INTERNATIONAL MONTORO RESOURCES INC. - TSX: IMT

#600 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2T6
 

NEWS RELEASE

January 21, 2002
Bruce E. Bried, Professional Engineer joins the Board

Montoro Resources (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Bruce E. Bried of Nevada, U.S.A has agreed to join the board of Montoro Resources Inc.

Mr. Bried will assist the Company in the review of mineral properties which the Company hopes to acquire and develop during the 2002 reactivation period and for the coming years.

Mr. Bried’s thirty years of management responsibilities and experience in the mining industry in various capacities in Engineering, Reclamation and Operations will bring valuable input to the Company.

Mr. Bried’s more significant experience in the last ten years has been with Homestake Mining Company as General Manager of the Lead Mine in South Dakota and the Snip Mine in British Columbia. Prior to this he was the Mine Superintendent at Eskay Creek in British Columbia and Chief Engineer and then Mine Superintendent at Teck-Corona (Homestake) Operating Corporation's David Bell Mine in Marathon, Ontario.

Prior to Homestake he was the Mine Manager for Goldcorp in Red Lake, Ontario and Dickenson Mines - Silvana Division in New Denver, British Columbia.

Other Business:

Herbert Ackerman has resigned from the Board.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Gary Musil, President/Director

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