ANDEAN AMERICAN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF KEY PERSONNEL FOR INVICTA PROJECT

Andean American Mining Corp. (“the Company”) (TSX.V-AAG) (FWB-AQN) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Luis Panduro as Mill Manager and Chief Metallurgist and Jarmo Kangas as Mine Superintendent for the Invicta Project, Peru.

Mr. Panduro has a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a doctorate in Engineering Production. He previously spent 29 years working primarily in metallurgy with the Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A., a significant copper and molybdenum producer in Peru, majority-owned by Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold. In addition, Mr. Panduro has 10 years of experience in mining and industrial safety procedures as an instructor, supervisor and general manager. He has conducted extensive metallurgical research and presented his work at numerous academic and industry-related conferences.

Mr. Kangas has been working in the mining industry in Canada and Latin American for over 40 years, primarily in the position of Mine Foreman at mines such as El Limon in Nicaragua and El Mochito in Honduras. In addition, Mr. Kangas worked with well known Canadian projects such as the Black Dome Mine, Craigmont Mines and Western Mines in British Columbia.

“The addition of Mr. Panduro and Mr. Kangas to our team is a significant milestone towards our development of the mine at Invicta,” states Chairman and CEO John Huguet. “To be able to engage two such highly qualified professionals with comprehensive experience in mining is a great asset to the Company.”

On behalf of Andean American Mining Corp.,

“John Huguet”
John Huguet
Chairman & CEO
T: 604.681.6186
E: investors@andeanamerican.com

Andean American Mining Corp. (TSX.V:AAG) (FWB:AQN) is an international mining and exploration company focused on growth. The Company is actively pursuing new targets of potential early stage gold and silver prospects in Peru and currently has two key assets: the 41,500 hectare Invicta gold-silver-copper advanced exploration stage project; 58% of Sinchao Metals Corp., owner of the Sinchao zinc-copper-silver-gold-lead mineralization project.

For further information call (604) 681-6186 or toll free: 1-888-356-4784 or visit www.andeanamerican.com.

This news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario) ("forward-looking statements"). Such forward-looking statements may include the Company's plans for its mineral projects, the overall economic potential of its properties, the availability of adequate financing and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to be materially different. Such factors include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to potential political risks involving the Company's operations in a foreign jurisdiction, uncertainty of production and costs estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, physical risks inherent in mining operations, currency fluctuations, fluctuations in the price of gold and other metals, completion of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, the inability or failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's Financial Statements, Management Discussion and Analysis and Material Change Reports filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com.