Josephine Mining Corp. Announces Appointment of CFO

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Josephine Mining Corp. ("JMC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:JMC) is pleased to
announce that it has appointed Matthew J. Colbert, to the executive leadership
team of JMC. Effective immediately, Mr. Colbert has taken the position of Chief
Financial Officer ("CFO"), replacing Michelle Carbon who was serving as interim
CFO. The Company thanks Ms. Carbon for her time as interim CFO.


Mr. Colbert has over fourteen years of experience in public and corporate
accounting with the last seven heavily focused in the mining sector. Mr. Colbert
currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Gold Crest
Mines, Inc., and was previously the Chief Financial Officer and Director of
Lifestream Technologies, Inc., both United States publicly traded companies.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Colbert worked in the audit department of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, an international accounting and consulting firm. He
has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Idaho and
is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Washington.


The appointment of Mr. Colbert to the position of Chief Financial Officer is
subject to the review and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.


For further information about the Company, please refer to the Company's filings
on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).


About Josephine Mining Corp.

Josephine is a mineral development company whose mission is the acquisition,
engineering, design, permitting, construction and operation of advanced stage
mineral projects. 


For more information please visit www.josephinemining.com. To receive Company
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