Election of Directors and Appointment of Officers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 15/PRNewswire/ -- Oremex Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ORM) (the Company) announced that Andrew
Milligan, Ross Glanville, Iain MacPhail, Francisco Crespo Hernandez, Chris
Marcus and Craig Thomas were re-elected as directors of the Company at the
recently held 2008 Annual General Meeting of shareholders. In addition, Mr.
Craig Thomas was elected Chairman of the Board and the following individuals
were appointed as officers of the Company: Linda Thorstad - CEO, Chuck
Jenkins - CFO, and Karyn Bachert - Corporate Secretary.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of this release.

For further information: Linda Thorstad, M.Sc., P.Geo., Chief Executive
Officer, T: +1-604-683-5651, E: linda.thorstad@oremex.com

Source: Oremex Resources Inc.

For further information: Linda Thorstad, M.Sc., P.Geo., Chief Executive Officer, T: +1-604-683-5651, E: linda.thorstad@oremex.com

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