Adriana Resources Inc. ("Adriana" or the "Company") - (TSX-V: ADI, WKN: A0F7EL) is pleased to announce that the shareholders have elected Dr. Anthony Patriarco to the Board of Directors of the Company at the recent Annual General Meeting held April 30th, 2008.

Dr. Patriarco is a retiring physician and Associate Professor of Physics at a major US university. He is currently on staff at August Medical Center in Virginia. His professional degrees include an MD from Harvard Medical, a PhD in Physics from Harvard and a PhD in Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Patriarco is an individual investor with a longstanding interest in the natural resource sector.

"Dr. Patriarco, who brings extensive experience and investment knowledge in junior mining companies, will add significant depth to Adriana's Board of Directors. As Adriana continues to develop its infrastructure and iron ore projects in Brazil and Quebec, Canada, Dr. Patriarco's strengths in corporate strategy and investment analysis will assist in the Company's long term vision of becoming a strategic competitor in the iron ore industry," stated Michael Beley, President and CEO of the Company.

About Adriana Resources Inc.

Adriana's goal is to become a fully integrated iron ore producer through continued development of its iron ore port facility in Brazil, through acquisition of iron ore mineral resources in Brazil, and the advancement of the Lac Otelnuk Iron Project in Quebec, Canada.

For more information, contact Robert Ferguson or Ali Sinawi at (604) 629-0250 or toll free at (877) 629-0150 or visit the Company's website at www.adrianaresources.com.

ON BEHALF OF ADRIANA RESOURCES INC.

"Michael J. Beley"
President

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