Nitinat Appoints New Director

Nitinat Minerals Corporation (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:NZZ) announces
that Messier Ian Stewart has resigned as a director of the Corporation and Mr.
Herb Brugh, the President of the Corporation, has been appointed to the board of
directors. The Corporation would like to thank Mr. Stewart for his service and
wishes him success in his future endeavors.


Mr. Brugh received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nebraska in 1961
with a major in Economics and Law. He then received a Doctor of Jurisprudence
from the University of Nebraska in 1963. He is a member of the Nebraska State
Bar Association and admitted to practice before the Federal and State Courts
there. He has also done post-graduate studies in Economics and earlier did
extensive work in that field. From 1963 to 1983, he was a member of the firm of
Barney & Carter in Lincoln, Nebraska, with extensive experience in legislation,
litigation, corporate and business law. From 1983 through 1985, he was Senior
Vice President of Resources International, with extensive work in mergers and
acquisitions. Since then until the present, Mr. Brugh has been engaged in
corporate and securities work, participating in numerous early stage companies
in North America and Western Europe.


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achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or
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obligation to update or revise the forward looking statements contained in this
release to reflect actual events or new circumstances.