News Release                       

 

MINNIE MOORE ASSAYS CONFIRM HIGH GRADE SILVER:

1,044 g/t OVER 6.2 METERS

December 20, 2007: Kettle River Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the overlimit assay results from the summer trenching program at the Minnie Moore zone have been received.  These results confirm high-grade silver mineralization over significant widths.

Five lines of samples across the vein were taken, at intervals, over a strike length of 40 meters (131 feet).  As listed below, sampling returned up to 1,469 g/t Ag (42.9 oz/t Ag) and 3.95 g/t Au (0.12 oz/t Au) over 4.2 meters (13.8 feet) from the vein.

 

 

Width

Silver

Gold

meters

feet

g/t

oz/t

g/t

oz/t

Trench 1/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample line 1

8.5

27.9

414

12.1

0.88

0.03

including

4.5

14.8

652

19.0

1.61

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample line 2

5.8

19.0

432

12.6

0.55

0.02

including

0.8

2.6

1362

39.8

2.54

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample line 3

6.2

20.3

1044

30.5

2.71

0.08

including

4.2

13.8

1469

42.9

3.95

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trench 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample line 4

4.0

13.1

175

5.1

0.08

0.002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample line 5

2.9

9.5

126

3.7

0.08

0.002

 

The foregoing samples taken were representative, continuous chip samples, collected across the true width of the mineralized zone, as it was exposed at the time of sampling.  It should be noted that subsequent to the above program, additional excavation and sampling was completed in October 2007. This work may extend the true width of the zone but results for these samples have not yet been received. 

Samples were analyzed at Acme Analytical Laboratory for gold and a multi-element suite, by ICP-MS analysis.  Subsequent fire assay was done on samples returning greater than 1 g/t gold and those exceeding the ICP detection limit of 100 g/t for silver.  A quality control-quality assurance program was implemented, including field duplicate samples and company inserted blanks and standards at regular intervals.

Results from the 10 hole 1,485-metre diamond drill program completed in November have not been received.  For further information regarding the Minnie Moore zone, please refer to earlier news releases (July 24, August 27, October 29 and Nov 20, 2007) and to the company’s website (www.kettleriver.com). 

Linda Caron, M.Sc., P.Eng. is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 who has supervised the 2007 work program and who has reviewed and approved the content of this news release.

 Contact Larry Widmer (250) 878 5099 or Ellen Clements 1-800 856 3966

 On Behalf of the Board of Directors

 ‘signed’

Ellen Clements

Director, President & CEO