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SASKATOON, March 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Golden Band Resources Inc. (Golden Band or Company) (TSXV: GBN; OTCQX: GBRIF) announces the appointment of new officers effective March 1, 2013. Mr.
Paul Saxton is appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Jimmy
Mah is appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company.


Mr. Saxton is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Lincoln Mining Corporation, a junior gold exploration company listed on
the TSX Venture Exchange. He possesses a degree in mining engineering
and a Masters in Business Administration and sits on the board of five
other publicly listed mining companies. Mr. Saxton brings over 35 years
of experience in the mining industry including Cominco (now Teck
Resources). Over the years, he has been involved with several mining
companies in diverse positions including mining engineer, operations
manager and president and has been instrumental in building four
operating mines.


Mr. Mah is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln Mining
Corporation, a junior gold exploration company listed on the TSX
Venture Exchange. He is a Certified Management Accountant with over 15
years of senior management experience in the mining, manufacturing,
distribution and property management sectors. He has been responsible
for strategic planning initiatives, operations and all aspects of
corporate and financial management and administration, with experience
in public company regulatory filings and compliance in Canada. As a
financial executive, Mr. Mah brings a wide variety of experience in the
mining industry including extensive responsibility for budgeting, cost
management, corporate governance, government and securities compliance,
taxation, as well as enterprise resource planning and information
systems implementation


Mr. Saxton, Chairman of the Golden Band Board of Directors stated, 'We
would like to thank Mr. Thiel for his contributions to the Company as
interim President, Chief Executive Officer, Vice-President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer."


About Golden Band


Golden Band Resources is a gold producer operating in the La Ronge gold
belt in northern Saskatchewan and publicly listed on the TSX Venture
exchange in Canada under the symbol GBN and is traded in the United
States on the OTCQX under the symbol GBRIF. Commercial production was
declared on April 1, 2011. On February 26, 2013, the Company announced
a temporary halt of mining at the Komis deposit to free up equipment
and personnel for the construction of road access to the Golden Heart
deposit. Operations at the Company's Roy Lloyd mine and Jolu mill
continue. The Company has been actively exploring the La Ronge Gold
Belt since 1994 and has assembled a land package of 870 km2, including 13 known gold deposits and four former producing mines,
being Jolu, Decade, Star Lake and Komis. The Company plans to undertake
aggressive drill programs throughout the La Ronge Gold Project with the
goal of significantly expanding the existing NI 43-101 gold resources
that have been identified to date.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of Golden Band Resources Inc.,


"Paul Saxton"

Paul Saxton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements

This news release includes certain forward-looking statements or
information. All statements other than statements of historical fact
included in this release, including, without limitation, statements
relating to the potential mineralization and geological merits of the
mine properties, estimates of production, costs of production, the
sufficiency and availability of capital and financing and other future
plans, objectives or expectations of Golden Band Resources Inc.
(Company) are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's
plans or expectations include risks relating to the actual results of
current exploration activities, fluctuating gold prices, possibility of
equipment breakdowns and delays, cost overruns, availability of capital
and financing, general economic, market or business conditions,
regulatory changes, timeliness of government or regulatory approvals
and other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings
made by the Company with securities regulators available on SEDAR. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise except as otherwise required by
applicable securities legislation.


Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.





SOURCE: Golden Band Resources Inc.



For further information:

Jimmy Mah, Chief Financial Officer Golden Band Resources Inc. Phone: 306 385 7128 Fax: 306 955 0788 Email: jimmy.mah@goldenbandresources.com

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