Williams Creek Gold Limited (TSX VENTURE:WCX) ("Williams Creek" or "the
Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with
Zurmont Research Inc. ("Zurmont") whereby Zurmont will provide consulting
services to management consisting of continuous input into macro economic
conditions with especial reference to central bank policy and the debt market.
In addition, service is provided with reference to coverage of the gold industry
including but not limited to a survey of the major producers, supply and demand
statistics together with information as to project finances and with related
information. Zurmont is being retained at a cost of $12,000 per month. The
contract is yearly and subject to board approval. It can be terminated by either
Williams Creek or Zurmont upon 30 days notice with no penalty.


Zurmont is a Montreal-based company with an expertise in equity and commodity
markets, macroeconomics, and which provides research and consulting services to
clients. Dr. Hans P. Black, a director of Zurmont is also is a shareholder of
Williams Creek.


"Zurmont brings a lot of value to the table for Williams Creek," said Michael
Sonnenreich, Chairman and CEO of Williams Creek. "Zurmont's extensive experience
and unique ideas in terms of both management consulting and financial and
economic advisory are most useful and I look forward to continuing to work with
the Zurmont team."


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 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. 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 also owns a block of four mineral claims 17km west
of Barkerville known as the Pine Properties. The Company has three Crown Granted
mineral claims in the Kamloops Mining Division, two of which are adjacent to New
Gold's New Afton project. 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

This News Release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are statements which relate to future events and conditions and
therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. While these forward-looking statements, and any
assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our
current judgment regarding the direction of our industry, actual results will
almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions,
projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as
required by applicable law, the Company does not intend to update any of the
forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. All
phases of the Company's operations are subject to environmental regulation and
governmental approval and permits and there can be no assurance that the Company
will obtain all the requisite permits for future development. Mining is an
inherently risky business with large capital expenditures and cyclical metals
markets.