Mr. David Tafel reports

CENTURION UPDATES PRIVATE PLACEMENT STATUS

Centurion Minerals Ltd.'s private placement financing is being extended by up to 30 days.

As previously announced, the company is arranging a non-brokered private placement financing for up to $750,000 priced at two cents. Up to $600,000 will consist of a unit offering comprising one common share and one-half share purchase warrant. Each full warrant shall have a term of 24 months commencing on the closing date and shall entitle the holder to purchase one common share at a price of five cents during the first year and 10 cents during the second year. Up to $150,000 will consist of a flow-through share only.

A minimum of 25 per cent of the proceeds from the financing shall be used for property payments and furthering exploration activities on the project, up to 15 per cent for non-arm's-length payments and 10 per cent for corporate communications. The balance shall be used for working capital and general corporate activities. Centurion has received commitments for approximately 40 per cent of the total financing to date. Closing will be subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, and any shares issued will be subject to a four-month hold period.

Casa Berardi West gold project

Centurion executed a previously announced option agreement to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in the Casa Berardi West gold project. The project consists of three claim groups comprising a total of 4,700 hectares, strategically located northeast of Cochrane, Ont., Canada, in the mineral endowed central north Abitibi greenstone belt.

Highlights:

1. Historical exploration includes more than 70 RC drill holes returning encouraging results that include 18 samples greater than 1,000 ppb (parts per billion) (one gram per tonne) gold and the highest returning 38,000 ppb (38 g/t) gold;
2. Situated along structural corridors hosting world-class discoveries, operating mines and significant past-producing operations;
3. Located near historical production from Normetal Mines as well as currently active, Amex Exploration Inc., which is undertaking one of the largest drilling programs in Canada on its Perron project;
4. Excellent access and infrastructure.

A National Instrument 43-101 technical report outlining the project's historical activities has been completed and can be found on the company's website.

Centurion has received conditional approval from the TSX-V for this property transaction and subject final approval, immediate exploration efforts will be focused on: (i) compilation of all historical data; (ii) ground geophysics over priority targets; and (iii) an initial drill program covering identified targets.

Qualified person

Mike Kilbourne, PGeo, an independent qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release on behalf of the company.

About Centurion Minerals Ltd.

Centurion Minerals is a Canadian-based company with a focus on mineral asset exploration and development in the Americas. Centurion has executed an option agreement enabling it to earn a 100-per-cent interest in the Casa Berardi West gold project which is located in the prolific gold-producing, greenstone belt of the central Abitibi subprovince of Northeastern Ontario. The agreement has received conditional exchange approval.

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