The  Board and the management  of Lappland Goldminers have,  in view of the work
intense  phase for several of the company's  projects, identified a need for the
Board  to take a more active role in the company's development. To achieve this,
the  Board and the management  opinion is that a  working Chairman who can spend
considerable time on this task would be an important part of such strategy.



Considering  the expected  time required  for such  a chairmanship,  the current
Chairman  of  the  Board  Ulf  Ericsson  has  declared  that  due  to  his other
assignments, he does not have the necessary time required as a working Chairman.
Ulf  Ericsson has therefore declared that he  will resign as Chairman and member
of the company's Board.



As  a consequence  hereof, the  Board has  decided to  appoint the current board
member  Lars Olof Nilsson  as new Chairman  of the Board.  Lars Olof Nilsson has
considerable  financial  and  industrial  competence  and  experience  from  the
company's business field (for more information please see the company's web site
and annual report).



-  Lappland Goldminers will  soon face several  exciting challenges and strategy
options  and I look  forward to contributing  to realize the company's potential
together with the Board and the management in the best possible way. At the same
time  and on behalf of the company I  wish to thank Ulf Ericsson for his efforts
and achievements during his time on the Board, says Lars Olof Nilsson.



- Working with Lappland Goldminers has been very stimulating and I will miss it.
I am convinced that the increased work efforts by the Board will have a positive
effect on the development of Lappland Goldminers, says Ulf Ericsson.

Lappland Goldminers AB (publ)


For further information:


Lars Olof Nilsson, Chairman of the Board
Tel: 0708-55 20 13
E-mail:lars.nilsson@lgold.se


Also visit: www.lapplandgoldminers.com

About Mangold Fondkommission:  www.mangold.se





Lappland   Goldminers   AB  is  a  producing  mining  company  with  significant
exploration  activities. The Company  is listed on  the market place First North
Premier  under  the  name  GOLD,  with  Mangold  Fondkommission  AB as Certified
Adviser, as well as on the Norwegian OTC list.

Lappland  Goldminers' strategy  is to  develop mineral  deposits into profitable
producing  mines. The  Company is  strategically positioned  with the  the fully
permitted  Fäboliden gold project and  the Ersmarksberget deposit and processing
plant  in northern Sweden. The Pahtavaara gold operation is located in the north
of  Finland  and  the  Haveri  gold  deposit  in  the south of Finland. Lappland
Goldminers  is a member  of SveMin, the  Swedish association for mines, minerals
and  metal producers, and follows SveMin's reporting rules for public mining and
exploration companies.



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