THEMAC Appoints Ken Pickering to the Board of Directors

THEMAC Resources Group Limited ("THEMAC" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:MAC) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ken Pickering as a Director. Ken has
also been appointed Chairman of the Compliance Committee.


With over thirty five years experience in the natural resources industry in
Canada, Chile, Australia, Peru and the USA, Ken has had executive
responsibilities in major mine operations as well as the development of world
class mining projects.


"We are delighted to have Ken on board" said Kevin Maloney, Chairman of THEMAC.
"With his background and experience he will made a positive contribution to
THEMAC Resources at this pivotal point in the life of the Company".


Ken comes to THEMAC from BHPBilliton Base Metals where for six years he was the
Vice President of Major Projects, Closed Mines and North American Assets. His
position involved the oversight of planning and execution of six operational and
infrastructural projects in Chile valued at U.S$3 billion creating an increase
of 700,000 tonnes of annual copper production. Ken also served as a Director of
The Resolution Copper Joint venture with Rio Tinto and was responsible for the
BHPBilliton Pinto Valley Copper Operations in Arizona.


Previous to this, Ken was President of Major Projects, Business Development and
Corporate Affairs (Chile) where, during his two years in this position, BHP
merged with Billiton. Ken was involved in the divestment of several non-core
mineral assets and operations in Argentina, China, Canada, Peru, Democratic
Republic of the Congo and the U.S. The Escondida Phase Four project was
completed during this period which succeeded in increasing copper production by
400,000 tonnes annually. Ken was President of Minera Escondida from 1995 to 2000
and he held various senior management positions with the grass roots inception
of Escondida, though construction and startup from 1986 to 1993.


Ken received his Bachelor degree in Applied Science - Mineral Engineering from
the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Association of
Professional Engineers and Geoscientist of British Columbia. He also attended
the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Harvard Business School.


THEMAC welcomes Ken and is confident that his extensive experience will make a
positive contribution to the Company particularly with the Copper Flat Project.