Seafield Files Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Quinchía Project

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- Seafield Resources Ltd. ("Seafield" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: SFF) is pleased to announce that a National Instrument 43-101 compliant report dated May 17, 2013 has been filed in support of the April 2, 2013 press release outlining the updated resource estimate at the Company's Miraflores Deposit.

Seafield's 100%-owned, 6,757-hectare Quinchia Gold Project is located in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. The updated NI 43-101 report documents a measured and indicated resource of 1,816,000 Troy ounces ("oz") of gold ("Au") grading 0.78 grams per tonne ("g/t") Au and 3,555,000 oz of silver ("Ag") at 1.5 g/t Ag, contained in 72,624,000 tonnes at a cut-off grade of 0.27 g/t Au. The resource also includes an inferred resource of 62,000 oz Au grading 0.51 g/t Au and 275,000 oz Ag grading 2.3 g/t Ag, contained in 3,756,000 tonnes at a cut-off grade of 0.27 g/t Au.

The report is available on SEDAR and the Company's website at www.sffresources.com.


Qualified Person

Scott Wilson of Metal Mining Consultants Inc. of Englewood, Colorado prepared the Miraflores Deposit resource estimate. Mr. Wilson is an independent qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has prepared or reviewed the preparation of the information which forms the basis of this press release. He is a Certified Professional Geologist and member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (CPG #10965) and a Registered Member (#4025107) of the Society of Mining and Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc., a professional association and designation recognized by the Canadian regulatory authorities. Mr. Wilson verified the data disclosed in this release, including the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information contained in this release. Verification included a review and validation of the applicable assay databases and reviews of assay certificates.


About Seafield Resources Ltd.

Seafield Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SFF) is a mineral exploration company currently focused on advancing its Miraflores Gold Deposit towards feasibility level. Seafield's 6,757-hectare Quinchia Gold Project is located in the Department of Risaralda of Colombia. SRK Consulting Inc.'s (Denver) Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Miraflores Deposit indicates robust economics with a pre-tax internal rate of return of 50% and a pre-tax net present value (8%) of $249M. The Company cautions that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Miraflores currently has a NI 43-101 compliant Measured and Indicated resource estimate of 1,816,000 ounces gold at 0.78 g/t Au and 3,555,000 ounces silver at 1.5 g/t Ag (72.6 million tonnes at a cut-off of 0.27 g/t Au) and an Inferred resource estimate of 62,000 ounces gold at 0.51 g/t Au and 275,000 ounces silver at 2.3 g/t Ag (3.8 million tonnes at a cut-off of 0.27 g/t Au). Additionally, the Company has a NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for its Dosquebradas Deposit, also part of the Quinchia Gold Project, with an Inferred resource estimate totaling 920,772 ounces gold at 0.5 g/t Au (57Mt at a cut-off of 0.3 g/t Au). Seafield Resources Ltd. trades its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol SFF and in the United States using CUSIP 81173R101. For more details on the Company, please visit www.sffresources.com.


Forward-Looking Statement: This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of that phrase under Canadian securities laws. Without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are forward looking statements that involve various degrees of risk. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current views with respect to possible future events and conditions and, by their nature, are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific to the Company. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements. The following are important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements: changes in the world wide price of commodities, general market conditions, risks inherent in exploration, risks associated with development, construction and mining operations, the uncertainty of future profitability and the uncertainty of access to additional capital. Additional information regarding the material factors and assumptions that were applied in making these forward looking statements as well as the various risks and uncertainties we face are described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of our annual and interim Management's Discussion and Analysis of our financial results and other continuous disclosure documents and financial statements we file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities which are available at www.sedar.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to update this forward-looking information except as required by applicable law. The Company relies on litigation protection for forward-looking statements.

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Contacts:

Seafield Resources Ltd.
David MacMillan, Investor Relations
(416) 361-3434 ext. 202
dmacmillan@sffresources.com
www.sffresources.com