Hunter Bay Minerals Announces New CEO

Hunter Bay Minerals plc ("Hunter Bay") (TSX VENTURE:HBY)(OTCQX:HTBNF) announces
that the board of directors has determined, effective immediately, to appoint
Nico Civelli as Chief Executive Officer of Hunter Bay. Nico Civelli has served
as the Vice President of Finance and as Non-Executive Director since March 2011.


Mr. Civelli is a Zurich-based independent financial advisor who provides
financial consultancy services through his wholly-owned company Niconsult Ltd.
In this capacity, Mr. Civelli works closely with several leading European and
North American private asset management companies and funds, which specialize in
the natural resources sector. Mr. Civelli studied at the Universities of Zurich
and St. Gallen in Switzerland before completing a Masters Degree in Applied
Finance at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. Mr. Civelli is
currently Vice President of Finance and a director of Terra Nova Energy Ltd. and
an independent director of Callinex Mines Inc.


Hunter Bay's Chairman, Dr. Chris Wilson, comments that, "I am delighted with
appointment of Mr. Civelli as Hunter Bay's new CEO. Mr. Civelli has a long
association with Hunter Bay and has been instrumental in Hunter Bay's financings
over the last two years in his capacity as Vice President of Finance and before
that as a significant shareholder. Nico's significant experience in the Junior
Mining sector and capital markets, and long association with Hunter Bay, will
significantly strengthen our links with the investment community and provide
important direction at these difficult market times."


About Hunter Bay

Hunter Bay is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral
resource properties located in South America and Canada. Hunter Bay's lead
project is the Sela Creek Project, located in Suriname, in which Hunter Bay has
an option to acquire up to an eighty percent (80%) interest. Hunter Bay also
owns a one-hundred percent (100%) interest in the Great Bear Lake Properties
located in the eastern side of Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada.


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Hunter Bay Minerals plc
Nico Civelli
CEO and director
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