International Northair Mines Ltd. Commences Drilling at La Cigarra Silver Project, Mexico

International Northair Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:INM) (the "Company" or
"Northair") is pleased to announce that a core drill program has commenced at
the La Cigarra silver project, located in north central Mexico.


The program will total over 5,000 metres of drilling, designed to expand the
current mineral resources which contains 50.4 million Measured and Indicated
silver ounces grading 76 grams/tonne ("g/t") and 3.5 million silver ounces of
Inferred grading 61 g/t (See INM PR#13-05 dated February 26, 2013); as well as
test currently undrilled high priority targets along the main La Cigarra
mineralized trend. 


"We are very excited to begin our drill program that focuses on the expansion of
the La Cigarra mineral resource," said Fred Hewett, President and CEO of
Northair. "Drilling will begin by targeting down-dip and on strike projections
of mineralization at the north end of the San Gregorio Zone and to the south of
the Las Carolinas Zone. Drilling will also be conducted along trend to the south
where the Las Venadas and Las Chinas targets are underlain by the same
stratigraphy that hosts mineralization at the San Gregorio and the Las Carolinas
zones. Successful drilling in these target areas could potentially extend the La
Cigarra mineral trend an additional two (2) kilometers."


Results from the drill program will be announced as soon as the assays are
received and interpreted by the Company.


La Cigarra Silver Deposit - Drilling and Expansion Potential 

The La Cigarra silver project is located in the state of Chihuahua, 26
kilometres from the historic silver mining city of Parral. The project boasts
nearby power, has good road access, gentle topography and established
infrastructure. La Cigarra was identified and acquired in 2008 as part of the
Company's generative exploration program. To-date reconnaissance, sampling and
drilling confirm numerous silver occurrences traced over a 6.5 kilometre-long,
north-northwest trend of mineralization. 


Since the first drill program was completed by the Company in 2010 drill results
have been very successful, with all but 2 of the 154 drill holes (totaling over
25,000 metres) hitting potentially economic mineralization. Of these 154 drill
holes, 143 were used to calculate the initial mineral resource estimate within a
potentially surface mineable area that includes the San Gregorio and Las
Carolinas mineralized zones. This potentially surface mineable mineral resource
is defined over 2.1 kilometres of the recognized 6.5 kilometre mineralized trend
and has a down-dip extent of greater than 250 metres. 


Northair's next priority at La Cigarra is to test projected mineralization
adjacent to and below the current mineral resource. These targets are bracketed
by earlier wider spaced drill holes that encountered strong mineralization along
strike and down dip, but were excluded from the resource estimate because of low
drill density that did not meet the criteria to be included into the pit shell
boundary. Results of further drilling within and adjacent to the optimized pit
could add silver ounces to the current mineral resource estimate and lower the
estimated 3.28:1 strip ratio. 


The Company also believes that considerable exploration potential exists along
the 6.5 kilometre long La Cigarra mineralized system. This potential is
supported by soil sampling and initial drilling at the La Borracha Zone to the
north. Nine holes drilled here intercepted important silver mineralization that
remains open, and is not included in the La Cigarra mineral resource. To the
south sampling on surface has returned up to 233 g/t silver over 2.5 metres at
the Las Venadas and La Chinas zones. On the 36,000 hectare property there are
also numerous target areas such as the La Navidad and Ram zones defined on
surface by a collection of historic mine workings. Soil sampling, trenching and
mineralized grab samples also add good value to these target zones. Future
drilling in these defined target areas could also potentially add to the current
mineral resource estimate.


The scientific and technical information in this news release has been approved
by Fred Hewett, the Company's President and CEO, and a Qualified Person under
National Instrument 43-101. 


About International Northair Mines Ltd.

International Northair Mines Ltd. is a mineral exploration company engaged in
the acquisition and development of gold and silver properties in Mexico.
Northair is focused on advancing its La Cigarra silver project located in the
state of Chihuahua, which currently hosts a NI 43-101 Resource estimate of 50.4
million ounces of silver in the Measured & Indicated categories grading 76 g/t
silver and 3.5 million ounces of silver in the Inferred category grading 61 g/t
silver constrained by a Whittle pit shell at an economic cutoff grade of 30 g/t
silver (assuming metallurgical recoveries of 84% silver). The La Cigarra silver
deposit also contains appreciable amounts of lead, zinc and gold as referenced
in the San Gregorio/Las Carolinas Resources Technical Report La Cigarra Project,
Chihuahua Mexico dated effective February 26, 2013. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,

INTERNATIONAL NORTHAIR MINES LTD.

Fred G. Hewett, P.Eng., President & CEO

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. 


This news release may contain forward looking statements which are not
historical facts, such as resource estimates, anticipated results and costs, and
discussions of goals and exploration results, and involves a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metal
price volatility, volatility of metals production, project development,
resources estimates, future anticipated resources and cost engineering estimate
risks, geological factors and exploration results. See Northair's filings for a
more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected results.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
International Northair Mines Ltd.
Fred Hewett
President & CEO
604-687-7545 or 1-888-338-2200


International Northair Mines Ltd.
Chris Curran
Manager, Corporate Communications
604-687-7545 or 1-888-338-2200
info@northair.com
www.internationalnorthair.com
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