Bell Copper Announces Management Changes/Advance Notice Policy

Bell Copper Corporation ("Bell Copper" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BCU)
announced today that Dr. Timothy Marsh has resigned as the Company's President
to pursue other business opportunities. The Company wishes to thank Dr. Marsh
for his contributions to the Company and extends its best wishes to him in his
future endeavours.


The Company also announces the appointment of Lonnie Kirsh as Corporate
Secretary, subject to regulatory approval. Mr. Kirsh is a principal of Acuity
Corporate Securities Lawyers, where he practices in the area of corporate
finance, securities and mining law. Mr. Kirsh has over 25 years of securities
and capital markets experience including, as Senior Manager of Company Listings
at the Toronto Stock Exchange and legal counsel in the Corporate Finance Branch
of the Ontario Securities Commission. His expertise will be particularly helpful
to the Company as it works to reduce debt and position itself for future growth.



Mr. Michael Werner, CEO of Bell Copper, stated: "With the present market
restricting junior mining company growth, we have taken the necessary steps to
reduce our corporate overhead and, with the assistance of our new management
team, will continue to reduce expenditures wherever possible. Following the
anticipated completion of the sale of our Van Dyke project, we believe that we
will have sufficient funds to take advantage of new opportunities that will be
better suited to the Company. To this end, the board of directors has broadened
Bell's mandate to look for opportunities not only in copper, but gold and silver
as well, with a preference for stable political regimes." 


The Company also announces the adoption of a new policy, similar to policies and
by-laws recently adopted by a number of Canadian public companies, that requires
advance notice to the Company for nominations of directors other than by
management, through a requisition for a meeting or by way of a shareholder
proposal. The policy is not intended to discourage non-management director
nominations but rather seeks transparency in the election of directors by
putting all parties nominating directors, including management, on an equal
footing. The new policy requires the same information to be provided to
shareholders within the same timeframe for non-management nominees to enable
shareholders to exercise their voting rights for the election of directors on an
informed basis and not permit directors to be nominated and elected without the
knowledge and opportunity of all shareholders to vote on the election of such
nominees. 


The new policy is effective immediately and will be placed before shareholders
for ratification at the next meeting of shareholders of the Company. A copy of
the new policy has been filed and is available under the Company's profile at
www.sedar.com. 


About Bell Copper

Bell Copper is a public company focused on the development and exploration of
its copper assets in the Americas through internal efforts and via strategic
partnerships.


More information on Bell Copper: www.bellcopper.net.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Bell Copper Corporation

Michael Werner, CEO & Director

This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information
includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the Company's
intention to reduce its debt and pursue growth opportunities and the anticipated
completion of the sale of the Van Dyke project. Generally, forward-looking
information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or
"believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain
actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken",
"occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information, including but not limited to: general business, economic,
competitive, political and social uncertainties; acquisition risks, the actual
results of current exploration activities; delay or failure to receive board or
regulatory approvals; timing and availability of external financing on
acceptable terms; the Property not being integrated successfully or such
integration proving more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected, not
realizing on the potential benefits of the proposed transaction; conclusions of
economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
refined; future prices of mineral prices; failure of plant, equipment or
processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and shortages
and other risks of the mining industry; and, delays in obtaining governmental
approvals or required financing or in the completion of activities. Although the
Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The
Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws.