Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Varca Ventures Announces Appointment of Mike Thompson as Interim Chief Operating Officer

Thompson Will Oversee Activities at the May Day-Idaho Mine Complex

DURANGO, CO – July 18, 2012 - Varca Ventures, Inc. [VRCV.OB] (www.varcaventures.com) announced the appointment of Mike Thompson as Interim Chief Operating Officer through January 2013.  The company had engaged Mr. Thompson as a consultant in March 2012 to coordinate site remediation activities necessary to correct outstanding issues at the mine complex pursuant to the conditional permit approval in November 2011.

Mr. Thompson is a Principal of Reardon Steel LLC based in Cortez, Colorado. He has a diverse range of geological and environmental assessment expertise including the design and implementation of economic mineral evaluations, industrial and environmental permitting, municipal and rural watershed planning, diverse types of environmental sampling and monitoring with an emphasis on regulated metals and radiation.  During the past 10 years, Mr. Thompson has represented over 35 different mining and mining consulting companies throughout the western U.S. and Canada, and has represented 16 different governmental agencies, trade groups, and municipalities.  He is on the Board of Directors of the Western Small Miners Association and serves on the uranium committees of the Colorado Mining Association and Northwest Mining Association.  Mr. Thompson received a Bachelors of Science degree in Geology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. 

Contact: Randy Oser, President: (941) 951-0787.

Varca Ventures, Inc. is an exploration stage company that seeks to engage in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural resource properties primarily in North America and is headquartered at 1630 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL, 34236.

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