-21 	99.8 	103.0 	3.2 	1.87 		In Situ Oxide
		118.6 	132.7 	14.1 	4.40 		In Situ Transition
	including 	122.6 	131.7 	9.1 	6.34 		In Situ Transition
		147.0 	149.0 	2.0 	15.48 		In Situ Transition
		186.0 	190.0 	4.0 	2.48 		In Situ Sulphide
40 	DP 40-25 	35.8 	37.8 	2.0 	1.32 		In Situ Oxide
		43.8 	58.5 	14.7 	3.57 		In Situ Oxide
	including 	43.8 	49.3 	5.5 	2.16 		In Situ Oxide
	and including 	53.5 	58.5 	5.0 	7.91 		In Situ Oxide
		125.1 	131.8 	6.7 	1.68 		In Situ Oxide
	including 	127.1 	130.8 	3.7 	2.71 		In Situ Oxide
44 	DP 44-26 	183.0 	203.8 	20.8 	0.77 		In Situ Sulphide
	including 	183.0 	185.0 	2.0 	1.51 		In Situ Sulphide
	and including 	196.0 	200.0 	4.0 	1.53 		In Situ Sulphide
	and including 	201.8 	202.8 	1.0 	1.64 		In Situ Sulphide
	DP 44-27 	97.9 	99.4 	1.5 	9.95 		In Situ Sulphide
	DP 44-28 	NSR 					
52 	DDD 52-01 	312.5 	322.0 	9.5 	1.07 		In Situ Sulphide
	including 	316.5 	319.5 	3.0 	2.21 		In Situ Sulphide
	DDD 52-02 	NSR 					

The intervals set out in the above table are not true widths and the assay results are uncut. The cut-off grade used is 0.2 g/t Au and the maximum internal waste is 2.0 m.

The Corporation anticipates that the presence of numerous new significant mineralized lenses, especially in the hanging wall of the Main zone, should lead to a significant increase of resources, as compared to the resources estimated in the maiden NI 43-101 for Dombraly (as noted at the end of this news release).


DIAMOND DRILLING AND SAMPLING PROCEDURES

An NQ diamond drilling core barrel was utilized and average core recovery was 99%. The core was split by the drilling contractor under the supervision of the Corporation's geologists with one half used for sampling and another half left for references. Every meter of core was sampled and the exact borders of the sampling interval were determined according to the lithological contacts. The average sample weight was 2.4 kilograms.

Sample preparation was completed by Stewart Assay and Environmental Laboratories located in Kyrgyzstan using the following procedure: samples were crushed to minus 2 mm, mixed and split into two 200 gram sub-samples. One sub-sample was pulverized to - 200 mesh and the other sub-sample was retained for reference purposes. A 30 gram sample of the -200 mesh material was used for fire assay atomic absorption finish. Stewart Assay and Environmental Laboratories is independent of Alhambra and does have an International Standard Organization ("ISO") 17025 accreditation.


QUALITY ASSSURANCE QUALITY CONTROL

The Kyrgyzstan Stewart Assay and Environmental Laboratories, as a part of the worldwide ALS Group, have stringent quality assurance and quality control ("QA/QC") procedures. Alhambra also follows a rigorous QA/QC program consisting of inserting standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream submitted to the laboratory for analysis to ensure that the sampling and analysis of all samples is conducted in accordance with the best possible practices.

Elmer B. Stewart, MSc. P. Geol., a technical consultant, is the Corporation's nominated Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed the technical information contained in this news release.


ABOUT DOMBRALY

Dombraly is one of Alhambra's 2012 advanced drilling targets within the Corporation's 100% owned, 2.4 million acre, Uzboy Project located in north central Kazakhstan. Dombraly is located approximately 90 kilometres ("kms") southeast of Alhambra's Uzboy gold deposit and 60 kms north of the city of Stepnagorsk, Alhambra's Kazakhstan operating base. It is a former producing open pit gold mine.


ABOUT ALHAMBRA

Alhambra is a Canadian based international exploration and gold production corporation with NI 43-101 resources as noted below:

Measured (M) Indicated (I) M + I Inferred
Project Grade Grade Grade Grade
Tonnes (g/t) Ounces Tonnes (g/t) Ounces Tonnes (g/t) Ounces Tonnes (g/t) Ounces

Uzboy (1) 14,317,200 1.52 700,000 7,009,500 1.22 275,500 21,326,700 1.42 975,500 11,258,200 1.17 421,700
Dombraly (2) - - 559,000 1.22 22,000 559,000 1.22 22,000 9,317,000 1.01 301,000
Shirotnaia (3) - - 2,900,000 0.76 71,000 2,900,000 0.76 71,000 34,577,000 0.58 645,000
TOTAL 14,317,200 1.52 700,000 10,468,500 1.09 368,500 24,785,700 1.34 1,068,500 55,152,200 0.77 1,367,700

(1) Effective as of Dec 31/09 as per ACA Howe per news release dated Apr 8/08 at a 0.40 g/t cut-off

(2) Effective as of Nov 27/11 as per ACA Howe per news release dated Feb 7/12 using natural cut-off grades of 0.13 g/t, 0.1 g/t and 0.2 g/t for the low grade stockpile, pit infill and in-situ mineralized zones respectively.

(3) Effective as of Jan 9/12 as per ACA Howe per news release dated Feb 28/12 using cut-off grades of 0.1 g/t for oxide material and 0.2 g/t for transitional and primary mineralized zones respectively.

Alhambra holds exploration and exploitation rights to a 2.4 million acre (9,800 km2), 100% owned license called the Uzboy Project, located in the Northern Kazakhstan Metallogenic Province which hosts numerous world-class gold deposits. Over 100 mineral targets, including three advanced exploration areas, are contained within the Uzboy Project.

Alhambra common shares trade in Canada on The TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ALH, in the United States on the Over-The-Counter Pink Sheets Market under the symbol AHBRF and in Germany on the Frankfurt Open Market under the symbol A4Y. The Corporation's website can be accessed at www.alhambraresources.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact Information

Alhambra Resources Ltd.
Ihor P. Wasylkiw, VP & Chief Information Officer
+1 (403) 508-4953

Alhambra Resources Ltd.
John J. Komarnicki, Chairman & CEO
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