FATCHIL AMAL

Baru Gold Corporation (TSX.BARU) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Mr Fatchil Amal as Mine Manager/Kepala Teknik Tambang (Mine Technical Manager). For more than 28 years Mr. Amal has had senior technical and management roles in coal, gold and copper mining, and mine infrastructure construction operations throughout Indonesia. He has projects including Indo Muro Kencana, Batutua Tembaga Raya, Nusa Halmahera Mineral, and Nuansa Cipta Coal Investment. His role as Mine Manager at the Wetar copper leaching project whose island location and remoteness is very similar to the Sangihe Project. Mr. Amal appointment as the Kepala Teknik Tambang (KTT/Mine Technical Manager) has also been approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MoEMR) for the Sangihe gold project. This is a statutory position required by all mine operations whether in the exploration or production stage. The duties of the KTT are to ensure compliance with all legislation related to safety, health, environmental impact, and conservation of mineral resources. The KTT is also responsible for regular reporting of activities and operations to the MoEMR. Mr. Amal has previously been KTT on a number of other mining projects.