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NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the financial information and technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that Midlands Minerals Corp. (TSXV: MEX; OTCQX: MDLXF), a gold exploration company, is now trading on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX(R).


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"OTCQX provides the highest level of visibility and access to U.S. investors possible in the OTC market," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and Chief Executive Officer of OTC Markets Group. "We are pleased to welcome Midlands Minerals to OTCQX."


Merriman Capital, Inc. will serve as Midlands Minerals' Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements.


About Midlands Minerals Corp.


Midlands Minerals Corp. (TSXV: MEX; OTCQX: MDLXF), trades in the United States on OTCQX under the symbol "MDLXF". Midlands Minerals is a TSX-V listed company with highly prospective, quality gold projects, operating in investor friendly, gold-producing, geopolitically stable countries. The Company has a seasoned management and technical team with solid African experience and a track record of discovery, and is focused on growing its gold assets in Ghana, and its gold and diamond assets in Tanzania.