Anaconda Mining Makes $750,000 Principal Payment on Outstanding Debt

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/01/13 -- Anaconda Mining Inc. ("Anaconda" or "the Company") - (TSX: ANX) is pleased to announce that, on February 28, 2013, it made another principal payment against the outstanding Convertible Loan, Series I Debentures and Series II Debentures (collectively, the "Loans"). The principal payments totaled $750,000 and were divided pro rata across the Loans. Since March 28, 2012, the Company has made approximately $5,251,000 in principal payments against the Loans and reduced the outstanding balance from $6,900,000 to $1,649,280.

President and CEO, Dustin Angelo, stated, "Anaconda's third quarter payment of $750,000 is the largest quarterly principal payment for fiscal 2013. We had targeted to pay $900,000; however, the Company reallocated some cash to the current diamond drill program and cash reserves to manage through some difficult weather conditions we experienced during the third quarter, particularly February. We have made a total of $1,950,000 in payments on the Loans during the fiscal year, all from operating cash flow. The substantial amount of debt repaid year-to-date is a testament to the ability of Pine Cove to generate significant cash flow. It is also noteworthy that since November 2011, in just 15 months, the Company has paid down nearly $6.4 million in debt including the Loans, Series III Debentures and our government loans. We have approximately $2.0 million in debt left on the balance sheet and expect to have approximately 90% of it repaid by September 2013."

ABOUT ANACONDA

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Anaconda is a growth oriented, gold mining and exploration company with a producing asset located on the Baie Verte Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada called the Pine Cove mine.

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Contacts:

Anaconda Mining Inc.

Dustin Angelo

President and CEO

(647) 260-1248
dangelo@anacondamining.com
www.anacondamining.com


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