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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 5, 2010) - Salazar Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SRL)(FRANKFURT:CCG) -

Mr. Fredy Salazar, President and CEO is pleased to report the Company has resumed drilling at its Curipamba Project, Ecuador.

The Company commenced Drill hole Curi-54 on Friday July 02, 2010, which is a step-out hole, 50m south of drill hole 53.

The program will continue at El Domo where a total of 9 diamond drill holes (DDH) will be completed before testing other geochemical and geophysical anomalies at the Las Naves central area.

For more information please visit our website at: [ www.salazarresources.com ].

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SALAZAR RESOURCES LIMITED

Fredy Salazar, President & CEO

Salazar Resources Limited

Salazar Resources Ltd. is a publicly-listed (TSX VENTURE:SRL) mineral resource company engaged in the exploration and development of new highly prospective areas in Ecuador. Led by a senior Ecuadorian management team and most notably by its namesake Fredy Salazar, this team has been instrumental in other major discoveries throughout Ecuador. Being an Ecuadorian based company gives the company a strategic advantage enabling the company to complete exploration at a rapid pace. With an excellent property portfolio (3 projects - 42,900 hectares), good geopolitical positioning and a number of strategic corporate and financial partnerships, Salazar has positioned itself to be a strategic player in Ecuador and throughout South America.

"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."