Bullion River Gold Corp.: Appointment of Vice-President of Exploration.

Business Editors

RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2004

Bullion River Gold Corp. (OTCBB: BLRV) has appointed Jacob Margolis, Ph.D., as Vice President of Exploration to direct Bullion River's ongoing gold and silver exploration efforts.

Mr. Margolis brings to Bullion River 21 years of grassroots and mine site exploration work and research in gold systems. Mr. Margolis has held positions of increasing responsibility with major mining companies including Corona Corporation, Homestake Mining Company and most recently AngloGold Corp., where he served as exploration manager at Jerritt Canyon and district geologist for the regional Great Basin generative program. Mr. Margolis has successfully developed and explored many gold projects in the Great Basin, evaluated advanced projects, and led district exploration programs at active gold mining operations. Mr. Margolis' experience spans a broad spectrum of gold systems, including Carlin-type sediment-hosted gold, volcanic-hosted epithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold systems in the Western United States and British Columbia. His degrees include a Master of Science Degree in geology from the University of Washington and a Doctoral Degree in geology from the University of Oregon.

Finally, effective February 25, 2004 Bullion River launched its website www.bullionriver.com.

About Bullion River Gold Corp.

Bullion River Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company focusing on regions containing gold-silver deposits. The company's primary focus is the Great Basin in the Western United States and the Motherlode belt of California. Bullion River seeks projects that contain or have potential to contain high grades and large tonnage potential. Bullion River will also focus on projects that contain potential for mineralization concealed under post-mineral cover.

Approved by the Board of Directors:

BULLION RIVER GOLD CORP.

PETER M. KUHN, President

NR#04-09

For more information, contact Bradford J. Long at the Company's Investor Relations office at 800-540-2578 (BLRV) or at [e-mail] or visit its website at www.bullionriver.com or the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov/ to review the Bullion River's latest filings.

This release contains certain statements that are "forward-looking" statements (as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Any such forward-looking statements are inherently speculative and are based on currently available information, operating plans and projections about future expectations and trends. As such, they are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, such as general economic and business conditions, the ability to acquire and develop specific projects, the ability to fund operations, and other factors over which Bullion River Gold Corp. has little or no control. Actual results and performance may be significantly different from expectations or trends expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Bullion River Gold Corp. expressly disclaims any obligation to update the statements contained in this release.