Sacre-Coeur Minerals, Ltd.
Suite 1450, Box 11553
650 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 4N8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TSXV:  SCM.V

Frankfurt:  S5N

October 5, 2012                                                                                                 

SACRE-COEUR MINERALS CLOSES FIRST TRANCHE OF BROKERED OFFERING

Vancouver, British Columbia - SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD. (the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the first tranche of a brokered offering originally announced on September 5, 2012, which has raised gross proceeds of $658,440 through Canaccord Genuity Corp. (the "Agent").  Under the terms of the brokered offering, the Company has issued 5,487,000 units of the Company (the "Units") at $0.12 per Unit. The total gross proceeds raised include gross proceeds raised pursuant to the partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the Agent.

Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one share purchase warrant (each whole such warrant, a "Warrant").  Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.18 until October 5, 2014.

The Company paid the Agent a cash fee of $52,675.20, representing 8% of the gross proceeds raised through the brokered offering, and issued 548,700 warrants to the Agent (the "Agent's Warrants") representing 10% of the Units sold. Each Agent's Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.12 until October 5, 2014. In addition, the Company issued 219,480 Units as a corporate finance fee to the Agent.

The Units and the Agent's Warrants are subject to a 4-month hold period in Canada expiring on February 6, 2013.

Proceeds from the private placement will be utilized for working capital for general corporate purposes. 

About Sacre-Coeur

The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of properties for gold, metals and diamonds in South America, initially focussing on exploration and production of gold from its properties in Guyana. The Company presently holds 100% interest in approximately 850 sq. km of mineral properties in Guyana, including the Million Mountain Property which hosts an NI 43-101 compliant hard-rock resource of 12,119,285 tonnes grading 1.0 g/t Au Measured, and 2,175,278 tonnes grading 0.9 g/t Au Indicated for a total 451,000 tr oz Au combined. The Company has offices in Vancouver, Canada and Georgetown, Guyana.  More information about the Company is available at <www.scminerals.com>.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD.

 "Gregory B. Sparks" 
Gregory B. Sparks, P. Eng.

President & CEO

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