Gold Canyon Announces Appointment of Sustainable Development Consultant

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 20, 2011) - Gold Canyon Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GCU)(PINK SHEETS:GDCRF) ("Gold Canyon" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Gilbert M. (Bud) Dickson as Senior Consultant for Sustainable Development of Gold Canyon Resources, effective immediately.

Mr. Dickson has over 30 years of community relations experience, which most recently includes Aboriginal, Community and Logistics Relations with Brett Resources Inc. (acquired in August 2010 by Osisko Mining Corporation).

Mr. Dickson, a former school teacher, tourist operator, and current municipal councillor, is a long-standing citizen, valued representative and solid-supporter of northwestern Ontario, including Atikokan where he was born and raised. He sits on a host of volunteer boards locally, regionally, and provincially.

The Company will benefit from Mr. Dickson's immense community relations experience.

Upon his appointment, Mr. Dickson stated, "I am very pleased to join the Gold Canyon team, and I look forward to working with the staff, management, and surrounding communities as we advance the Springpole Gold Project."

About Gold Canyon Resources Inc.:

Gold Canyon is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral and precious metals properties. The Company controls a 100% interest in the Springpole Gold - Horseshoe Island Gold, Platinum, Palladium Project and Favourable Lake Poly-metallic property currently under option to Shoreham Resources Inc. pursuant to an option and joint venture agreement entered into in December 2005 - all in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario, Canada.

Through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Gold Canyon Resources USA Inc., the Company controls a 100% interest in the Cordero Gallium Project situated in Humboldt County, Nevada, U.S.A.

Gold Canyon entered into a Joint Exploration Agreement with the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) in January 2009.

Additional information can be found on the Company's website: www.goldcanyon.ca.

Akiko Levinson, President & Director

Certain statements contained in this news release using the terms "may", "expects to", "project", "estimate", "plans", and other terms denoting future possibilities, are forward-looking statements in respect to various issues including upcoming events based upon current expectations which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. The future conduct of the Company's business and the feasibility of its mineral exploration properties are dependent upon a number of factors and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to conduct its operations as contemplated and the accuracy of these statements cannot be guaranteed as they are subject to a variety of risks that are beyond our ability to predict or control and which may cause actual results to differ materially from the projections or estimates contained herein. The risks include, but are not limited to, the risks described in the above press release; those risks set out in the company's disclosure documents and its annual, quarterly and current reports; the fact that exploration activities seldom result in the discovery of a commercially viable mineral resource and are also significant amounts of capital to undertake and the other risks associated with start-up mineral exploration operations with insufficient liquidity, and no historical profitability. The Company disclaims any obligation to revise any forward looking statements as a result of information received after the fact or regarding future events.