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                           MOUNTAIN-WEST RESOURCES INC.
                                    Suite 1500, PO Box 10127
                                    701 West Georgia Street
                                    Vancouver, BC V7Y 1C6


                                     NEWS RELEASE
January 26, 2012

   RESPONSE TO DECEMBER 21, 2011 STATEMENT BY BARRICK GOLD - ABX


Further to the Barrick Gold Corporation statement issued on December 21, 2011,
Mountain-West Resources Inc. (the Company) reports the following. The statements
made by the Company in our three news releases of December 6, 8 and 18, 2011, were
correct. We do believe in "the integrity of the capital markets".

We have based our releases on independent reports from experts and lawyers in Chile.
Our due diligence proves that the Mina Pascua deposit is inside the Lac Minerals 1994
area, namely the Los Amarillos 1-3000 claims. This area has had an injunction in place
[MPP C1912-2001] since June 5, 2001. The injunction remains in place at this time and
protects the interests of Jorge' Lopehandia. The injunction is likely the reason that
Barrick Gold continues to delay production at this very valuable gold, silver and copper
deposit.

A Supreme Court of Chile judgment in 2006 validated by the Supreme Court in 2008
gave rights to Lopehandia's titles, which are optioned by our company.

On our December 6, 2011 news release, we extended an invitation to Peter Munk "to a
meeting with the Company and Lopehandia in Vancouver, B.C." We hereby retract that
offer.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
BRENT JOHNSON,
President & CEO
For further information please contact Bruce Olivier, Director: Telephone: 1-403-380-3255,
E-mail: obruce9@telus.net




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File: NEWS RELEASE -Barrick - January 26, 2012.doc

MOUNTAIN-WEST RESOURCES INC.
Suite 1500, PO Box 10127
701 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC   V7Y 1C6

NEWS RELEASE
January 26, 2012

RESPONSE TO DECEMBER 21, 2011 STATEMENT BY BARRICK GOLD - ABX


Further to the Barrick Gold Corporation statement issued on December 21, 2011, Mountain-West Resources Inc. (the Compa
--->ny) reports the following.  The statements made by the Company in our three news releases of December 6, 8 and 18, 201
--->1, were correct.  We do believe in "the integrity of the capital markets".

We have based our releases on independent reports from experts and lawyers in Chile.  Our due diligence proves that th
--->e Mina Pascua deposit is inside the Lac Minerals 1994 area, namely the Los Amarillos 1-3000 claims.  This area has had
---> an injunction in place [MPP C1912-2001] since June 5, 2001.  The injunction remains in place at this time and protect
--->s the interests of Jorge' Lopehandia.  The injunction is likely the reason that Barrick Gold continues to delay produc
--->tion at this very valuable gold, silver and copper deposit.

A Supreme Court of Chile judgment in 2006 validated by the Supreme Court in 2008 gave rights to Lopehandia's titles, w
--->hich are optioned by our company. 

On our December 6, 2011 news release, we extended an invitation to Peter Munk "to a meeting with the Company and Lopeh
--->andia in Vancouver, B.C."   We hereby retract that offer.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
BRENT JOHNSON, 
President & CEO
For further information please contact Bruce Olivier, Director:  Telephone:  1-403-380-3255, 
E-mail:  obruce9@telus.net