Golden Hope Mines Announces Appointment of Andre Douchane to Board of Directors

Golden Hope Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GNH)(PINK SHEETS:GOLHF) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Andre J. Douchane to the Board of Directors,
effective immediately.


Mr. Douchane has more than 35 years of mining industry experience at all levels.
He is currently President and CEO of Starfield Resources Inc., Chairman of the
Board and former President and CEO of North American Palladium Ltd., and a
member of the Board of Directors of Osisko Exploration Ltd.


From 1996 to 2001 Mr. Douchane was Vice President Operations for Franco-Nevada
Mining Corporation. During that time, Mr. Douchane's responsibilities included
assembling and directing the team that designed, developed and managed
Franco-Nevada's high grade underground gold mine and mill in Midas, Nevada.
Previously, Mr. Douchane was President and CEO of Chief Consolidated Mining Co.,
Vice President Operations of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation and Battle
Mountain Gold, President of Battle Mountain North America and Vice President and
General Manager of Round Mountain Gold Company.


Mr. Douchane holds a Baccalaureat in Mining Engineering from the New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology and is a graduate of the Executive Business
Program of the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.


"We welcome Andre to our Board and look forward to working with him to grow the
company," said Louis Hoel, President of Golden Hope. "His management experience
and technical expertise will be invaluable as we bring together an outstanding
team of professionals and build a great portfolio of assets."


The Board has granted incentive stock options to Mr. Douchane to purchase
200,000 common shares of Golden Hope at a price of $0.35 per share for a period
of three years ending April 10, 2011.


Mr. Douchane replaces Robert MacGregor, P.Eng., who has stepped down to pursue
other interests. The Board thanks Mr. MacGregor for his many years of valuable
service and wishes him success in his future endeavors. 


About Golden Hope

Golden Hope Mines Limited is a mineral exploration company that seeks to grow
shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development of
potentially large-scale gold, silver and base metal projects suitable for
underground and/or open-pit mining. The company's two areas of interest are
located in Quebec, Canada and Maine, U.S. The Bellechasse gold project in Quebec
includes the Timmins and Ascot gold zones, the Coucou volcanic target and a
number of newly claimed serpentinite geological formations. For further
information on Golden Hope, visit www.goldenhopemines.com.


Forward-Looking Information

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical
facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling,
exploitation activities and events or developments that the company expects are
forward-looking statements. Although the company believes the expectations
expressed in such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those in the statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements. These include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or
business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more
information on the company, investors should review registered filings at
www.sedar.com.