Golden Phoenix Completes Note Settlement Closing With Win-Eldrich; Receives 2% Net Smelter Royalty on Ashdown Project 	                                                 
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       	    Press Release  		Source: Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc.           	On Tuesday November 1, 2011, 1:19 pm  	                          LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire -11/01/11)-   Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. ("Golden Phoenix") (OTC.BB:  GPXM.OB -  News)  is pleased to announce that on October 31st, 2011, it completed the  closing of a Termination, Settlement and Release Agreement (the  "Agreement") it entered into with Win-Eldrich Gold, Inc. ("WEG") and  Win-Eldrich Mines Limited, parent company of WEG ("WEX"), to settle an  outstanding $4.2 million Promissory Note (the "Note") owed to Golden  Phoenix for its share of the Ashdown Project. 
     Under the terms of the Agreement, Golden Phoenix will receive a 2% net  smelter return royalty ("NSR") on the Ashdown Project, 3 million shares  of WEX common stock, as approved by the TSX Venture Exchange (subject to  restrictions on resale under Canadian securities laws for four months),  1.25 million shares of American Mining Corporation and the right to  appoint one individual to the WEX Board of Directors. 
     The Note being settled is that certain Series A Limited Recourse Secured  Promissory Note, made by WEG in favor of Golden Phoenix, dated April  15, 2010, in the aggregate principal amount of $4,231,925.19, plus  interest, issued to Golden Phoenix for its interest in the Ashdown  Project. In exchange, in addition to the consideration set forth above,  Golden Phoenix has forgiven, released and forever discharged any and all  obligations and liabilities of WEG under the Note. 
     Please visit the Golden Phoenix website at:  www.goldenphoenix.us. 
     About Golden Phoenix: Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. is a Nevada-based  mining company whose focus is Royalty Mining in the Americas. Golden  Phoenix is committed to delivering shareholder value by identifying,  acquiring, developing and joint venturing gold, silver and strategic  metal deposits throughout North, South and Central America. Golden  Phoenix owns, has an interest in, or has entered into agreements with  respect to mineral properties located in the United States, Canada,  Panama and Peru including its 30% interest in the Mineral Ridge gold  project near Silver Peak, Nevada. 
     Forward Looking Statements: Information contained herein regarding  optimism related to the business, expanding exploration, development  activities and other such statements are "forward-looking statements"  within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of  1995 and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. While Golden  Phoenix believes such statements are reasonable, they are based on  current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's  business and are not guarantees of future performance and involve  certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual  results could vary materially from the description contained herein due  to many factors including continued market prices for the Company's  mineral products, domestic and international business and economic  conditions, and other risk factors listed in the Company's Securities  and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings under "risk factors" and  elsewhere. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any  forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the  date of this press release.  
                                  		                           	  	Contact: 	  	 	For More Information  Robert Ian Director of Corporate Communications             (702) 983-0469        investor@goldenphoenix.us   |