17.03.2005 – 20:16

Ross River Minerals Inc

Daniel Munter Appointed Advisor to El Pulpo Porphyry Copper Project

Vancouver, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire)

Ross River Minerals
Inc. (TSX-V: RRM) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has
appointed Daniel Munter as advisor to the Company with respect to its
El Pulpo porphyry copper project located in Sinaloa State, Mexico.
Mr. Munter has over thirty years of experience in the mining
industry. Specializing in porphyry copper/gold/molybdenum and
associated skarn systems, Mr. Munter has worked in advanced as well
as greenfield exploration and has experience in both open pit and
underground operations.

Mr. Munter has worked for BHP Billiton Ltd., Getty Mining Company
and Hecla Mining Company and was until late 2002 chief geologist at
the Ok Tedi Mine in Papua, New Guinea. Ok Tedi, owned by a consortium
and then managed by BHP Billiton Ltd., is a porphyry copper/gold
deposit producing 200,000+/- tonnes of copper and 450,000 ounces gold
annually. During his seven years at Ok Tedi, he was seconded to the
Escondida Mine in Chile to review and evaluate geologic modeling
procedures.

The Company is very pleased to have Mr. Munter assist with the
exploration of the Cerro Colorado, La Langosta, La Cetolla and
Jocquistes porphyry copper targets identified on its 200 square
kilometre El Pulpo property.

To find out more about Ross River Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: RRM) visit
our website at www.rossriverminerals.com.

ROSS RIVER MINERALS INC.
    Per: "Marcus Foster"
    Marcus N. Foster, President

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

Contact:

For further information: ROSS RIVER MINERALS INC., No. 1004 - 750
West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2T7, Telephone:
+1-604-682-2770 or Facsimile: +1-604-682-2331