Capstone to Hold Second Quarter and Santo Domingo PFS Conference Call August 16, 2011

VANCOUVER, August 10, 2011 -

Capstone Mining Corp. (TSX: CS) will release 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results and a summary of the Santo Domingo Project Pre-Feasibility Study (”PFS”) after the close of market on Monday, August 15, 2011, followed by a conference call for investors and analysts on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 11:30 am Eastern time (8:30 am Pacific time).

Conference Call and Webcast Details

    Date:    Tuesday, August 16, 2011
    Time:    11:30 am Eastern Time (8:30 am Pacific Time)
             North America -- 1.888.231.8191, International --
    Dial in: 1.647.427.7450
    Webcast: www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=3595240
             North America -- 1.800.642.1687, International --
    Replay:  1.416.849.0833
    Replay Passcode: 81625702

The conference call replay will be available until August 25, 2011. A transcript of the call will also be made available on Capstone’s website (capstonemining.com/s/ConferenceCalls.asp) within 24 hours of the call.

About Capstone Mining Corp.

Capstone Mining Corp. is a TSX listed Canadian mining company with two producing copper mines in the Americas: the Cozamin copper-silver-zinc-lead mine located in Zacatecas State, Mexico and the Minto copper-gold-silver mine in Yukon, Canada.

Using its operations as a springboard, Capstone aims to grow organically and through acquisitions in politically stable, mining-friendly jurisdictions, with a focus in the Americas: organic growth through continued mineral resource and reserve expansions as well as expanding operations at its operating mines, development of its large scale 70% owned Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold project in Chile in partnership with Korea Resources Corporation, development of its Kutcho copper-zinc-gold-silver project in British Columbia and exploration at properties in Chile, British Columbia and Australia. Capstone’s cash flow and strong balance sheet provide the platform to enhance that growth profile. Capstone is included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index and S&P/TSX Global Mining Index. Additional information is available at www.capstonemining.com.

For further information:
Capstone Mining Corp.
Cindy Burnett, VP, Investor Relations
Telephone: +1-604-637-8157
Email: cburnett@capstonemining.com
Website: www.capstonemining.com  

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