Subject: Miramar Mining News Release 01-04
From: "C. Doberstein" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:16:01 -0800

March 29, 2001	 NEWS RELEASE 01-04	MAE - TSE 	
		MAENF-OTC Bulletin Board	

Miramar Appoints New Outside Director

VANCOUVER - Tony Petrina, Chairman of the Board of Miramar Mining
Corporation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine
McLeod-Seltzer to the board of directors, effective immediately. 

Ms. McLeod-Seltzer started her mining finance career in 1985 with Yorkton
Securities, focusing on Latin American mining opportunities.  In 1993,
Catherine became President and CEO of Arequipa Resources Ltd.,  a gold
exploration company operating in Peru which was acquired by Barrick Gold
Corporation in mid 1996. Currently, Ms. McLeod-Seltzer is President and a
Director of Pacific Rim Mining Corp as well as a director on the boards of
several other mining companies.

Mrs. McLeod-Seltzer brings to the board over 15 years of experience in
managing and financing exploration companies and projects in all phases of
the mining cycle.  "We are pleased to have Catherine join the board," said
Miramar's President & CEO Tony Walsh. "Not only does Catherine bring
extensive relevant experience, but her enthusiasm for exploration fits with
our strategy for growth that is centered on our Northern Platform and our
50% interest in the Hope Bay Project." 

Miramar Mining Corporation is a TSE listed gold production/exploration
company, focused on growing its gold mining business.  Central to Miramar's
growth strategy is its 50% interest in the exciting Hope Bay project, where
it is exploring the tremendous potential of the Hope Bay greenstone gold
belt with the objective of adding to the already defined high grade gold
resource there.  Miramar also owns and operates the Con and Giant mines in
Yellowknife, which produced over 120,000 oz of gold in 2000; owns 62.1% of
Northern Orion Explorations, a copper exploration company focused on Latin
America; and maintains a strong balance sheet to enable it to deliver on its
objectives.  

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For further information contact:
Anthony P. Walsh, President & CEO
Miramar Mining Corporation
Tel: (604) 985-2572
Email: [email-masked] 
Website: http://www.miramarmining.com