Calibre Mining Closes Private Placement Financing

Dec 23, 2009

Vancouver, British Columbia: Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX-V: CXB) (the "Company" or "Calibre") is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered, private placement financing consisting of 7,666,666 units at a price of $0.15 per unit for gross proceeds of $1,150,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one half common share purchase warrant. Each full common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share in Calibre for a period of two years from closing at a price of $0.20 per share. A Finder's Fee of $68,400 was paid and 456,000 share purchase warrants were issued. All securities have a four month hold period ending April 24, 2010. The proceeds of the private placement financing will be used by the Company for general working capital.

The exploration program at Calibre's Borosi Gold-Copper-Silver Project is being funded by B2 Gold Corp ("B2 Gold") whereby B2 Gold can earn a 51% interest in the project by funding $8.0 million in exploration expenditures over a 3 year period. The Borosi exploration budget through July 2010 is $2.5 million. Calibre is the project operator.

Recently announced results from the soil and rock sampling programs on the Borosi project along with pending trench sampling results will be used to further delineate targets for the planned 6,000 m drill program, scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2010.

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 Central America. Major shareholders of Calibre include gold producers Yamana Gold Inc. and Kinross Gold Corp.

Calibre Mining Corp.

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

For further information contact:
Robert Brown -- Vancouver, Canada
604 681 9944
www.calibremining.com

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