Great Bear Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Borden Putnam to the Board of Directors of the company effective immediately. Mr. Putnam, an economic geologist and independent advisor to a number of resource-focused hedge funds and project finance entities, brings over 38-years of mining and investment management experience to Great Bear's board of directors. Mr. Putnam's experience includes 12-years as a mining analyst and managing director with two hedge and several mutual funds, 5- years as Chief Geologist and Vice President - Geology with MRDI (now Amec), and 20-years as a geologist and district manager with major mining companies in the United States, including Newmont Mining and AMAX Exploration.