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TSX VENTURE: GNH

OTCQX: GOLHF


MONTREAL, Dec. 20, 2011 /CNW/ - Golden Hope Mines ("Golden Hope" or the "Company") (TSXV: GNH), (OTCQX: GOLHF) announces that the Board of Directors of the Company, based on the
recommendation of its Audit Committee and subject to compliance with
all applicable statutory requirements, has appointed Horwath Leebosh
Appel LLP ("Horwath") as the auditor of the Company. The predecessor
auditors of the Company, Harris & Partners LLP ("Harris"), resigned as
the auditors of the Company as they have not been proposed for
reappointment. Horwath will perform the audit of the Company's annual
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.


There have been no reservations contained in Harris' reports on any of
the Company's financial statements relating to the financial years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2010 or any subsequent period, and there
are no reportable events, as such term is defined in National
Instrument 51-102, between the Company and Harris. The Company will be
filing the required reporting package in accordance with National
Instrument 51-102.


About Golden Hope Mines Limited:


Golden Hope Mines Limited 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 blocks lie within
an area that extends approximately 100 kilometres along the
Appalachians of southern Quebec from near Ste-Lucie-de-Beauregard to
about 16 kilometres southwest of Beauceville. The Bellechasse-Timmins
gold deposit lies 5 kilometres southeast of St-Magloire within the
Bellechasse Belt an approximately 18 kilometre long mineralized area.
The Bellechasse-Timmins gold deposit includes the T1, T2A, T2B,
Ascot/Road gold zones, and eight known parallel gold-bearing breccias
in the adjoining 88 Diorite. The company is also working to develop
other targets within its claim blocks 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 http://www.goldenhopemines.com/">www.goldenhopemines.com.