Invicta Project

Invicta Project

Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, February 09, 2009 /FSC/ - Andean American Mining Corp. (AAG - TSX Venture, AQN - FWB), (the Company) has previously disclosed in its financial statements that a third party had notified the Company that they claim a minority interest in the Invicta Project.

The Company has now been advised of a legal action initiated in the Supreme Court of Ontario by the third party claiming an ownership interest in the Invicta project.

The Company disputes that the third party holds any interest in the project and has instructed its counsel to respond accordingly.


On behalf of Andean American Mining Corp.,

"John Huguet"
John Huguet
Chairman & CEO


Andean American Mining Corp. (TSX.V:AAG) (FWB:AQN) is an international mining and exploration company focused on growth. The Company is actively pursuing new targets of potential early stage gold and silver prospects in Peru and currently has two key assets: the 41,500 hectare Invicta gold-silver-copper advanced exploration stage project; 61% of Sinchao Metals Corp., owner of the Sinchao zinc-copper-silver-gold-lead mineralization project. For further information call (604) 681-6186 or toll free: 1-888-356-4784 or visit our website at www.andeanamerican.com.

This news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario) ("forward-looking statements"). Such forward-looking statements may include the Company's plans for its mineral projects, the overall economic potential of its properties, the availability of adequate financing and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to be materially different. Such factors include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to potential political risks involving the Company's operations in a foreign jurisdiction, uncertainty of production and costs estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, physical risks inherent in mining operations, currency fluctuations, fluctuations in the price of gold and other metals, completion of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, the inability or failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's Financial Statements, Management Discussion and Analysis and Material Change Reports filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.



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