David Rankin has been appointed as a director of Cooper Minerals Inc. Mr. Rankin
is the managing partner of RFPA Management Ltd., providing strategic management
and financial consulting services to a variety of businesses in the
telecommunications, hospitality, insurance, property development and government
sectors. Mr. Rankin enjoyed a 25-year career in policing (RCMP and municipal),
retiring as an executive officer in 1997. His varied business and financial
background is welcomed by the current board and the company's shareholder
investors. Mr. Rankin also has an MBA from the Ivey Business School at the
University of Western Ontario and is a certified forensic investigator.
WARNING: The company relies upon litigation protection for "forward-looking"
statements.