Gold Wheaton Closes Second Phase of MWS Gold Purchase From First Uranium Corporation

Gold Wheaton Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:GLW) ("GWC") is pleased to announce that
Gold Wheaton (Barbados) Corporation ("Gold Wheaton"), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of GWC, has, pursuant to the terms of a gold purchase agreement signed on
December 12, 2008 (as announced on December 17, 2008) has advanced US$75 million
to First Uranium. 


Gold Wheaton has purchased a minimum of 20,000 ounces of gold in 2009 (up to a
maximum of 25 percent of the gold production) and thereafter 25 percent of the
life-of-mine gold production from First Uranium's Mine Waste Solutions tailings
recovery operation in South Africa ("MWS"). Gold Wheaton has previously paid
US$50 million (the "First Payment") to First Uranium. 


Under the terms of the gold purchase agreement Gold Wheaton will continue to
make ongoing payments equal to the lesser of US$400 per ounce and the prevailing
spot price (subject to an annual inflation adjustment of 1 percent, commencing
after the fourth anniversary of the First Payment).


"We are pleased to make the second payment to complete the gold purchase
agreement of 25% of the gold produced over the life of First Uranium's MWS
tailings retreatment operations. The facility is operating well and is a very
low risk and long life operation," said David Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Gold
Wheaton. "We have been receiving gold since December 2008 and anticipate that
gold production from MWS will approximately double over the next 18 months."


Gold Wheaton is a gold company with 100% of its operating revenue from the sale
of gold and precious metals produced by others. The Company is actively pursuing
further growth opportunities. The Company's 1,406,022,668 issued and outstanding
shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "GLW". 


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costs thereof; capital expenditures; the availability of any additional capital
required to bring future projects into production; future prices of commodities;
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accidents; labour disputes; delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits
or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities;
currency fluctuations, as well as those factors discussed in the section
entitled "Description of Business - Risk Factors" in GWC's Annual Information
Form dated August 19, 2008 as filed on SEDAR. Although GWC has attempted to
identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially,
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