Minera Andes Reports Excellent Mid-season Drill Results at its Los Azules Porphyry Copper Project. Marketwire. March 2010.

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 8, 2010) – Minera Andes Inc. (the “Corporation” or “Minera Andes”) (TSX:MAI)(OTCBB:MNEAF) is pleased to announce exploration results from our 100% owned copper project, Los Azules, in San Juan province (Argentina). Exploration commenced in mid-December 2009 and four diamond drills are currently operating on the project.

Highlights include: 1.08% cu over 145 meters (Hole 46); 0.92% cu over 76.8 meters (Hole 47); 1.01% cu over 216 meters (Hole 48); and 1.05% over 236 meters (Hole 49). The intercepts are from in-fill drilling that is confirming the presence of an important high-grade secondary enrichment zone.

To date, eight holes have been completed and four are in progress. A total of 5,032 meters (of a current program of 8800 meters) has been drilled to date, with all holes reaching minimum targets depths of 400 meters. Hole 45 is a step- out hole drilled approximately 200 meters west of any previous drilling, and it contains 0.35% Cu over 194.9 meters from 456 meters to the bottom of the hole at 650.9 meters. It is the deepest hole that has been drilled on the project.

The objective of this field season’s drilling program is to expand the known limits of mineralization, delineate the high- grade secondary enrichment zone and to increase the confidence level of the existing Los Azules resource of 922 million tonnes grading 0.55 percent copper and containing 11.2 billion pounds of copper.

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Minera Andes Reports Excellent Mid-season Drill Results at its Los Azules Porphyry Copper Project. Marketwire. March 2010.