Century Mining Corporation Grants Stock Options

BLAINE, WASHINGTON -- (Marketwire) -- 04/18/11 -- Century Mining Corporation ('Century' or the 'Company') (TSX VENTURE: CMM) announces that it has granted a total of 930,000 stock options, including 650,000 options to independent directors and the balance to employees of the Company. The stock options are exercisable into common shares of Century at an exercise price of C$0.425 per share for a period of five years. Century's common shares closed at C$0.425 on the TSX Venture Exchange on April 14, 2011.

Century has 434,036,751 common shares issued and outstanding. Under the terms of the Company's 'rolling' Incentive Stock Option Plan, a maximum of 43,403,675 shares are available to be issued pursuant to the exercise of options at this time. Including this grant of 930,000 options, a total of 14,921,667 shares have been reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding option grants. A further 28,482,008 shares are available for issuance pursuant to future option grants at this time.

About Century Mining Corporation

Century Mining Corporation is a Canadian gold producer and holds strategic land positions in Canada, the United States and Peru. The Company's strategy is to grow to its gold production through existing mine expansions and acquisitions of other strategic and synergistic gold opportunities.

On behalf of Century Mining Corporation,

Daniel J. Major, President & CEO

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws including with respect to the intended use of proceeds raised in the private placement. We use words such as 'may', 'will', 'should', 'anticipate', 'plan', 'expect', 'believe', 'estimate' and similar terminology to identify forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Such statements and information are based on assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis made by management in light of its experience, current conditions and its expectations of future developments as well as other factors which it believes to be reasonable and relevant. Forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and information and accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on such statements and information. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates; operational and technical difficulties; the availability to the Company of suitable financing alternatives; fluctuations in gold and other commodity prices; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws and obtaining requisite permits; political, economic and other risks arising from our South American activities; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in our annual and quarterly Management's Discussion and Analysis and in other filings made by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com.

While the Company believes that the expectations expressed by such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information and the assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis underlying such expectations are reasonable, there can be no assurance that they will prove to be correct. In evaluating forward-looking statements and information, readers should carefully consider the various factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contacts:

Century Mining Corporation

Richard B. Meschke

(360) 332-4653 or Toll Free: (877) 284-6535

(360) 332-4652 (FAX)
rmeschke@centurymining.com
www.centurymining.com