VANCOUVER, BC, April 19th, 2011 /CNW/ – Amato Exploration Ltd. (the “Company” or “Amato”) (TSX-V:AMT), (http://www.amatoexploration.com), today announced that the Company has granted to Directors and an Officer, Incentive Stock Options to acquire 250,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.13 per share for a term of five years.

About Amato Exploration Ltd.

Amato Exploration Ltd. is a North American exploration company based in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. We are currently focused on exploring for silver, gold and iron ore in Mexico, and oil & gas in New Mexico, USA. For more information, please contact: Jim Romano, President & CEO of Amato Exploration Ltd. at 778-898-7917 or Jose Perez at (604) 833-2068.

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