HMI Hinterland Metals Inc.

Hinterland Appoints Mr. John Langton to Board of Directors

VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jun 17, 2014) - Hinterland Metals Inc. (TSX-VENTURE:HMI) ("Hinterland") is pleased to announce that John Langton, M.Sc., P.Geo. has been elected as an independent director to Hinterland's Board of Directors (the "Board"). His appointment takes effect immediately and will continue until the next annual general meeting of shareholders.

Mr. Langton is a professional geologist with over 27 years of experience in various capacities, and is a co-owner of MRB & Associates, a geological consulting firm based in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Over the course of his career, Mr. Langton has been involved with academic investigations and mineral exploration programs for precious- and base-metals, and industrial minerals. Mr. Langton worked for 18 years as a geologist for the New Brunswick Department of Energy and Mines in Bathurst. He has extensive and unique knowledge of the geology and mineral exploration industry of New Brunswick, and maintains strong contacts within the province's exploration community.

Mr. Langton currently holds positions as: a director and President of Cartier Iron Corp., a Canadian-based iron ore explorer and developer with an extensive portfolio of highly prospective iron-rich mineral concessions in the northern and southern Labrador Trough; and Vice-President Exploration of Eloro Resources Ltd., a Canadian exploration and mine development company with a portfolio of gold and base-metal prospects in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt and the north-western James Bay area of Quebec. Mr. Langton obtained his B.Sc. (Geology) from the University of New Brunswick in 1985 and his M.Sc.(Geology) from Queen's University in 1993.

"John is a strong addition to Hinterland's Board and we welcome his experience, contacts and insight into exploration and mining in both New Brunswick and Quebec," commented Mark Fekete, President and CEO.

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