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 Tue Dec 1, 2009
Marifil Finds Lithium In Catamarca Province

 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON -- DECEMBER 1, 2009, MARIFIL MINES LTD. (MFM: TSX-V) ("Marifil" or "the Company") announces that it has found anomalous amounts of lithium on several of its lithium claims (cateos) in Catamarca Province, Argentina.

Initial prospecting was carried out by digging holes up to 2 meters deep and sampling saline crusts and/or brine (salty water) samples if brines were present. The map below shows the location and approximate values of lithium found in this initial exploration program.

Anomalous amounts of lithium, boron, and potash were found on the Company's Antofalla II and Cachari Pampa claims. The assays are summarized below.

A National Instrument 43-101 report is in preparation and the Company expects to have this report completed within ten days. Meanwhile the Company will be mobilizing one of its teams to this area to carry out more detailed sampling.

"While some of these samples contain anomalous amounts of lithium, boron, and potassium and are highly encouraging . more work is necessary to better understand the claims," stated John Hite, president of Marifil Mines. "We will be mobilizing a crew to carry out more closely spaced sampling as well as to sample some new claims the Company has staked in Jujuy Province.

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TABLE 1

SAMPLE ID

Boron

(ppm)

Calcium

(ppm)

Potassium

(ppm)

Lithium

(ppm)

Magnesium

(ppm)

17033

4

41

66

2

45

17034

4

40

68

2

46

17035

380

109

4636

171

2854

17036

531

157

6854

261

4000

17040

1

188

75

2

84

17041

16

43

360

9

31

17042

524

722

8531

823

1914

17044

13

693

773

3

250

17045

182

2418

2352

89

233

17046

28

47054

237

3

263

17047

11

628

314

5

412

17048

13

999

594

7

381

17049

13

2300

544

10

1028

17050

100

71206

537

17

798

17051

63

54999

361

9

489

17052

0

0

0

0

0

17053

1

93

9

1

11

17054

59

63077

448

13

691

17055

46

2349

289

6

137

17057

7

85

34

2

49

17058

255

2054

2499

119

2182

17059

45

1997

424

25

562

17060

3

54

48

2

25

17061

2

8

74

1

6

17062

1

28

28

1

14

17063

50

2276

448

25

599

17064

163

2241

2080

89

1789



Note: all assays are reported in parts per million (ppm). One ppm is equivalent to one milligram per litter.

This press release has been reviewed and approved by John Hite, President of Marifil Mines Ltd. and by Richard Walters, Vice President under whose directions the exploration program is being carried out. Mr. Hite and Mr. Walters are Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

For further information regarding Marifil Mines Ltd., please refer to the Company's filings available on SEDAR or at Marifil's website.

Contacts:
John Hite, President (509) 467-5200

Hugh Oswald, Investor Relations,
hugh@ascentacapital.com
(604) 684-4743 ext. 243


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