Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. announced several management and board changes in furtherance of its strategy to complete a bulk sample mining test of a 300m length of the Deep Lead Channel at the Wingdam placer gold project. Mr. Tom MacNeill, a current director, will assume the role of CEO and President replacing Mr. Tim Termuende, P.Geo. as CEO and Mr. Charles Downie, P.Geo.

as President. Mr. Termuende and Mr. Downie have resigned from their management and directorship positions effective immediately. Mr. Andrew Davidson, a current director, will assume the role of CFO and Corporate secretary replacing Mr. Glen Diduck as Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Darren Fach as Corporate Secretary.

Mr. Fach, Neil MacDonald and Scott Broughton have also resigned from their directorship positions, effective immediately. In order to provide continuity of knowledge and expertise in the project Mr. Downie and Mr. MacDonald will be retained as Technical Advisors with the company going forward. The company has also appointed Mr. Sylvain Laberge to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Laberge is the President and CEO of both Tarku Resources Ltd. and Gespeg Copper Resources Ltd., gold and copper exploration companies respectively, both focused in Quebec. Mr. Laberge has significant experience in managing publicly traded junior exploration and development companies in Canada.