The Board of Directors of Abacus Mining &Exploration Corporation announced the appointment of Mr. T. Sean Harvey as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Harvey has over 25 years' experience in the mining sector, including ten years of working in senior investment banking roles with Nesbitt Burns (BMO) and Deutsche Bank. In addition to co-founding two TSXV-listed companies, he was President and CEO of TVX Gold at the time of its sale to Kinross Gold in 2003.

Mr. Harvey was also President and CEO of Orvana Minerals Corp. from 2005 to 2006. More recently he has held board positions with various mining companies and is currently a director of Victoria Gold Corp., Perseus Mining Ltd., Serabi Gold plc and Sarama Resources Inc.