Maritime Resources Corp. Welcomes Rambler Metals as Strategic Investor

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - Feb. 15, 2012) - Maritime Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MAE) ("Maritime") reports that Rambler Metals & Mining Canada Ltd. ("Rambler") of Baie Verte, Newfoundland has entered into an agreement to acquire 4,500,000 shares of Maritime, representing 17% of the company, from Commander Resources Ltd. ("Commander"). The private transaction, priced at $0.23 per share, is scheduled to close February 15, 2012. In recognition of this strategic transaction, Maritime has invited Rambler to appoint a new director to Maritime's Board as their representative.

Rambler Metals currently owns and operates the Nugget Pond Mill, just 149 km from Maritime's Hammerdown mine site. From 2000 to 2004 this mill processed ore from the Hammerdown Mine at an average gold recovery of 97%. The Nugget Pond mill has recently been restarted, now processing copper-gold ore from Rambler's Ming Mine, and is expected to have additional gold processing capacity, potentially from Maritime's operations.

Rambler has nominated Mr. Peter Mercer, Vice President of Corporate Development to join the board of Maritime. Peter led the feasibility study of Rambler's Ming Mine, including environmental compliance, planning, permitting, development and closure plans, and government relations. Maynard E. Brown, Chairman of Maritime states, "Maritime welcomes the addition of Peter as a new board member as he brings with him local expertise, contacts and a common objective. We are confident that his experience will result in an accelerated review of the potential production at Hammerdown and Orion."

Rambler Metals and Mining plc currently trades on London's AIM market under symbol RMM and on the TSX:V under symbol RAB.

Maritime's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MAE. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.maritimeresourcescorp.com.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Maynard Brown
Chairman



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Maritime Resources Corp.
Cathy DiVito, Investor Relations
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