NewCastle Files Technical Report on Its Carscallen Project

Newcastle Minerals Ltd.

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NEWCASTLE FILES TECHNICAL REPORT ON ITS CARSCALLEN PROJECT

Suite 416 108-800 Kelly Road VICTORIA, BC, September 27, 2011 – Newcastle Minerals Ltd. Victoria, BC V9B 6J9 (TSXV:NCM) is pleased to announce that it has completed a National T 250 474 7999 F 250 474 7997 Instrument 43-101-compliant technical report on its 120-hectare Carscallen project located west of Timmins, Ontario. The report is available online at [email protected] www.newcastleminerals.com www.sedar.com.

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The comprehensive report, prepared by A.C.A. Howe International Limited of Toronto, recommends additional work on the property, including a GIS geoscientific compilation of assessment file data pertaining to surrounding mineral claims, relogging of 2010 and 2011 drill core for the presence of mafic volcanic units that were previously misidentified, a volcanological / structural study and, depending on the results of that work, a 2,000 metre follow-up drilling program.

Newcastle Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian gold exploration company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX Venture: NCM). The company is advancing its three key properties: the 11,100-hectare Pickle Lake Property in northwestern Ontario, its 6,898-hectare property located in the Swayze greenstone belt of Ontario near Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc.’s Cote Lake deposit, and its 120-hectare Carscallen Property in the West Timmins area of Ontario.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Signed “Michael Romanik”

Michael Romanik, President Direct line: (204) 724-0613

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