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Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN


TORONTO, July 23, 2012 /CNW/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company") is pleased to report the appointment of Brendan Cahill to the position
of Executive Vice President of the Company.


Mr. Cahill was previously Vice President Corporate Development of
Pelangio Exploration Inc., a junior gold exploration company active in
Ghana, West Africa. At Pelangio, he managed the spin-off of Pelangio
Mines' exploration assets to Pelangio Exploration and the subsequent
merger of Pelangio Mines with Detour Gold, as well as various other
property acquisitions in Canada and Ghana.


Prior to Pelangio, Mr. Cahill was an associate in the M&A and corporate
securities practices at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. At
Davies, he advised on public and private transactions valued at over
$15 billion, including Barrick's acquisition of Placer Dome in 2005.
He also advised on public offerings totaling over $2 billion dollars
for various Canadian companies.


Mr. Cahill holds a law degree from the University of Western Ontario and
an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto.


About Excellon

Excellon, a mineral resource company operating in Durango and Zacatecas
States, Mexico, and Ontario and Quebec, Canada, is committed to
building value through production, expansion and discovery.
Excellon is Mexico's highest-grade silver producer; it produces silver,
lead and zinc from the high-grade manto Mineral Resource on its large,
100% owned Platosa Property, strategically located in the middle of the
Mexican CRD/silver belt. Excellon's focus is on expanding its operating
capacity and increasing its Mineral Resources at Platosa where an
exploration program focused on diamond drilling and advanced
geophysical techniques is ongoing. The Platosa Property, not fully
explored, has several geological indicators of a large mineralized
system. The Miguel Auza Mill Operation in Zacatecas also has 41,000
hectares of underexplored land. Excellon also has ongoing gold
exploration programs on the DeSantis Project, located near Timmins,
Ontario and the Beschefer Project, located in northwestern Quebec.
Both these projects host gold mineralization and significant potential
for the discovery of more. Excellon will continue to use cash from
operations to fund its ongoing exploration activities.


On behalf of


EXCELLON RESOURCES INC.


Peter A. Crossgrove

Executive Chairman