Manson Creek Reports Exploration Underway on Up Town Gold Project

Manson Creek Resources Ltd. ('Manson Creek') (TSX VENTURE:MCK) is pleased to
announce that Phase Two exploration is underway on the Up Town Gold project in
the Northwest Territories. 


Exploration work is focusing on gold and silver mineralized zones identified in
Phase One completed earlier this year. Phase One exploration consisted of
reconnaissance prospecting and sampling over selected areas within the core of
the 3,388-hectare property. Significant gold and silver mineralization is
present over three kilometers of strike along the Rod, Fox South, J7 and C areas
of bedrock exposure.


The Phase Two exploration program will examine in detail many of the shear zones
and associated alteration zones that returned significant gold and silver assays
earlier in the year. Much of the Phase One sampling consisted of grab samples
and hand chiseled chip samples from glacially smoothed bedrock where it was
possible to do so. The current exploration program will utilize rock saws to cut
channels across zones of mineralization and alteration to allow for detailed and
representative sampling of the mineralization. Work will begin on the Fox South,
J and C Zones with activity tentatively scheduled for the Rod Zone as
accessibility to the Rod Zone has been hampered this year due to high water
conditions. 


A small man-portable prospector drill will also test a number of the
significantly mineralized zones to a shallow depth. Additionally, a large number
of historic mineralized shear zones that were not inspected in Phase One will be
prospected and sampled. The objective of Phase Two is to confirm and expand upon
results to date that have indicated widespread mineralization present across the
3 kilometer by 2 1/2 kilometer system.


Up Town Gold Project Background

The Up Town Gold property is within sight of two historical gold producers, the
Giant and Con gold mines that have produced over 12,000,000 ounces of gold. The
property encompasses five known gold bearing zones hosted in Archean
granodiorites. Manson Creek has completed reconnaissance prospecting and
sampling over much of the core of the 3,388-hectare property. Gold
mineralization, often with significant silver mineralization, extends over three
kilometers of strike in the Rod, Fox South, J7 and C areas (Map of showing
locations and Phase One sampling can be found at www.manson.ca). Significant
results included 22 of the 91 samples collected returning gold grades between
1.30 grams/tonne (g/t) gold to 113.5 g/t gold with silver locally in excess of
100 g/t. 


Highlights of Manson Creek sampling from a number of the mineralized zones include:



--  The C Zone, situated between the Rod and Fox South Zones, returned
    significant results of 5.88 g/t gold and 0.98 g/t silver in one of the
    areas; 
    
--  The Rod zone returned an average gold grade of 22.79 g/t in 15 surface
    samples. Four of the samples produced silver assays greater than 100 g/t
    with the remaining 11 samples averaging 10.21 g/t silver. The Rod zone
    remains open in all directions; 
    
--  The Fox South Area, near the historical Giant mine, returned an average
    gold grade of 3.06 g/t gold and 1.52 g/t silver in nine samples with the
    zone striking for over 250 meters and it remains open in all directions;
    
--  The J7 Area produced assays of 7.99 g/t gold and 35.56 g/t silver in
    continuous chip samples over 2.1 meters of true width, this zone also
    remains open along strike. 



Historic work on the Up Town Gold property, done primarily in the 1960's,
focused on quartz filled shears and associated quartz veins while largely
ignoring the larger zones of hydrothermally altered host granodiorite. The shear
zones, associated fractures and quartz veins vary from millimeter widths to well
over 3.0 meters and they commonly are surrounded by a broader alteration halo.
The alteration consists of silicification and sericitization with hematite
alteration. Mineralization is present at surface with exposures varying between
tens to hundreds of meters.


Several of the gold bearing zones on the Up Town Gold property had historical
estimates completed in the 1960's with over 2,500 meters of diamond drilling
completed. In many of the historic assessment reports there is mention of
hydrothermally altered host rock but no systematic sampling was ever conducted
on these altered zones.


The President of Manson Creek Resources Ltd., Regan Chernish P.Geol., is the
Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of this news release.


Regan Chernish, P. Geol., President and Director

Except for the historical and present factual information contained herein, the
matters set forth in this news release, including words such as "expects",
"projects", "plans", "anticipates" and similar expressions, are forward-looking
information that represents management of Manson Creek's internal projections,
expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, future operating results
and various components thereof or the economic performance of Manson Creek. The
projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such forward-looking statements
necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause
Manson Creek's actual performance and financial results in future periods to
differ materially from any projections of future performance or results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, among other things, those described in Manson Creek's
filings with the Canadian securities authorities. Accordingly, holders of Manson
Creek shares and potential investors are cautioned that events or circumstances
could cause results to differ materially from those predicted. Manson Creek
disclaims any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Manson Creek Resources Ltd.
Regan Chernish
1.403.233.0464
www.manson.ca
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