Rimfire Announces Appointment of Board Members

Rimfire Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:RFM) is pleased to announce the
appointment of William Schur and Mark Selby to the Rimfire Minerals Corporation
Board of Directors.


William G. (Bill) Schur earned an A.B. degree from Dartmouth College in 1972,
with a major in Government followed by a J.D. from Cornell University. He was
admitted to the Bar in Illinois and the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois in 1975 and the United States Court of Appeals for
the Seventh Circuit in 1978. He is also a member of the Trial Bar of the United
States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Schur currently
has a law practice in the city of Chicago and has developed a network of clients
that range from Fortune 500 companies to individuals stretching from coast to
coast within Canada and the United States. Mr. Schur will bring extensive legal
experience and a wide-ranging business and legal perspective to the Rimfire
board.


Mark T. Selby holds a B.Comm (Hons.) degree and is currently Vice President,
Business Planning and Market Research for Quadra Mining Ltd. Mr. Selby founded
Selby & Co in 2006 to provide consulting advice to mining companies and
investors on the outlook for base metals and resource equity valuation. His
prior positions include: Assistant Vice-President, Strategic Planning & Business
Development (2005-2007) and Director, Market Research (2001-2004) with Inco
Limited and Principal at Mercer Management Consulting (1994-2001). Mr. Selby's
knowledge of the metals market and business development will add depth to the
Rimfire board and be valuable in generating joint venture partnerships.


The recent appointments follow the resignation of Gary Paulson from the Board of
Directors. Mr. Paulson has held a position on the Rimfire board since the
company's inception in 1999. Gary proved to be an invaluable resource for the
Rimfire team due to his vast knowledge of the exploration industry and global
perspective. The entire Rimfire team wishes him success in all his future
endeavours.


The Company has granted each new director 75,000 incentive stock options at a
price of $0.27 expiring March 1, 2014. The grants will vest over two years.
Options are granted in accordance with the Company's Incentive Stock Option plan
approved at the Annual General Meeting held June 18, 2008.


About Rimfire

Rimfire Minerals Corporation is an aggressive, well-financed mineral exploration
company with a portfolio of highly prospective gold and copper properties in
western North America and Australia. Current and former partners include
AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Barrick Gold Corporation, Newmont Mining Company,
Inmet Mining Corporation, Northgate Minerals Corporation, Fronteer Development
Group Inc., Rubicon Minerals Corporation, American Creek Resources Ltd., Island
Arc Exploration Corporation, Jaguar Minerals Limited and BWG.


On behalf of Rimfire Minerals Corporation

Jason Weber, P.Geo., President & CEO

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: This News Release includes certain "forward-looking
statements". Other than statements of historical fact, all statements included
in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding future
plans and objectives of Rimfire Minerals Corporation, are forward-looking
statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
Rimfire's expectations are the risks detailed herein and from time to time in
the filings made by Rimfire Minerals Corporation with securities regulators.
Those filings can be found on the Internet at http://www.sedar.com and
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html.