Manson Creek Resources Ltd. TSX VENTURE: MCK

Manson Creek Provides Exploration Summary for Meridian Gold Project Highlighting 2008 Sampling With Grades to 194 Grams/Tonne Gold

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 13, 2009) - Manson Creek Resources Ltd. ('Manson Creek') (TSX VENTURE:MCK) is pleased to provide an exploration review of the Meridian Gold Project, located 45 kilometers (km) from Revelstoke, British Columbia. In 2008, the Property was the focus of a reconnaissance drill program that followed up on exceptional gold mineralization mapped on surface. The gold values occur along strike from historic gold producers, all of which are located within a regional scale structure.

Drilling intersected significant gold values hosted within large regional structures that host the past producing mines. During the 2008 program, over 600 meters (m) of strike length bracketing the Eva Mine was successfully tested.

To date, Manson Creek has outlined an extensive gold mineralized system over an area of 1,100 m by 860 m that remains open along strike and to depth. Significant gold values in drill core and outcrop, ranging from 2 g/t to 194 g/t gold, occur within this system. Additional mineralized cross cutting structures are also present and remain largely untested.

The 2008 drilling program successfully extended known mineralization along strike and to depth of the past producers. Future work will include underground mapping and sampling of historical workings as well as further diamond drilling to test depth extensions of historical production zones.

Background

Manson Creek has consolidated five historic past producing gold - silver mines on the current, road accessible, 675 hectare claim block. The Meridian Camp was active in the early 1900's but the fragmented land ownership at the time did not allow for growth and the camp faded after only a few years of production.

The Phase One drilling completed this year is the first drill program to test the proximal areas of this historic mining center (October 8, 2008 Press Release). Further details on the Meridian project, the 2008 drill program and other projects in the Manson Creek portfolio are available on the Manson Creek website, www.manson.ca.

The President of Manson Creek Resources Ltd., Regan Chernish P.Geol., is the Qualified Person responsible for the design and implementation of the Field Program as well as the preparation of this news release.

Regan Chernish, P. Geol., President and Director

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, statements regarding the potential extent of mineralization and reserves, exploration results and plans and objectives of Manson Creek Resources Ltd. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not restricted to, the amount of geological data available, the uncertain reliability of drilling results and geophysical and geological data and the interpretation thereof and the need for adequate financing for future exploration and development efforts. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change.

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