Hinterland Appoints Mr. John Langton to Board of Directors

Hinterland Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HMI) ("Hinterland") is pleased to announce
that John Langton, M.Sc., P.Geo. has been elected as an independent director to
Hinterland's Board of Directors (the "Board"). His appointment takes effect
immediately and will continue until the next annual general meeting of
shareholders.


Mr. Langton is a professional geologist with over 27 years of experience in
various capacities, and is a co-owner of MRB & Associates, a geological
consulting firm based in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Over the course of his career, Mr.
Langton has been involved with academic investigations and mineral exploration
programs for precious- and base-metals, and industrial minerals. Mr. Langton
worked for 18 years as a geologist for the New Brunswick Department of Energy
and Mines in Bathurst. He has extensive and unique knowledge of the geology and
mineral exploration industry of New Brunswick, and maintains strong contacts
within the province's exploration community.


Mr. Langton currently holds positions as: a director and President of Cartier
Iron Corp., a Canadian-based iron ore explorer and developer with an extensive
portfolio of highly prospective iron-rich mineral concessions in the northern
and southern Labrador Trough; and Vice-President Exploration of Eloro Resources
Ltd., a Canadian exploration and mine development company with a portfolio of
gold and base-metal prospects in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt and the
north-western James Bay area of Quebec. Mr. Langton obtained his B.Sc. (Geology)
from the University of New Brunswick in 1985 and his M.Sc.(Geology) from Queen's
University in 1993. 


"John is a strong addition to Hinterland's Board and we welcome his experience,
contacts and insight into exploration and mining in both New Brunswick and
Quebec," commented Mark Fekete, President and CEO.


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contain forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from
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Company's periodic reports including the annual report or in the filings made by
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forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
they are made or to reflect the occurrence of an unanticipated event.


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Hinterland Metals Inc.
Mark Fekete
President
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