West Melville Appoints New Corporate Secretary

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 29, 2013) - West Melville Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WMM) ("West Melville" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of Ms. Brenda Nowak as Corporate Secretary, effective immediately. As Corporate Secretary, Ms. Nowak will be responsible for legal and regulatory compliance activities and assisting with equity financings, joint ventures and general corporate/commercial work. Ms. Nowak has over 16 years of work experience in the securities legal industry, including working with International Northair Mines. Prior to these positions, Brenda was a paralegal with DuMoulin Black LLP and held positions with Nexus Venture Capital Lawyers and Aber Diamond Corporation.

This appointment comes with the departure of Ms. Blair Lockhart as Corporate Secretary. The Company wishes to thank Ms. Lockhart for her significant contributions to West Melville and wishes her every success in her future endeavors.

About West Melville Metals Inc.

West Melville is an iron ore and specialty metals exploration company working to advance the Fraser Bay iron ore project in Nunavut and the Isortoq iron-titanium-vanadium project in Greenland. The Company has assembled an experienced management team with a track record of discovery success and a Board of Directors with expertise covering the essential fields of geology, engineering and finance. West Melville's projects offer a combination of low geological risk with significant upside potential in high demand commodity sectors.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Rory O. Moore, Ph.D., President and CEO

West Melville Metals Inc.

West Melville Metals Inc. is a member of the Aurora Mineral Resource Group of companies. For more information please visit www.auroraresource.com.

Certain disclosures in this release, in particular regarding the economic potential of the Isortoq Project and the Company's interest therein, constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to West Melville's operations as a mineral exploration company that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including risks as to the completion of the plans and projects. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Other than as required by applicable securities legislation, West Melville expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.