Excelsior Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MIN)(FRANKFURT:3XS)(OTCQX:EXMGF)
("Excelsior" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Sonya
Atwal, CGA as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Ms.
Atwal is a Certified General Accountant and has over nine years of accounting
experience. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Excelsior from
2007 to 2011 and as Corporate Secretary from 2009 to 2010. She has also acted as
Chief Financial Officer and Controller with numerous other public and private
companies. Ms. Atwal also holds a BBA degree from the Southern Alberta Institute
of Technology (SAIT) in Accounting and Information Technology.


The board of directors of the Company wish to thank Samuel Yik for his
contributions to the Company during his tenure as Chief Financial Officer.


About Excelsior 

Excelsior is a mineral exploration and development company that is advancing the
Gunnison Copper Project. The Excelsior management team consists of experienced
professionals with proven track records of advancing mining projects into
production.


ON BEHALF OF THE EXCELSIOR BOARD

Stephen Twyerould, President & CEO

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release, and no securities
regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this
release.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Excelsior Mining Corp.
JJ Jennex
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
604-681-8030 x240
[e-mail]
www.excelsiormining.com