Volta Appoints Alex J. Davidson to its Board of Directors

TORONTO, Ontario, March 21, 2011 - Volta Resources Inc. ("Volta" or the "Company") (TSX: VTR) announces the
appointment of Alex J. Davidson to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr.
Davidson has over 30 years of international mining company experience in
designing, building, implementing and managing gold and base metal
exploration and acquisition programs throughout the world. Mr. Davidson
currently consults to companies in the mining industry, prior to which he was
Executive Vice President, Exploration and Corporate Development with
responsibility for Barrick Gold's international exploration programs and
Corporate Development activities. Mr. Davidson joined Barrick in October 1993
as Vice President, Exploration with responsibility for the Company's
expanding exploration program.

Mr. Davidson initiated the expansion of Barrick Exploration out of North
America and into Latin America, and then Africa and Asia and in doing so
built one of the premier exploration groups in the world. On the corporate
development side Mr. Davidson was instrumental in the acquisitions of Sutton
Resources, Arequipa Resources, Pangea Goldfields, Homestake Mining and
finally Placer Dome Ltd. Prior to joining Barrick, Mr. Davidson was Vice
President, Exploration for Metall Mining Corporation.

In April 2005, Mr. Davidson was presented the 2005 A.O. Dufresne Award by
the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum to recognize
exceptional achievement and distinguished contributions to mining exploration
in Canada. In 2003, Mr. Davidson was named the Prospector of the Year by the
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in recognition for his
team's discovery of the Lagunas Norte Project in the Alto Chicama District,
Peru. He has received his B.Sc. and his M.Sc. in Economic Geology from McGill
University.

"Alex brings significant exploration and development experience to our
Board," said Kevin Bullock, Volta's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"We are delighted at his appointment and look forward to his contribution to
our continuing growth and development efforts in the upcoming years."

Volta is a mineral exploration company primarily focused on becoming a
leader in the identification, acquisition and exploration of gold properties
in West Africa. The Company is currently fast-tracking its flagship Kiaka
Gold Project, located in Burkina Faso, toward a development decision.

For further information, please refer to our website
www.voltaresources.com or contact:

    Kevin Bullock, P.Eng., President & CEO
    Tel: +1(647)388-1842
    Fax: +1(416)867-2298
    Email: kbullock@voltaresources.com

    Or

    Andreas Curkovic, Investor Relations
    Tel: +1(416)577-9927

Kevin Bullock, P.Eng., President & CEO, Tel: +1(647)388-1842, Fax: +1(416)867-2298, Email: kbullock at voltaresources.com ; Or Andreas Curkovic, Investor Relations, Tel: +1(416)577-9927