VANCOUVER, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Fire River Gold Corp. [TSXV: FAU | OTCQX: FVGCF | FSE: FWR] (the "Company") today announced that it has accepted the resignations of the following individuals, effective immediately: Richard Goodwin, President and director, Timothy Smith, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Board members, Linda Holmes and C. Douglas Lang.

R. David Russell, the Company's Non-Executive Chairman, reports, "We would like to thank Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Smith for their contribution to the Nixon Fork Mine. We also want to thank Ms. Holmes and Mr. Lang for their support to the Board of Directors and wish each of them well in their future endeavours."

The Board of Directors is expected to appoint a new President and Chief Executive Officer this week, followed by several company updates.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

"R. David Russell"

R. David Russell,
Non-Executive Chairman