Romarco Starts Drilling at Cori Puncho

ROMARCO MINERALS INC. ("TSXV: R" - the "Company") and New Dimension Resources Ltd. (TSXV:NDR) are pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at their Cori Puncho Project in southern Peru. The Phase I drill program will consist of 8 reverse circulation drill holes totalling approximately 1,200 meters.

The Cori Puncho property is centered over the CP Corridor, a major north-northwest trending structural zone that can be traced for over five kilometers. A 30-meter wide section on the west side of the mineralized zone (Main Shear) has the most consistent surface gold values and is the current project priority. Trench sample results from the Main Shear include 21 meters of 1.59 g/t gold, 15 meters of 2.25 g/t gold and four (4) meters of 7.8 g/t gold. Drill holes in this area will be angled to intersect the Main Shear at varying depths along a 250-meter segment of the structure.

Mineralization on CP Hill can be projected under cover in both strike directions, and a second target zone scheduled for drilling lies approximately 700 meters to the north of CP Hill across a small overburden covered valley. The area, called CP North, is highly anomalous in gold on surface and is the obvious projection of CP Hill mineralization along the CP Corridor. This target area and the covered valley between it and CP Hill are considered to have excellent exploration potential.

The project is under the supervision of Mr. Thomas H. Burkhart, Vice President, Exploration for NDR, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. Romarco's Qualified Person on the project is Dr. Tommy Thompson, VP, Exploration for Romarco.

For further information, please contact Diane Garrett, President and C.E.O. at (830) 634-7489 or by e-mail at dgarrett@romarco.com or Mr. Ralf Langner, V.P. Finance at (604) 688-9271 or by e-mail at rlangner@romarco.com  

ON BEHALF OF ROMARCO MINERALS INC.

Diane R. Garrett
President and C.E.O.