Amarc Announces Change to Executive Team

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 23 (MARKET WIRE) --
Amarc Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AHR)(OTCBB: AXREF) ("Amarc" or the
"Company") announces that Paul Mann, B.A.Sc., CA, has been appointed
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, replacing Jeffrey Mason, who has
resigned as Chief Financial Officer but will maintain his role on Amarc's
Board of Directors.

Paul Mann has over 15 years of progressive experience in the mining
sector, as Controller of Dayton Mining and De Beers Canada Mining,
Corporate Controller at Eldorado Gold and at Hunter Dickinson, as Vice
President Finance for Crew Gold, and as Chief Financial Officer of North
Pacific Geopower. Since 2007 he has served as Director of Finance and
Reporting for the Hunter Dickinson group of companies, overseeing all
accounting, regulatory and securities compliance and reporting, as well
as treasury and taxation for the group.

President and CEO, Ronald Thiessen commented, "On behalf of the Board, I
would like to thank Jeffrey Mason for his financial leadership over the
past 13 years. We wish Jeffrey all the best in his future endeavors and
we look forward to his continued support on the Board of Directors."

About Amarc

Amarc Resources Ltd. is a Vancouver based exploration and development
company, focused on making the next major new mineral deposit discovery
in the Province of British Columbia. Amarc is affiliated with Hunter
Dickinson Services Inc., the personnel and management of which have
enjoyed considerable success in BC through their involvement with the
Golden Bear, Mt. Milligan, Kemess, Prosperity, Gibraltar and Harmony
deposits. Hunter Dickinson expects to further its BC success through
Amarc.

For further details on Amarc, please visit the Company's website at
www.amarcresources.com or contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365 or
within North America at 1-800-667-2114.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Ronald Thiessen, President and CEO

Cautionary and Forward Looking Statement 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 possible future exploration
results, resource potential or developments that Amarc expects to occur
are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking 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 forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements
include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, effect of
and changes to government policies regarding mining and natural resource
exploration and exploitation, availability of capital and financing,
geopolitical uncertainty and political and economic instability, and
general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned
that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and
those actual results or developments may differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on the
Company, Investors should review the Company's annual Form 20-F filing
with the United States Securities and Exchange.

The TSX Venture
Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this press release.

Contacts:
Amarc Resources Ltd.
Melanee Henderson
Investor Services
(604) 684-6365 or 1-800-667-2114 (Within North America)
(604) 684-8092 (FAX)
Website: www.amarcresources.com

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