Columbus Energy Limited Announces Status of Barbara-Chorzow Coal Mine Acquisition

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 21, 2013) - Columbus Energy Limited (TSXV: CEL) ("The Company") announced in a news release dated April 15, 2013 that it had entered into an option agreement to acquire 60% of the Barbara-Chorzow Coal mine in Upper Silesia, Poland from Przedsiebiors Uslugt Gorniczych Greenway ("Greenway").

This is a fundamental acquisition and the shares of the Company are halted until such time as the TSX-Venture Exchange has accepted for filing various documents including a 43-101 report on the project.

Dr. Larry Thomas, B.Sc., PhD, C. Eng. FIMMM, C. Geol., FGS of Dargo Associates of the United Kingdom was retained to provide a NI 43-101 report on the project.

Dr. Thomas has completed his site inspection and is reviewing technical information concerning the project. It is expected that his technical report will be submitted to the TSX-Venture Exchange in June.

Contact Information:
Columbus Energy Limited
Douglas Scheving
Director/Corporate Secretary
Phone (604) 684 7619

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