Orex Minerals Inc. announced that Dr. Petri Peltonen has resigned from the board of directors and has been replaced by Jukka Jokela, who will serve as Northland Resources S.A.'s appointee to the Orex Board of Directors. Mr. Jokela is the VP Exploration & Finnish Operations and has been with Northland for the last 4 years serving as the Managing Director of Northland Mines OY. Mr. Jokela has over 25 years of international experience in mineral exploration, geological research, and project and company management in different mining and exploration companies, including Outokumpu Mining Oy, Polar Mining Oy, Store Norske Gull As, and the Geological Survey of Finland.

Mr. Jokela replaces Dr. Petri Peltonen who resigned as a director of Orex on October 19, 2012. Dr. Peltonen served as Northland Resources S.A.'s previous appointee to the Orex Board of Directors.