PSR Polar Star Mining Corporation

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The shareholders of Polar Star Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:PSR) elected a
new Board of Directors at its annual meeting held in Toronto on April 17th.
David Petroff has been appointed Chairman, and joins Stuart Bottomley, Al
Kroontje, Wes Roberts, David Seton, David Speck and Douglas Willock as
directors. Douglas Willock has been appointed President and Chief Executive
Officer of the company.


In furtherance of the Board's commitment to transparency and good corporate
governance, after the annual meeting their first action was to name the
following committees.


- Audit Committee - David Petroff (Chair), Stuart Bottomley and Wes Roberts

- Corporate Governance, Nominating, and Health, Safety and Environment Committee
- David Seton (Chair), David Petroff and Stuart Bottomley


- Resource Committee - Wes Roberts (Chair), Al Kroontje and Doug Willock

- Compensation Committee - Stuart Bottomley (Chair), David Petroff and David Seton

The Audit, Corporate Governance and Nominating and HSE, and the Compensation
Committees are entirely composed of independent directors.


"It has been gratifying to receive strong shareholder support for our Board,"
said Doug Willock. "However our work is only beginning. We will move very
quickly to advance two of the projects in our pipeline of properties in Chile."


The current management team of the company will be maintained. Adam Rochacewich
will continue as Chief Financial Officer, Terry Walker as Vice-President
Exploration, and David Speck as Vice-President Corporate Development. Their
first priority will be to complete the analysis of the recent NI 43-101
technical report of the Chepica project and initiate a redesigned drill program
at Montezuma.


About Polar Star Mining Corporation

Polar Star Mining Corporation was created to acquire advanced stage exploration
properties focusing on gold, copper-gold and uranium. The geographic focus of
Polar Star is Chile, where the company has approximately 146,112 hectares
covering 20 properties.


Forward-Looking Statements

The statements made in this news release may contain forward-looking statements
that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results
could differ materially from the Company's expectations and projections.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors,
refer to Polar Star Mining Corporation's filings with Canadian securities
regulators available on www.sedar.com or the Company's website at
www.polarstarmining.com.


Share Capitalization:

Shares outstanding: 59,431,241 as at April 9, 2009. The Toronto Stock Exchange
Venture has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release and the information contained herein.

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