Calibre Announces Private Placement

Feb 11, 2009

Vancouver, British Columbia: Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX-V: CXB) (the "Company" or "Calibre") is pleased to announce a non-brokered, private placement financing consisting of 10.0 million units at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $500,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant will allow the holder to purchase one common share in Calibre for a period of two years from closing at a price of $0.10 per share in the first year and $0.15 per share in the second year. There is no commission or finder's fee payable on the financing. The private placement is subject to regulatory approval. The proceeds of the private placement financing will be used by the Company for general working capital.

Calibre Mining Corp. is a TSX Venture Exchange listed company (TSX.V: CXB) that is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold and copper deposits. In addition to the on-going exploration programs in Australia, Calibre is continuing to advance the Pt. Leamington gold-zinc massive sulphide deposit in Newfoundland, Canada.

Calibre Mining Corp.

Signed "Robert Brown"
Robert D. Brown, B.Sc., MBA
President and CEO

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Safe Harbour Statement under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented constitutes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements including but not limited to those with respect to the price of gold, silver or copper, potential mineralization, reserve and resource determination, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement of Calibre Mining Corp. to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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