Golden Hope Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GNH)(PINK SHEETS:GOLHF) is pleased to
announce the acquisition of an additional property as part of the company's
Bellechasse-Chaudiere project in southern Quebec. The Riviere des Plantes
Property is on the strike extension of the serpentinites identified north of the
Bellechasse gold belt and is an extension into the historic Beauce alluvial gold
camp. It is contiguous with the 1200 claims the company already holds in the
area.


The Beauce region of Quebec, Canada is renowned as one of the earliest placer
gold mining area in North America. Several large nuggets, including two that
weighed 56 ounces and 48 ounces respectively were extracted from oxidized
pre-glacial river gravels. An unknown quantity of gold and platinum was
extracted from the black sand-rich gravels from the lower stretches of Riviere
des Plantes. Placer gold and platinum have also been extracted from river
gravels about 25 Km south of the property at the junction of the Chaudiere and
Liniere Rivers. The bedrock sources for the gold and platinum placers in the
Gilbert, Chaudiere, Liniere rivers, and the Riviere des Plantes have yet to be
identified.


The Riviere des Plantes property includes twenty two (22) mining claims totaling
approximately 1308 hectares (3,232 acres).




The terms of the agreement consist of:

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Date              Cash Payment        GNH Shares       Property Expenditures
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Upon closing       $ 25,000.00           100,000                           -
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1st anniversary    $ 50,000.00           150,000                    $100,000
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2nd anniversary    $ 75,000.00           200,000                    $150,000
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3RD anniversary              -                 -                    $250,000
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Total:                $150,000           450,000                    $500,000
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The property is contiguous to the claims held by Golden Hope Mines Limited and
together cover approximately 90% of a large serpentinite body with which the
known mineralization is associated. This serpentinite is one of 10 targets
staked by Golden Hope during the last 12 months and is a priority for
exploration during the 2008 program.


Part of the northern half of the property was explored for iron and industrial
minerals during the l880's and 1890's. During that period several shallow
prospect pits were excavated along what today is now known as the Brompton -
Baie Verte Line. At the time this belt was called the Serpentine Belt. The iron
oxide showings located within St. Charles, St. Gaspard and Range A contain
40-55% iron, 7-16% titanium and trace to 10% chrome.


Between 1950 and 1955 companies such as Johns Manville Asbestos Co., Strategic
Metals Corp. and Golden Age Mines conducted exploration work on the property.
Diamond drilling completed by Strategic Metals intersected silicified
serpentinite and pyritiferous black slates in two separate inclined holes. No
assays for precious metals were made on samples from these silicified intervals.
A third drill hole west of the two drill holes noted above intersected a
silicified zone that returned assays of 2 g/t Au, 46 g/t Ag and 0.10% Cu across
14 meters. (all results are historical and non NI 43-101 compliant).


In 1986 -1987 Macamic Resources and Aurochs Exploration conducted exploration
work on the northern half of The Riviere des Plantes property. The drill holes
tested the depth extensions of iron oxide occurrences discovered in the late
1800s. The best drill intercept returned 28 meters of semi-massive to massive
magnetite with up to five percent pyrite and trace to two percent pyrhotite and
chalcopyrite mineralization. Recorded assays showed anomalous precious metal
values associated with elevated nickel, chrome, copper and zinc values.


Prospecting by Vendittelli and Gartner in 2001 identified elevated levels of PGE
in the exposed serpentinized ultramafic rocks on the north side the property (up
to 1.3 gm/t Pt in grab samples).


The property is drill ready with 3 quality IP/resistivity anomalies in the
vicinity of a silicified zone within the melange where gold has been intersected
in drilling. Two other significant targets were identified on strike on the
western grid.


The historical data above continues to demonstrate the exploration potential of
the company's serpentinite targets which have been identified from Bellechasse
to south-west of the Chaudiere River, a distance of more than 100 kms.


Golden Hope Mines has already begun its field exploration program in Quebec. A
forthcoming news update will describe our 2008 activities in more detail.


James E. Tilsley, P.Eng is acting as the qualified person (QP) for Golden Hope
in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed the technical
contents of this release.


About Golden Hope

Golden Hope Mines Limited is a mineral exploration company that seeks to grow
shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development of
potentially large-scale gold, silver and base metal projects suitable for
underground and/or open-pit mining. The company's two areas of interest are
located in Quebec, Canada and Maine, U.S. The Bellechasse-Chaudiere gold project
in Quebec includes the Timmins and Ascot gold zones, the Coucou volcanic target
and a number of newly claimed serpentinite bodies.


Forward-Looking Information

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking
statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical
facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling,
exploitation activities and events or developments that the company expects are
forward-looking statements. Although the company believes the expectations
expressed in such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those in the statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements. These include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or
business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more
information on the company, investors should review registered filings at
www.sedar.com.
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