TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 13, 2011) - Tawsho Mining Inc. (News - Market indicators) ("Tawsho" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that notwithstanding it has received the TSX Venture Exchange' approval to issue 441,177 common shares to the shareholders of Rhino Exploration Ltd. ("Rhino") to satisfy its current obligation pursuant to the option agreement ("Option Agreement") dated February 8, 2010 (See Press Release dated February 10, 2010), the Company has instead elected to pay Rhino the sum of $75,000 in cash and not in shares, as provided for pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement.

The Option Agreement allows Tawsho to acquire a 100% ownership interest of Rhino's Whisker Valley claims, located on Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, covering approximately 235 sq. kms. The Option Agreement extends over a term of 8 years and provides for periodic payments to the shareholders of Rhino via a combination of both cash and issuance of the Company' shares on an annual basis, in order to maintain the Option Agreement. In addition, Tawsho is obligated to spend a certain amount of money each year on exploration activities in order to keep the Option Agreement in good standing.

ABOUT TAWSHO MINING INC:

Tawsho is a mining exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold resources and advanced stage gold exploration projects. The Corporation owns the Chevrier property in the Chibougamau region of Quebec and its Whisker Valley project in Baie Verte, Newfoundland. Tawsho currently has approximately 22 Million shares outstanding.

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