Belo Sun Mining Corp. announced additions to its management team in preparation for the advancement of its Volta Grande Project in Brazil. Peter Tagliamonte, previously the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, while Mark Eaton, the previous President and Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Board and will be focusing on arranging financing for the Volta Grande Project.

In addition, Joseph Milbourne has joined Belo Sun's management team as Vice-President of Technical Services and will be working closely with Ian Pritchard, Chief Operating Officer, and other members of the Company's technical team on advancing the Feasibility Study and construction planning. Mr. Tagliamonte is a professional mining engineer with over 25 years of progressive managerial experience building and operating mines. He was formerly the President and CEO of Sulliden Gold Corporation Ltd. and Central Sun Mining, as well as Chief Operating Officer of Desert Sun Mining.

Mr. Milbourne is a metallurgist with over 30 years of experience in Central and South America. He has a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a MS in Metallurgy from the University of Utah. He was the former Vice President Operations and Technical Services of Sulliden Gold Corporation, as well as former Technical Director AMEC Mining and Metals where he oversaw process engineering.