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Dorato Resources Inc. ("Dorato" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: DRI)(PINK SHEETS: DRIFF)(OTCQX: DRIFF)(FRANKFURT: DO5) is pleased to announce it has received assay results from Minera Afrodita's latest drill program on the Taricori Gold Zone within the Cordillera del Condor project in northwest Peru. Dorato has a right to acquire 100% of Minera Afrodita.

Results from four drill holes (TAR 014-017) have been returned from the lab and indicate continuation of the significant gold mineralization encountered at Taricori earlier this year.

Hole TAR-016 intersected 6.33 metres grading 22.67 g/t (0.66 oz/t) gold and 65.7 g/t (1.9 oz/t) silver (with 1.58 metres of dilution at a 0.25 g/t Au cut-off); and hole TAR-015 returned 10.24 metres of 4.63 g/t (0.13 oz/t) gold. Minera Afrodita has drilled 25 holes to date and continues to aggressively test the Taricori precious metal system. Additional mineralized intercepts are in the assay laboratory and results will be released in due course upon receipt.

"These latest drill results indicate the strong gold endowed nature and continuity of mineralization at Taricori both along strike and to depth," stated Keith Henderson, Dorato's President and CEO. "We look forward to ongoing results from Minera Afrodita's drill program that is successfully testing the Peruvian portion of the world-class Cordillera del Condor Gold-Copper Belt."

Table 1: Taricori Drill Hole Assay Results(i) (holes TAR 014-017)
                           From      To  Thickness      Au       Ag      Zn
Drill Hole                   (m)     (m)        (m)   (g/t)    (g/t)     (%)
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TAR-014    intersection   13.10   16.15       3.05    4.37    17.55    0.68
               and        19.71   24.19       4.48    1.02    13.50    0.26
               and        34.68   37.21       2.53    2.60    22.34    0.84
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TAR-015    intersection   12.86   23.10      10.24    4.63    12.93    0.45
               and        28.62   30.65       2.03    1.14    16.85    0.53
               and        32.50   36.47       1.97    1.13    11.40    0.55
               and        77.12   78.85       1.73    1.47    33.18    2.24
               and       123.15  125.00       1.85    1.81    20.73    2.04
               and       151.10   153.0       1.90    2.01    14.58    0.55
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TAR-016    intersection   19.50   28.27       8.77    1.19    23.27    0.67
               and        33.00   37.84       4.84    0.72    20.53    0.43
               and        47.50   49.17       1.67    0.90     9.52    0.47
               and        92.67   99.00       6.33   22.67    65.71    1.28
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TAR-017    intersection   12.86   28.15      15.29    2.51    22.37    0.74
            including     21.00   28.15       7.15    4.70    20.75    0.63
           intersection   38.58   39.85       1.27    3.28    24.80    1.32
               and        48.00   51.49       3.49    1.19    15.20    0.95
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(i)using a cut-off of 0.25 g/t gold and allowing up to 4m of dilution

The initial focus of the Phase II drilling at Taricori is on further defining and extending the mineralized zones towards the east and at depth. The current program is testing the continuity of the mineralizing structures, to determine the approximate dimensions of the mineralized system.

Outside of Taricori, the 2010 work program will focus on drill testing the Lucero bulk tonnage gold-copper target, contingent on receipt of drill permits - Lucero is interpreted to be an intrusion-related gold-mineralized system. Mapping and drill target definition on the approximately 29km2 Cobrecon copper-gold porphyry target is in progress. Additional airborne geophysics is planned as part of a larger program to screen the approximately 800-square-kilometres of prospective terrain that as yet remains completely unexplored.

Cordillera Del Condor Background

The Cordillera Del Condor District has been one of the most important gold-bearing areas in Ecuador and Peru since pre-Incan times. On the Ecuador side of the border historical small-scale but high-grade gold production is reported to have exceeded 100,000 ozs. per year.

Modern exploration on the Ecuadorian side of the border has recently resulted in the discovery of multiple world-class gold and base metal-bearing deposits, such as Kinross Gold Corp's Fruta del Norte Gold deposit (inferred resources of 13.6 million contained ounces gold at 7.23 g/t gold), Corriente Resources Inc.'s Mirador Copper-Gold porphyry deposit (measured & indicated resources of 438 million tonnes at 0.61% copper, 0.19 g/t gold, and inferred resources of 235 million tonnes at 0.52% copper, 0.17 g/t gold) and the Mirador Norte Copper-Gold porphyry deposit (171 million indicated tonnes at 0.51% copper, 0.09 g/t gold plus 46 million inferred tonnes at 0.51% copper, 0.07 g/t gold), and Dynasty Metals & Mining Inc's Jerusalem Gold deposit in the Chinapintza district (measured & indicated resources of 0.58 million ounces gold at 12.4 g/t gold plus an inferred resource of 0.71 million ounces at 11.5 g/t gold). The technical information with respect to the above deposits was obtained through the respective company's public disclosure documents available on SEDAR.

Qualified Person

EurGeol Keith J. Henderson, P.Geo. Dorato's President and CEO and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release. Mr. Henderson is not independent of the Company as he is an officer and a director.

The analytical results were reviewed by Tansy O'Connor-Parsons, Senior Geochemist. Minera Afrodita on-site personnel rigorously collect and track samples which are then security sealed and shipped to ACME Laboratories, Cuenca, Ecuador for preparation and on to Vancouver, BC for analysis. Au is analyzed by fire assay on a 30g aliquot followed by fusion and an ICP-OES finish. Samples greater than 10 ppm are analyzed by classical gravimetric fire assay. ACME's quality system complies with the requirements for the international standards ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 17025:1999. Analytical accuracy and precision are monitored by the analysis of reagent blanks, reference material and replicate samples. Quality control is further assured by the use of international and in-house standards. Certified reference material, blank material, and quarter-core duplicates are inserted at regular intervals into the sample sequence by field personnel prior to shipping in order to independently assess analytical accuracy and precision. In addition, representative blind duplicate samples are routinely forwarded an ISO-compliant third party laboratory for additional quality control.

About Dorato Resources Inc.

Dorato Resources Inc. is mineral exploration company focused on the highly prospective Cordillera del Condor Gold District in northern Peru and adjacent to the border with Ecuador - one of the most important gold-bearing districts in the region since pre-Incan times. Dorato, through a series of option agreements, has the right to wholly acquire an extensive land package of approximately 950-square-kilometres - providing the Company a highly strategic position in this emergent gold district. Dorato is well funded and possesses experienced management with a proven track record.

On behalf of the board of directors of Dorato Resources Inc.

Keith J. Henderson, President and CEO

Cautionary Statement

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