Golden Independence Mining Corp. announced that Ben Hinkle has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Hinkle has over 18 years' experience as an Economic Geologist spanning three countries and four US states.

He advanced from an Ore Control Geologist to Project and Senior Geologist, Senior Exploration Geologist and Chief Geologist before moving into private consulting for the past several years. He has had notable achievements and is an expert in ore control systems, 3D geologic modeling, UG mapping systems, mining-block model reconciliation, block model validation, exploration, team building and management. He has extensive 3D modeling experience in both Vulcan and Leapfrog, and a track record of developing, fostering, and mentoring high performance geology teams. Mr. Hinkle has been appointed to replace Mr. Robert Mintak, who will be stepping down from the Board effective immediately.

The Board of Directors would like to sincerely thank Mr. Mintak for his service to the Company.