MRK Merc International Minerals Inc.

Not for distribution to United States Newswire Services or for dissemination in the United States TORONTO, March 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Merc International Minerals Inc. ("Merc") is pleased to announce today that it will be increasing the total size of its private placement (the "Offering") previously announced on February 29, 2012.  The Offering will now be for up to 28,650,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.33 per Unit and up to 7,113,750 flow-through shares ("FT Shares") at a price of $0.40 per FT Share for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $12,300,000.  Each FT Share shall consist of one common share of Merc, which will qualify as a "flow-through share" within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and each Unit shall be comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant as previously disclosed in the February 29, 2012 news release.  All other terms of the Offering will remain as previously announced, including the agents option to sell additional FT Shares and/or Units for aggregate proceeds of up to an additional $1,800,000.  The Offering is scheduled to close on or about March 21, 2012 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. Merc International Minerals Inc. Merc is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on acquiring and developing gold mineral properties in the Northwest Territories. Its primary land position covers 222,203 acres or 900 square kilometres in the Indin Lake Gold Camp, located approximately 220 kilometres north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Neither the 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. Forward-Looking Information This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, information with respect to the completion of the Offering and TSX Venture Exchange acceptance. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "does not anticipate", or "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the information is made, and is based on a number of assumptions and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Merc to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including risks associated with the exploration, development and mining such as economic factors as they effect exploration, future commodity prices, changes in foreign exchange and interest rates, actual results of current exploration activities, government regulation, political or economic developments, environmental risks, permitting timelines, capital expenditures, operating or technical difficulties in connection with development activities, employee relations, the speculative nature of gold exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities of grades of reserves, contests over title to properties, and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as those risk factors discussed in Merc's management discussion and analysis for the year ended July 31, 2011, available on www.sedar.com.  Although Merc has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Merc does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Merc International Minerals Inc. CONTACT: David Wiley, President and CEO Merc International Minerals Inc.(647) 260-1247(416) 363-4567 (FAX)Email: dwiley@mercinternational.caDaniel Boase, Investor RelationsFirst Canadian Capital Corp.(416) 742-5600 Ext. 232 Email: dboase@firstcanadiancapital.com

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