LaGourgue, the previous CEO and President, has assumed the office of COO of Volcanic and will

VOLCANIC METALS CORP.

Suite 680, 789 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1H2 Tel: (604) 568-6312 / Fax: (604) 357-1419

For Immediate Release TSX-V: VOL

September 20, 2011 – Vancouver, BC, Canada. Volcanic Metals Corp. ("Volcanic") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Larry Johnson as CEO and President of Volcanic. Mr. John LaGourgue, the previous CEO and President, has assumed the office of COO of Volcanic and will continue serving as a director. Volcanic is also pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Kenwood to its Board of Directors. Mr. Dan Roulston has resigned from the Board.

For more information on Volcanic, please visit the company website at www.volcanicmetals.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

VOLCANIC METALS CORP.

/s/ Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson Chief Executive Officer and President

For further information contact:

Larry Johnson (604) 644-9213 http://www.volcanicmetals.com

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