Majestic Gold Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Gengshu Miao to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Miao is a senior economist who spent his entire career in the mining and investment sectors in China.

He has held a number of senior positions in the Chinese mining industry, including President of China National Metals and Minerals Import and Export Corporation from September 1997 through December 2004. Mr. Miao is currently the President of the China Council for International Investment Promotion. Terry King has stepped down from the Board to create a vacancy for the appointment of Mr. Miao, but will continue as the company's corporate legal counsel.