- Options Granted

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GNH: TSX Venture

GOLHF: OTCQX




TORONTO, July 6, 2011 /CNW/ - Golden Hope Mines (TSX VENTURE: GNH)(OTCQX: GOLHF) - Golden Hope Mines Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of
Mr. Roland Boivin as Chief Financial Officer.




Mr. Boivin has spent most his career at 3M Canada Company's Head Office
where he held several management positions, including Business Manager
- Consumer Division. In that leadership role, he had overall financial
responsibilities for the Canadian market. He was also extensively
trained in Six Sigma, becoming a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.




His most recent role at 3M as General Manager - Quebec and member of the
Company's Executive Committee, involved responsibility for every
division, including the Canadian Mining Division.




Mr. Boivin obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and
his MBA from Queen's University.




Mr. Boivin was granted 500,000 options as part the option grant
announced on June 30, 2011 and as amended below.




The following corrects and replaces the release that was issued June
30th, 2011 at 5:17 pm ET. The previous version noted that Golden Hope
Mines Limited had issued 2,810,000 options at $0.12. This is
incorrect. The correct price should read as $0.13, which was the
closing price of the shares of the Company on June 29, 2011. The
complete and corrected version follows.




Golden Hope Mines (TSX VENTURE: GNH) (OTCQX: GOLHF) - Golden Hope Mines Limited has issued 2,810,000 options at $0.13 for a
period of five years to Directors, Officers and Consultants. The
options were granted pursuant to the Company's stock option plan
approved by the shareholders.




About Golden Hope Mines Limited:




Golden Hope is a mineral exploration company that seeks to grow
shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development
of potentially large-scale gold and base metal projects suitable for
underground and/or open-pit mining. The company's focus is in
southeastern Quebec, Canada. The company's claim block spans over
approximately 110 kilometres. The Bellechasse-Timmins gold deposit lies
within the Bellechasse Belt; an approximately 18 kilometre mineralized
area. The Bellechasse-Timmins gold deposit includes the T1, T2A, T2B,
Ascot/Road gold zones, and the eight known parallel gold-bearing
breccias of the adjoining 88 Diorite. The company is also working to
develop other targets within its claim block including the FSG gold and
base metal target, the St-Luc (Roux) target, Chute du Bras, the LG
showing, Moose Cliff, and Talon. For further information on Golden Hope
Mines Limited please visit >www.goldenhopemines.com or Public Relations Canada: Paradox Public Relations Corporate Communications 1-866-460-0408 or Investor Relations USA: American Capital Ventures Richard Hull 305-918-7000