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AurCrest Gold Inc. (the "Company" or "AurCrest") (TSX-V: AGO) is pleased to announce that it has commenced diamond drilling on its Richardson Lake property located 110 km east northeast of Red Lake, Ontario.

Exploration programs entailing surface geological evaluation and ground and borehole geophysical surveys, completed this summer, generated prospective gold targets for follow-up exploration which are now being tested. The southern boundary of the property borders the recent Springpole Lake gold discovery property held by Gold Canyon Resources. The Richardson Lake property is part of AurCrest's 100% owned East Red Lake property package made up of 27,960 acres of unpatented claims.

Trevor Boyd, P.Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"), Vice President of Exploration, supervised the preparation of the technical information contained in this press release in compliance with NI 43-101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

AurCrest Gold Inc.

Ian Brodie-Brown

President and C.E.O.

(416) 368-2929

(416) 601-1450 (FAX)

info@aurcrestgold.com

www.aurcrestgold.com