West Timmins Appoints Manager, Investor Relations

"We are very pleased to add Jordann to our growing team at West Timmins," said Darin Wagner, President & CEO. "With the expansion of our exploration activities in Canada and Mexico, five drills turning, and results from over 50 drill holes pending, we anticipate a steady flow of news over the next several months. Jordann will play a key role in disseminating news and providing our shareholders and the financial community with current information on the Company and its activities."

Ms. Nettles has experience working in the institutional and retail financial sectors and was most recently with Canaccord Capital Corp.

The Company also announces the Board of Directors has approved, subject to regulatory approval, the granting of an aggregate of 198,000 incentive stock options to employees of and consultants to the Company. These options may be exercised at a price of $1.20 per common share for a period of up to five years from the date of grant and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's stock option plan, approved by shareholders on August 29, 2006, and to the terms of individual employment and consulting agreements.

West Timmins would like to express its gratitude to Mr. Roy Lacey who has retired from his position as an advisor to the Company after a lengthy term of service; Mr. Lacey served as a director and advisor to the Company and its predecessor for almost 30 years.

About West Timmins Mining Inc. (www.westtimminsmining.com):

West Timmins Mining Inc. is focused on exploring and developing district scale gold and related base metal projects in North America. West Timmins Mining is the largest land holder in the West Timmins district, adjacent to the 70 million ounce Timmins Gold Camp in Ontario, Canada. West Timmins Mining Inc. is also active in the Sierra Madre gold belt in Mexico, home to the Company's Montana de Oro Project where drills are testing the La Dura polymetallic discoveries. West Timmins is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol WTM.

On behalf of the Board of West Timmins Mining Inc.

Darin W. Wagner, President and Chief Executive Officer

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