Vancouver, B.C., November 10th, 2008. Empire Mining Corporation (EPC: TSX-V) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Michael Johnson (Emeritus) to its Board of Directors, and of Joel Schuster as its Vice President of Commercial Affairs.

Professor Johnson recently retired as Chairman of Glebe Mines Ltd., the principal fluorspar-barytes mining company in Western Europe, and is presently the Chairman of Land Regeneration Management Ltd. and Ettrick Holdings Ltd., companies that are connected with land management or mineral extraction. Professor Johnson is a member of the Board of Directors of Free State Diamonds SA, and is the founder of KimCor Diamonds plc, an AIM-listed company. Professor Johnson, the author of 2 books and over 150 technical papers, holds (or has held) a number of advisory positions with professional institutes, national governments, international agencies and funding organisations, including the World Bank and the United Nations (Environment Program), and is retained as an external advisor on environmental matters to several international mining companies, including Rio Tinto plc and New Boliden-Outokumpu. Professor Johnson is particularly experienced in the scoping and management of environmental assessments and audits, the implementation of environmental management strategies in the mining industry and the development of programmes for the restoration and re-vegetation of decommissioned mine sites.

Mr. Schuster is a graduate of the University of Toronto with degrees in political science and law, and is a member of the bar in British Columbia and Massachusetts. Mr. Schuster has worked in private legal practice for nearly a decade, most recently with DuMoulin Black LLP in Vancouver. Mr. Schuster has represented numerous mining companies in Canada and the United States in connection with initial public offerings, takeovers, company maintenance, corporate governance, public disclosure requirements, and the acquisition and disposition of mineral properties. His experience provides the Company with legal and managerial experience in its efforts to explore and commercialize its mineral holdings.

In connection with their appointments, the Company has granted incentive stock options to Professor Johnson and Mr. Schuster exercisable into common shares on or before November 5, 2013 at an exercise price of $0.25 per option, with 200,000 options granted to Professor Johnson and 100,000 options granted to Mr. Schuster.

Mr. David Cliff, President and CEO, stated: "We are extremely delighted with our new appointments, and we look forward to benefiting from Mike's comprehensive mining background and insight, and from Joel's considerable legal expertise on mining and securities matters. Bringing these individuals into the Empire team significantly reduces our costs while greatly increasing our knowledge base, both of which we consider particularly important in the current economic climate."

The appointments of Professor Johnson and Mr. Schuster are subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Empire Mining

Empire Mining Corporation is a mineral exploration and development company operating principally in and near the western segment of the under-explored Tethyan Belt, which is a major porphyry-related mineralized zone that hosts numerous world-class ore-bodies. Empire's primary objectives are the development of its chromite projects in Albania and the exploration and development of mineral properties in Serbia and Turkey.