AurCrest Gold Announces the Addition of Two New Team Members

AurCrest Gold Inc. (the "Company" or "AurCrest") (TSX VENTURE:AGO) is pleased to
announce that it has added Robert E. Sanders, Ph.D. and Mr. Owen B. Jurczak to
the AGO Team.


Robert E. Sanders, Ph.D. is a geologist with a doctorate from the New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology and experience in tectonic processes
associated with crustal fluid migration, alkalic magmatism, and gold
mineralization in Precambrian rocks of the western United States, central
Greenland, and northwest Ontario.


Dr Sanders' most recent work has been with Gold Canyon Resources' Springpole
Lake discovery in East Red Lake; he played an integral part reclassifying the
gold bearing rocks and defining the area of interest that has become the Portage
Zone Discovery. Dr. Sanders has been hired on a consulting basis as Project
Manager for AurCrest Gold's Richardson Lake gold project and to conduct the
summer program for all of the newly acquired East Red Lake properties. Robert
will be working closely with AurCrest Gold Vice President Exploration, Trevor
Boyd.


AurCrest also welcomes Mr. Owen B. Jurczak, an MBA graduate from the Richard
Ivey School of Business and CFA charterholder. Mr. Jurczaks' most recent
position was as a director in the portfolio management team of CIBC World
Markets' global Merchant Banking business based in Toronto; he worked directly
with the portfolio managers in the financial and risk management of
international private equity funds and public market investments. Mr. Jurczak
will be assisting the President, Ian A. Brodie-Brown, in all aspects of
management, from marketing and communications, to financing and business
development, and will hold the position of Vice President Corporate Development.
Mr. Jurczak has completed both the Boston Marathon and the Lake Placid Ironman
triathlon.


Ian A. Brodie-Brown stated - "I am pleased to inform the shareholders of our
good fortune in attracting these two individuals. Dr. Sanders' understanding of
the geology and mineralizing events relating to the East Red Lake Gold deposits
is a truly valuable asset to our Company and its future efforts. Mr. Jurczaks'
banking experience and team building skills should lead to a strong management
group to move AurCrest forward."


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these risks and uncertainties, such actual results of current exploration
programs, the general risks associated with the mining industry, the price of
gold and other metals, currency and interest rate fluctuations, increased
competition and general economic and market factors, occur or should assumptions
underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may
vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated,
or expected. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these
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