Vangold Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: VAN) (PINKSHEETS: VNGRF) ("Vangold") is pleased to announce the appointment of Danae Aline Voormeij as a Vice President of Exploration. Ms. Voormeij will be responsible for evaluating and coordinating the ongoing development of Vangold's extensive international mineral exploration projects. Ms. Voormeij will travel to join Locke Goldsmith, P.Eng., P.Geo., VP Exploration, in Uganda where Vangold is currently drilling at Kafunjo. (News Release June 2, 2008.)

Danae holds a Master's Degree that was funded by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and has published extensively since 2001. As a member of the Professional Association for Engineers and Geoscientists BC (APEGBC), she is considered a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. She is based out of Vancouver, BC. Her diverse background encompasses geological terrains such as Proterozoic shear-zone hosted and greenstone hosted gold in quartz veins; carbonate-hosted silver-lead-zinc systems, high sulphidation epithermal gold and silver veins, gold skarn, copper-gold porphyry and emerald/beryllium deposits. She was integral in running the gold exploration program at Dabolava in Madagascar for Pan African Mining Corp., which is currently completing a successful acquisition by Asia Thai Mining Co Ltd.

Dal Brynelsen, President and CEO of Vangold, states: "Danae has implemented grassroots exploration programs for precious and base metals in developing countries, including Dutch Guyana, Madagascar, Mongolia and Tajikistan. As such, Danae possesses a unique set of skills which we look forward to leveraging on our exciting new Ugandan properties. With the combined experiences of Danae and Locke and our current director, Mike Muzylowski (President and CEO of Callinan Mines Ltd.), we will have a strong technical advisory board moving the company forward towards developing the significant potential we see in our mineral properties in BC, Uganda and Papua New Guinea."

To find out more about Vangold Resources Ltd. please visit our website at www.vangold.ca or contact Dal Brynelsen at (604) 684-1974 or by email brynelsen@vangold.ca.

On Behalf of the Board of VANGOLD RESOURCES LTD. "Dal Brynelsen" Dal Brynelsen, President and CEO

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