Oroco Announces Special General Meeting Date

April 29, 2013 NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

OROCO ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING DATE

Vancouver, British Columbia (April 29, 2013) – Oroco Resource Corp (“Oroco” or “the Company”) (TSXV:OCO; Frankfurt: OR6) announces that further to its news releases of January 28, 2013 and April 10, 2013, the Company will hold a Special General Meeting of its shareholders on June 21, 2013 at 502 - 475 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. to consider and vote on a resolution to approve the sale of Oroco’s Cerro Prieto project to Goldgroup Mining Inc.

The Company will mail out the Information Circular and proxy materials no later than 21 days before the meeting.

For further information, please contact:

Mr. Craig Dalziel, President and CEO

Oroco Resource Corp.

Tel: 604-688-6200

Neither 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 release.

OROCO RESOURCE CORP.

789-999 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2W2 T: 604.688.6200 F: 604.688.6260 www.orocoresourcecorp.com