VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 11, 2006 -- ROMARCO MINERALS INC. (TSX VENTURE: R) is pleased to announce that drilling is underway at its Buckskin-National Gold Project in Nevada.

The program will include 7500 feet of core drilling with initial results expected in early August. The targets for the 2006 drill program are as follows:
1. Bell Vein - in 2005, Romarco intersected the past-producing Bell Vein (approx. 35,000 ounces of gold at 1.0 opt) 700 feet below the old workings (1100 feet from surface). Romarco will further test the delineation of that vein.

2. Lawry Vein - Romarco identified this new vein during the 2005 season which contained 5 feet of 16 opt silver.

3. Neversweat Vein - a blind vein system (not previously known) discovered in the 2005 season containing 55 feet of 0.04 opt gold and 0.06 opt silver.

4. Bulk tonnage target - drill testing will be conducted on the 100 foot wide breccia zone on the western side of the mountain which was identified in the 2004 geological mapping program.

See press release dated October 31, 2005 for the 2005 drilling results.

Romarco has contracted Connors Drilling LLC to perform the drilling, and the program is being supervised by Dr. Tommy Thompson, Romarco's V.P. Exploration and Qualified Person for Buckskin-National.

Buckskin-National is a volcanic-hosted gold-silver exploration project situated within the National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada. Romarco controls a 100% operating interest in the 103 unpatented lode mining claims that comprise the project area, subject to the terms of agreements with three private parties.

ON BEHALF OF ROMARCO MINERALS INC.

Diane R. Garrett, President and C.E.O.
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Contacts:
Romarco Minerals Inc.
Diane Garrett
President and C.E.O.
(830) 634-7489
dgarrett@romarco.com