Vancouver, BC - Astral Mining Corporation (TSX-V AA, AA.WT) ("Astral" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed an updated, independently authored NI 43-101 compliant technical report on its Jumping Josephine property. The British Columbia Securities Commission has cleared the Company to file the final short form prospectus offering to the public units and flow-through units of the Company to raise $1,000,000 in gross proceeds. The Company and the agent Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. will negotiate the pricing of the offering and the pricing will then be announced in a news release. 

The recently completed 43-101 report, prepared by Apex Geoscience of Edmonton Alberta, recommends a Phase I exploration program with a total budget of $750,000 on the core Jumping Josephine Claims during 2010 including diamond drilling, trenching and both infill and regional soil sampling. Further work totaling approximately $94,000 has been recommended for ongoing regional exploration over the outlying Ridge, Columbia-Rossland and Blueberry claim groups. 

Work crews are being mobilized to Jumping Josephine this week and preliminary work will begin next week.

Technical details contained in this news release have been reviewed by Dale Brittliffe, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101. 

Astral Mining Corporation is a Canadian company engaged in the exploration and development of precious metal properties in North America. By focusing on exploration in mining-friendly districts, the Company minimizes the political and social risks encountered in many other parts of the world. With a new gold discovery at the Company's Jumping Josephine Gold Project in Southern British Columbia and an experienced technical team and seasoned management, Astral is poised to leverage this expertise into early exploration success. Further details on Astral Mining Corporation and its high-quality portfolio of exploration projects can be found atwww.astralmining.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Manfred Kurschner" 

Mr. Manfred Kurschner, President & CEO
Astral Mining Corporation 

For further information on Astral please contact Manfred Kurschner, President & CEO, at 604-641-1315, or by email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or visit the Company's web site athttp://www.astralmining.com.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release. Cautionary Note to US Investors: This news release may contain information about adjacent properties on which we have no right to explore or mine. We advise U.S. investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our properties. This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.