Ximen Mining Corp. announced that it has added additional mining expertise to its team by appointing Shaun Dykes P.Geo to the Company's Advisory Board. Mr. Dykes has over 35 years of practical experience in the management, exploration and analysis of mineral properties at varying stages of development from grass roots to pre-development; and has been directly involved or responsible for the discovery of several mineral deposits, five of which have been placed into commercial production. Mr. Dykes spent 16 years as Mosquito's exploration manager during which he played a key role in the acquisition and development of Mosquito's principal mining properties: CuMo,Pine Tree, Spring Creek, Trikay and Blackpoint. Previously, Mr. Dykes spent 15 years as a project geologist for Westmin Resources Ltd. where he managed a wide variety of projects with budgets ranging into the millions. He was responsible for the outlining and discovery of the Premier open pit deposit as a result of the analysis and computerization of an extensive historical database.