Mr. James Crombie reports

SUTTER GOLD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CEO

Dr. Leanne M. Baker will join Sutter Gold Mining Inc. as president and chief executive officer, effective Nov. 1, 2011.

Dr. Baker, 59, has extensive experience in the mining/financial sectors, and holds MS and PhD degrees in mineral economics from the Colorado School of Mines. She has been an independent consultant in the mining and financial services industry since 2002, and managing director of Investor Resources LLC since 2006. Prior to that, Dr. Baker was an equity research analyst and managing director of Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup in New York and San Francisco. Her more than 20 years of Wall Street research and banking experience included managing the commodity research team at Philipp Brothers Inc. in the 1980s, and helping to build a metals and mining equity research/banking franchise at Salomon Brothers Inc. in the 1990s.

In welcoming the appointment, Sutter Gold board member Rick Winters stated: "We believe we have found in Dr. Baker a chief executive officer who brings a wealth of combined mining sector experience, analytical and financial skills, and strategic abilities while complementing the strong technical and administrative team Sutter has put in place for the development of the Lincoln project. Her ability to fuel the company's growth through the successful management of Sutter's assets should make current-day California mining history."

Dr. Baker stated: "I am honoured to join a company that is on its way toward profitable gold production in California's historic Mother Lode. I trust that my skill set will build on a strong board and management team that brings production, exploration, permitting and financial strengths to the Lincoln project. As a California resident, I look forward to my involvement with Sutter Gold Mining, a company whose name and gold mining roots are synonymous with the state's dynamic history."

Dr. Baker serves as director of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd., Kimber Resources Inc., Reunion Gold Corp. and U.S. Gold Corp., all public companies, as well as ETF Securities Ltd., a private company.

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