Gerald Panneton will take on a more strategic/advisory role on the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Panneton will be providing his technical support to advance the Xietongmen Project through its last phase of permitting as well as strategic development related to the Company. He will step aside from directing day-to--day operations and from the position of President and CEO effective January 31, 2008.

David Copeland, P.Eng., has been appointed President and CEO and will lead the new engineering and development team. Mr. Copeland is a geological engineer with thirty years experience in advancing mineral projects through feasibility, permitting, engineering design phases and initial development. Recent projects include the original feasibility and permitting on the South Kemess mine, in central British Columbia; pre-feasibility and permitting on the Hollister development project, Nevada; and feasibility and permitting of the Burnstone gold project, South Africa; and acting as a senior advisor on the Gibraltar mine acquisition and restart team. He is a Director of the Company.

Steve Cleary, P.Eng., has been appointed Senior Project Manager for Xietongmen. A mechanical engineer with over 35 years of engineering and project management experience, Mr. Cleary has been responsible for feasibility studies and engineering procurement and construction management proposals for numerous multi-million dollar Greenfield and mine expansion projects as an independent consultant, and as part of engineering teams at AMEC and Placer Dome.

Frank Yu, P.Eng., is the Senior Project Development Manager for Xietongmen. A metallurgical engineer, Mr. Yu's 37 years of experience encompasses a full spectrum of process plant development activities from initial testwork, basic and detailed design, planning and management of construction, to commissioning and operation. His most recent work has taken place in Central America, northern Canada, Africa and northern Asia.

In addition to the changes to the technical team, Marchand Snyman has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and will be appointed as a Director of Continental. A Chartered Accountant with over 14 years of experience, Mr. Snyman was a director of Muratie Investments Pty Limited between 2003 and 2006, an Australian mining consultancy providing advisory services to businesses in Australia, China, South Africa and the USA. Mr. Snyman was General Manager Corporate Finance and Development for Anglo Platinum Limited, the world's premier platinum producer, from 1999-2002, responsible for managing diverse projects including joint venture negotiations, corporate tax structures and offshore corporate operations, having joined Anglo Platinum in 1996 as Corporate Finance Manager. Prior to that, he was a senior financial advisor for a multi-modal transportation company in South Africa. He has been Vice President, Corporate Development for Hunter Dickinson Inc. since 2006.

Mr. Snyman will replace Jeffrey Mason, who is retiring from the Board of Directors and the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective February 8, 2008.

Co-Chairman Ron Thiessen stated "Continental has made outstanding accomplishments since 2005. Gerald Panneton has led the Continental team for the last two years, achieving corporate objectives including the completion of a positive feasibility study in 2007 on the Xietongmen deposit. I would like to thank him for his strong leadership during this period.

I would also like to sincerely acknowledge Jeffrey Mason for the strategic, financial and administrative expertise that he has provided to the Company over a decade. His efforts greatly added to the development of the Company to its current status, including the acquisition of Xietongmen Property and the successful merger with Great China Mining in 2006."

The Xietongmen porphyry copper-gold deposit was discovered by drilling in 2005. A comprehensive program commenced in 2006, designed to collect the data necessary for the completion of a positive feasibility study (announced in August 2007), social and environmental impact assessments and reports required by the Chinese government to apply for a mining license. Work has been done by internationally recognized consultants consistent with international standards and certified Chinese design institutes working in accordance with Chinese rules and regulations. Continental is now completing the final report prior to making application for its mining license. As a result, the Company is establishing its in-house team to take the Project through the next steps of basic and detailed design engineering, procurement and construction management once a mining license has been secured. In the next few months, additional people with a variety of professional skill sets will be added to the development team.

For additional details on Continental, please visit www.continentalminerals.com or contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365 or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.

Ronald W. Thiessen
Co-Chairman

You can view the Next News Releases item: Mon Aug 18, 2008, Reclamation Report For Continental's Xietongmen Project Approved

You can view the Previous News Releases item: Mon Jan 28, 2008, Excellent Results From Drilling At Continental's Newtongmen Deposit

You can return to the main News Releases page, or press the Back button on your browser.