Brookline Announces Shareholder's Approval.

VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 1995--BROOKLINE MINERALS (ME, VSE: BKM) Further to its press release of September 21, 1995, Brookline Minerals Inc. ("Brookline") is pleased to announce that the acquisition of Brook SIG Corp. ("BSIG") which took place on September 21, 1995 has been ratified by its shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting held on October 20, 1995. The shareholders have also approved the change in the name of the company to Brookline Capital Inc. The common shares of the company should trade under its new name and the new symbol of BKC on November 6, 1995.

Following the meeting, Mr. John Simmonds was appointed the Chairman of Brookline. Mr. David O'Kell was appointed President on September 21, 1995.

In addition, Brookline has granted incentive stock options to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares at a price of $0.55 per share for a period of two years. These options replace the previous grant of stock options disclosed in Brooklines news release dated June 19, 1995.

Brookline Minerals Inc. is listed on the Vancouver Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange (Symbol - BKM).

The Montreal Exchange and the Vancouver Stock Exchange have neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.

CONTACT: A. Murray Sinclair

604/689-1428

INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MINING REPEATS: New York 212-575-8822 or 800-221-2462; Boston 617-236-4266 or

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