REVETT MINING COMPANY INC 
By Revett Minerals Inc.
Revett Provides Update on Troy Mine and Announces Year End 2012 Reserves and ResourcesSpokane Valley, Washington February 5, 2012; Revett Minerals Inc. (RVM:TSX / NYSE MKT:RVM) ("Revett" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on underground activities at its Troy Mine along with an update of year-end 2012 reserve and resource estimates.
Troy Mine Update
The Company recently completed underground travel-way inspections from the South Adit. The inspections, in coordination with MSHA and a Revett geotechnical consultant, confirmed groundfall along a portion of the main haulage route approximately 3,000 feet from the South Adit entrance. Based on information gathered to date, a connecting drive from a northeastern stope of the North Orebody to a southeastern stope in the Lower Quartzite is currently being developed and will allow for further inspections of the mine and planning of alternate haulage and utilities routes. The Company has continued to scale and dewater sections of the North Orebody from the Service Adit and has regained access to portions of the Lower Quartzite haulage route which remains operable. The new connecting drive and ongoing inspections are expected to be completed within three to four weeks.
The Company is currently following a plan to safely resume production, including development of a secondary escape-way and rerouting of utilities which we believe will lead to commercial operations recommencing by early April 2013. Should the Company discover structural damage in the Lower Quartzite haulage route, alternative access routes may need to be considered. The Company will provide an update if structural damage is discovered in the Lower Quartzite haulage route or other factors that hinder the Company's ability to meet the timeline currently being proposed.
John Shanahan, Revett's President and CEO stated "We are pleased that our assessments to date of the North Orebody, which is our main production mining area, indicate that it is largely unaffected by recent structural ground issues. Regaining full and safe access to these areas and developing new haulage and regress routes will be our prime focus over the coming 8-10 weeks. The South Orebody remains somewhat problematic, and we will have limited access in that area in the immediate future. We thank everyone, particularly our shareholders and employees, for their patience and support."
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