Alpha Minerals Increases Bought-Deal Private Placement of Flow-Through Shares and Non Flow-Through Units

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired - April 9, 2013) - Alpha Minerals Inc. ("Alpha Minerals" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AMW) has amended the terms of the bought-deal private placement that was announced earlier today such that the number of non flow-through units to be issued has increased from 500,000 to 1,750,000 and accordingly the gross proceeds of the offering has increased from $7.28-million to $12.28-million. All other terms of the offering remain unchanged.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of Alpha Minerals Inc.

"Ben Ainsworth"
President and CEO



Please refer to the Alpha Minerals Inc. website (www.alphaminerals.ca) for further and updated information.

Forward Looking Statements: The above contains forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological interpretations, mineral tenure issues, mineral recovery processes and completion of the Offering and the expected use of proceeds of the Offering. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

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