VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 23, 2008 -- Coro Mining Corp. ("Coro" or the "Company") (Toronto:COP.TO - News) is pleased to announce the appointment of Geoff Chater to the position of Vice President Business Development.

Mr. Geoff Chater holds a B. Sc. Degree in Geology from Texas Christian University and has over 21 years of experience in the mining industry. Mr. Chater is a Principal of Namron Advisors, a corporate communications consultancy and from 1999-2008, held the position of Manager of Corporate Relations for copper producer First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

Alan Stephens, President and CEO, commented, "Geoff is a welcome addition to the senior management team at Coro Mining. His experience in the mining industry as a liaison with the investment community will improve our efforts to effectively communicate with our stakeholders. Geoff will also be responsible for providing advice on strategic initiatives including corporate finance and acquisitions."

CORO MINING CORP.

Alan Stephens, President and CEO

About Coro Mining Corp.:

The Company was founded with the goal of building a mining company focused on medium-sized base metals deposits in Latin America. The Company intends to achieve this through the exploration for, and acquisition of, projects that can be developed and placed into production and it has established an experienced development and exploration team to accomplish this. Coro has two main properties; Flores, in Chile and San Jorge, in Argentina, an option to acquire the Cerro Negro copper mine in Chile, as well as other exploration properties located in Chile.

This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information, including but not limited to those with respect to the prices of copper, estimated future production, estimated costs of future production, permitting time lines, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. Such factors include, among others, the actual prices of copper, the factual results of current exploration, development and mining activities, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated, as well as those factors disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time with the securities regulators in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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     Michael Philpot
     Executive Vice-President
     (604) 682-5546
     Email: investor.info@coromining.com
     Website: http://www.coromining.com