Acadian Mining announces change in board of directors

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	    HALIFAX, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - Acadian Mining Corporation (TSX: ADA) ("Acadian"
or the "Corporation") announced that, effective February 5, 2010, Joseph
Gutnick, President and CEO of Legend International Holdings, Inc. ("Legend")
and Golden River Resources Corporation ("Golden River"), resigned as a
director and as executive chairman of the Corporation. Mr. Gutnick advised the
Corporation that his other business commitments prevent him from being able to
devote sufficient time to the Corporation's affairs at this time. Peter Lee,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Legend, and a Director, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary of Golden River, was appointed to the board to
fill the vacancy created by Mr. Gutnick's resignation. Mr. Lee has over 25
years of experience in the accounting, company secretarial and commercial
fields in both Australia and North America.

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	    About Acadian
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	    Acadian is a Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada based mining company with five
advanced gold projects, all of which host National Instrument 43-101 compliant
resources. The Corporation also owns a zinc-lead mine (Scotia Mine) at Gays
River, Nova Scotia, which is currently on care and maintenance. Acadian is
actively exploring and developing its gold, zinc-lead, and barite properties
in Atlantic Canada. Acadian holds a 29.18% interest in Royal Roads Corp.
(RRO-TSX-V), which is actively exploring in Newfoundland and Labrador with a
current focus on the historic Buchans Camp.

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	    Certain information regarding Acadian contained herein may constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward-looking statements may include estimates, plans, expectations,
opinions, forecasts, projections, guidance or other statements that are not
statements of fact. Although Acadian believes that the expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance
that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Acadian cautions that
actual performance will be affected by a number of factors, many of which are
beyond Acadian's control, and that future events and results may vary
substantially from what Acadian currently foresees. Discussion of the various
factors that may affect future results is contained in Acadian's Annual
Information Form dated March 31, 2009, which is available at www.sedar.com.
Acadian's forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement.

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	    For additional information on Acadian's properties and activities, please
visit our web site at www.acadianmining.com.

	    No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the contents of this
release.





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	    /For further information: G. William Felderhof, President & CEO; Terry F.
Coughlan, Vice President, (902) 444-7779, 877-444-7774,
mail@acadianmining.com/