Additional Claims Staked And Drilling Commences At Rochester Mine 

VANCOUVER, BC - Rye Patch Gold Corp. has staked an additional 60 claims covering approximately 3.5 square kilometres (856 acres) located south and west of the Rochester Silver mine in Pershing County, Nevada and started its reverse circulation drilling campaign on the Company's Rochester project gold and silver discoveries.

The initial drilling campaign has 10,000 metres (30,000 feet) in the Mystic and Northwest Rochester discovery areas and is employing two reverse circulation drill rigs. Additional drilling is planned for the Limerick Basin, Independence Hill and Black Ridge Fault zone. A $2-million budget is allocated for this phase of discovery development.

The new claims cover two target areas. The first set of claims consist of thirty-six claims covering a 1.6 kilometre length of the Black Ridge Fault system south of the Rochester and Packard silver deposits and north of the Relief Canyon deposit. The Black Ridge Fault zone is a major, north-south oriented ore control present at the Relief Canyon, Packard, and Rochester mines and the Spring Valley gold deposit. The new claims show good exploration upside.

A second area of open locatable ground between the Rochester mine and the Company's Lincoln Hill project was also staked. A total of twenty-four claims were staked covering historic mine workings on Golden Gate Hill. The area has similar geology to Lincoln Hill with historic workings indicating the presence of elevated silver and gold mineralization along structural zones. Mapping and sampling are in progress.

The company's address is 1740-1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3, (604) 638-1588, fax: (604) 638-1589, email: [email protected].