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

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
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.

Contacts:
Golden Hope Mines Ltd.
Louis Hoel
President
(416) 365-3509
(416) 864-0175 (FAX)
Email: info@goldenhopemines.com
Website: www.goldenhopemines.com

Barnes McInerney Inc.
John Vincic
Executive Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 367-5000 ext. 249
(416) 367-5390 (FAX)
Email: jvincic@barnesmcinerney.com

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