VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 6, 2011) - BonTerra Resources Inc. (News - Market indicators) (FRANKFURT:9BR) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has arranged for a brokered and non-brokered private placement of up to 4,347,826 flow-through units of the Company (the "FT Units") at $0.23 per FT Unit and up to 3,333,333 non flow-through units of the Company (the "NFT Units") at $0.15 per NFT Unit for a total gross proceeds of up to $1,500,000.

Each FT Unit consists of one common share issued on a flow-through basis and one half of one common share purchase warrant, with each full warrant entitling the holder to acquire an additional common share at an exercise price of $0.50 per common share for a period of two years from the closing date.

Each NFT Unit consists of one common share issued on a non flow-through basis and one common share purchase warrant entitling the holder to acquire an additional common share at an exercise price of $0.25 per common share for a period of one year from the closing date.

In connection with the brokered private placement, the Company is expected to pay a finder (the "Finder") a cash finder's fee equal to 5% of the gross proceeds from the brokered private placement, and to grant stock options to the Finder equal to 10% of the number of FT Units sold under from the brokered private placement (each, an "Option"). Each Option entitles the Finder to purchase one (1) unit of the Company (each, a "Finder's Unit") at a price of $0.23 per Finder's Unit for a period of two years from the closing of the brokered private placement. Each Finder's Unit will consist of one (1) Common Share and one half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant (each, a "Finder's Unit Warrant"). Each full Finder's Unit Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one (1) additional Common Share at a price of $0.50 per Common Share for a period of two (2) years from the closing of the brokered private placement.

In connection with the non-brokered private placement, the Company is expected to pay cash finder's fees equal to 10% of the gross proceeds from the non-brokered private placement.

All of the securities to be issued by the Company in connection with this offering will be subject to a hold period, which expires four months and a day after the Closing Date.

The Company plans to use the proceeds from the Offering to further explore its properties in Québec.

The closing of the offering is subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"). In addition, there are numerous risks, some of which are set out below, that may affect the ability of the Company to close the offering. The Company cannot provide any assurance that the offering will close, or that any terms set out above will not be altered prior to the closing date of the offering.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

BONTERRA RESOURCES INC.

Mitchell Adam, President, Director

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the Company's ability to close the Offering. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, and in this news release include: (i) the Company has arranged for a non-brokered and brokered private placement of up to 4,347,826 FT Units of the Company and up to 3,333,333 NFT Units of the Company; (ii) the Company is expected to pay the Finder a cash finder's fee equal to 5% of the gross proceeds of the brokered private placement, a due diligence fee equal to 3% of the gross proceeds of the brokered private placement and to grant Options equal to 10% of the number of Units sold under the brokered private placement; and (iii) the Company plans to use the proceeds from the Offering to further explore its properties in Québec. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current views and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, wholly or partially. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forwardlooking statements, including: (1) the inability to close the Offering, or on the terms set out above or at all, (2) a downturn in general economic conditions in North America or internationally, and (3) inability to obtain approval from the TSXV for the Offering. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results differed from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information about these and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties are set out in the "Risks and Uncertainties" section in the Company's MD&A filed with Canadian securities regulators.