Teras Receives Gold Assay Results Including 22.9m of 8.46 g/t and 12.2m of 13.51 g/t, With a High of 1.5m of 39.35 g/t, Within 117.4m of 2.10 g/t

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire - Aug. 8, 2012) - Teras Resources Inc. ("Teras" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TRA) (OTCQX:TRARF) is very pleased to announce the receipt of high grade gold assay results from its Cahuilla gold-silver Project in Imperial County, California. Drilling was again conducted along the periphery of existing precious metal mineralization and continues to significantly expand gold-silver mineralization into relatively untested areas. The Company is pleased to report the following drill results:

Hole # 	From 	To 	TD 	Thickness - m (ft) 	Gold - g/t
(oz/ton)
CAH-196 	29.0 	67.1 	179.8 	38.1 (125) 	0.55 (0.016)
*CAH-197 	0.0 	94.5 	138.7 	94.5 (310) 	0.82 (0.024)
Including 	88.4 	89.9 		1.5 (5) 	15.44 (0.450)
	111.2 	114.3 		3.1 (10) 	1.23 (0.036)
*CAH-198 	29.0 	41.1 	169.2 	12.1 (40) 	0.41 (0.012)
	64.0 	89.9 		25.9 (85) 	0.68 (0.020)
	131.1 	140.2 		9.1 (30) 	2.16 (0.063)
Including 	137.2 	138.7 		1.5 (5) 	9.39 (0.274)
	147.8 	150.9 		3.1 (10) 	1.92 (0.056)
	160.0 	169.2 		9.1 (30) 	1.23 (0.036)TD
*CAH-199 	16.8 	47.3 	182.9 	30.5 (100) 	0.65 (0.019)
	79.2 	109.7 		30.5 (100) 	0.65 (0.019)
CAH-216 to 	220 				Assays pending
CAH-221 	18.3 	79.2 	79.2 	60.9 (200) 	0.51 (0.015)TD
CAH-222 	30.5 	36.6 	182.9 	5.1 (20) 	0.55 (0.016)
CAH-223 	21.3 	64.0 	182.9 	42.7 (140) 	0.58 (0.017)
	83.8 	99.1 		15.3 (50) 	0.48 (0.014)
	178.3 	181.4 		3.1 (10) 	1.20 (0.035)
CAH-224 	19.8 	65.5 	182.9 	45.7 (150) 	0.58 (0.017)
CAH-225 	25.9 	79.2 	196.6 	53.3 (175) 	0.68 (0.020)
	109.7 	134.1 		24.4 (80) 	0.65 (0.019)
	152.4 	167.6 		15.2 (50) 	0.45 (0.013)
	175.3 	182.9 		7.6 (25) 	0.41 (0.012)
*CAH-226 	41.1 	71.6 	182.9 	30.5 (100) 	0.51 (0.015)
*CAH-227 	16.8 	80.8 	196.6 	64 (210) 	0.34 (0.010)
	94.5 	97.6 		3.1 (10) 	0.51 (0.015)
	103.6 	106.7 		3.1 (10) 	0.89 (0.026)
*CAH-228 	27.4 	94.5 	190.5 	67.1 (220) 	0.38 (0.011)
CAH-229 	10.7 	33.5 	182.9 	22.8 (75) 	0.34 (0.010)
	51.8 	96.0 		44.2 (145) 	1.88 (0.055)
Including 	71.6 	86.9 		15.3 (50) 	4.21 (0.132)
Including 	73.2 	74.7 		1.5 (5) 	19.69 (0.574)
CAH-230 	12.2 	68.6 	182.9 	56.4 (185) 	0.72 (0.021)
*CAH-231 	0.0 	3.1 	182.9 	3.1 (10) 	1.40 (0.041)
	24.4 	77.2 		52.8 (175) 	0.51 (0.015)
	96.0 	97.5 		1.5 (5) 	1.10 (0.032)
	175.3 	176.8 		1.5 (5) 	3.77 (0.110)
CAH-232 	0.0 	4.6 	182.9 	4.6 (15) 	0.45 (0.013)
	27.4 	53.3 		25.9 (85) 	0.51 (0.015)
	80.8 	85.4 		4.6 (15) 	0.72 (0.021)
CAH-233 	24.4 	48.8 	182.9 	24.4 (80) 	0.41 (0.012)
	77.7 	83.8 		6.1 (20) 	0.48 (0.014)
CAH-234 	21.3 	57.9 	182.9 	36.6 (120) 	0.34 (0.010)
CAH-235 	30.5 	61.0 	213.4 	30.5 (100) 	0.58 (0.017)
	73.2 	82.3 		9.1 (30) 	0.65 (0.019)
*CAH-236 	7.6 	82.3 	196.6 	74.7 (245) 	0.51 (0.015)
CAH-237 	25.9 	62.5 	189.0 	36.6 (120) 	0.45 (0.013)
	88.4 	100.6 		12.2 (40) 	0.51 (0.015)
CAH-238 					Assays pending
CAH-239 	16.8 	82.3 	213.4 	65.5 (215) 	0.51 (0.015)
	106.7 	118.9 		12.2 (40) 	0.62 (0.018)
CAH-240 					Assays pending
CAH-241 	19.8 	137.2 	213.4 	117.4 (385) 	2.10 (0.061)
Including 	77.7 	100.6 		22.9 (75) 	8.46 (0.247)
Including 	88.4 	100.6 		12.2 (40) 	13.51 (0.384)
Including 	89.9 	91.4 		1.5 (5) 	39.35 (1.148)

*CAH holes intersected silver values of greater than 100 grams (2.92 oz/t) in one or more 1.5 meter sample intervals.

Results of this most recent round of drilling are very encouraging as the Company continues to test areas where little to no previous drill information exists resulting in the significant expansion of precious metal mineralization. Mr. Peter Leger, President/CEO of Teras Resources, remarked, "Teras is again very pleased with drill results from our most recent round of drilling. The Company is achieving its main objective of enhancing known mineralization as demonstrated by the receipt of additional disseminated and high grade gold/silver assay results highlighted by the values encountered in CAH-241."

Assaying of the reverse circulation samples was conducted by Inspectorate Laboratory in Reno, Nevada. Drill samples were collected by Mr. Paul Stubble (project geologist), split on site, placed in sample bags and delivered to Inspectorate Laboratory in Reno, Nevada for analysis. In addition, blanks and certified standards have been inserted into the sample stream at random intervals for quality control purposes.

The Cahuilla Project is a large epithermal, paleo-hot springs system hosting multiple high 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.

Dale A Vitone P. Eng., registered with the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, Alberta and North West Territories and a Director for Teras, 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

The Company is focused on developing its Cahuilla project located in Imperial County, California. The project encompasses an area of at least 3 km by 1.5 km and demonstrates the potential for a large-scale, bulk mining operation consisting of altered and mineralized sedimentary host rocks with numerous sheeted high grade quartz veins. Grades of the host rock are equivalent to grades of gold reserves at New Gold's Mesquite Mine, also in Imperial County, California (0.56 g/t; Mineral Reserves and Resources Summary as of December 31, 2011; New Gold website). Teras will continue drilling at Cahuilla to define a gold resource complaint to the standards required for a new NI 43-101 resource report and continue developing a gold resource for future extraction.


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Contact

Teras Resources Inc.
Peter Leger, President
(403) 262-8411 or (403) 852-0644
pleger@teras.ca
www.teras.ca