Williams Creek Announces Granting of Stock Options

Williams Creek Gold Limited ("Williams Creek" or the "Company") (TSX
VENTURE:WCX) is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval,
Williams Creek granted 600,000 stock options to directors and officers of the
Company on February 22, 2013. The options have a per share exercise price equal
to the Company's previous five-day volume-weighted average price (VWAP) on the
TSX Venture Exchange and are valid for a period of five years from the date of
grant.


About Williams Creek Gold Limited (WCX)

Visit http://www.WilliamsCreek.ca to learn more about Williams Creek Gold Limited.

Williams Creek Gold Limited is a Canadian company with the primary purpose of
participating broadly in the natural resource sector, with an emphasis on the
gold subsector, through exploration, joint ventures or other equity investments,
royalty and finance agreements.


Williams Creek Gold Limited owns twenty-eight Crown Granted mineral claims known
as the Barkerville Project in the immediate vicinity of Barkerville, BC in the
Cariboo Mining Division. The Cariboo gold belt and the Barkerville Camp have a
long history of gold production dating back to the 1800s gold rush.
Historically, the Barkerville Camp has reported gold production of 3.8 million
ounces, including 2.6 million ounces from surface placer and 1.2 million ounces
from lode mining. When placer gold production peaked in the late 1890s, Williams
Creek Gold's Black Jack (District Lot 1B), Home Stake (District Lot 4B), Cornish
(District Lot 1F) and Wintrip (District Lot 32F) Crown Granted mineral claims
were among the first acquired in the early search for lode gold.


Williams Creek Gold Limited owns the Ahbau Creek and Chubby Bear/Atis Creek
claim groups in Central British Columbia. The Company owns three Crown Granted
mineral claims in the Kamloops Mining Division, two of which are adjacent to New
Gold's New Afton project. Williams Creek also owns a block of four mineral
claims 17km west of Barkerville known as the Pine Properties.


Williams Creek Gold is earning a 50% interest through a joint venture with Tyhee
Gold Corp. in the Big Sky Property north of Yellowknife, NWT.


Additionally, Williams Creek Gold Limited has a net 30% interest in the ATW
diamond property in the MacKenzie Mining District of the Northwest Territories.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Michael R. Sonnenreich, Chairman and CEO

Williams Creek Gold Limited

This news release may contain forward-looking statements including management's
assessments of future plans and operations, and the anticipated timing of
meeting the terms of its joint venture agreement obligations. These statements
are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risks associated
with the mining and exploration industry (e.g. operational risks in development,
exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to
exploration or development projects or capital expenditures), and the
uncertainty of the availability of capital. The assumptions used in the
preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of
preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not
be placed on forward-looking statements.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Williams Creek Gold Limited
Michael R. Sonnenreich
778.370.1393
www.williamscreek.ca