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Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FRA: GAC (WKN: A0B6XQ), the "Company" or "Golden Arrow") is pleased to announce that Mr. Brian McEwen has been appointed the VP Exploration and Development of Golden Arrow.




Mr. McEwen is a professional geologist with more than 30 years of exploration and production experience in open-pit and underground mining projects and operations. The extent of his experience is global in managing numerous projects in Canada, US, Europe, Asia, Africa and throughout Latin America. Mr. McEwen's previous roles include more than a decade with MRDI (AMEC Peru) where he was responsible for project management, economic resource and reserve calculations for various precious and base metal companies worldwide, including BHP Billiton, CM Antamina, Teck, Hochschild and Phelps Dodge among others.





"We welcome Brian to Golden Arrow and look forward to his contributions as VP Exploration and Development. His joining our Company coincides with his recent visit to our Chinchillas silver project in Argentina on which we are currently carrying out a 6,500m two rig drill campaign to advance the project. Brian's skills together with the Company's strong financial position are the ingredients needed to move the Company from grass roots exploration to more advanced projects with cash flow potential."




Mr. Joseph Grosso, Chairman, President & CEO




The Company has granted Mr. McEwen 200,000 incentive stock options to purchase up to 200,000 common shares of the Company, exercisable at a price of $0.32 per common share for a period of five years. Additionally, the Company has also granted an aggregate of 150,000 incentive stock options to two consultants, exercisable at a price of $0.32 per common share for a period of three years. The options were granted under and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's Stock Option Plan. These options are subject to a four-month hold period.




About Golden Arrow:





Golden Arrow is a Vancouver-based explorer and prospect generator focused on identifying, acquiring and advancing precious and base metal projects in Argentina with the goal of achieving a world class discovery. The core focus will be on advancing its flagship Chinchillas Silver Project located in Jujuy, Argentina. Golden Arrow has a strong treasury which will allow the company to drill its Chinchillas Silver Project over the coming months with the aim of publishing the first NI 43-101 resource calculation on Chinchillas in the first half of 2013. Golden Arrow will continue to execute its strategy to leverage the Company's exploration exposure by attracting partners to fund work on its other high quality mineral projects. Golden Arrow is a member of Grosso Group, a management company specialized in resource exploration, and working in Argentina where it is highly regarded and trusted since 1993.




ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD




"Joseph Grosso"




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Mr. Joseph Grosso, Chairman, President & CEO




For further information please contact:





Corporate Communications
Tel: 1-604-687-1828
Toll-Free: 1-800-901-0058




Email: info@goldenarrowresources.com