Alhambra Resources Ltd.

TSX VENTURE SYMBOL: ALH



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CALGARY, Alberta - John J. Komarnicki, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alhambra Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ALH) ("Alhambra" or the "Corporation"), on behalf of the Board of Directors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Richard K. Gorton as a Director of the Corporation effective February 25, 2008.

Mr. Gorton has 38 years of experience in the international mining industry including South Africa, Australia and North America. He is a Professional Geologist holding a Master's degree in Geology from the University of Cape Town.

Mr. Gorton has been involved in the areas of exploration, operations and business development.

From 1973 to 1986, Mr. Gorton worked for Newmont South Africa Ltd., directing the Company's exploration activities in the search for gold, base metals, diamonds and uranium. During this time, Mr. Gorton was involved in the early discovery stages of the Gamsberg zinc deposit for the O'okiep Copper Company in Namaqualand, South Africa. Early stage gold, base metal, diamond and uranium discoveries were made during this time.

From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Gorton held the position of Chief Geologist at the Telfer Gold Mine in Western Australia. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Gorton became Great Basin Exploration Manager and later Director, Exploration North America. From 1994 to 2005, Mr. Gorton became Director of Exploration and Business Development for Newmont Mining Corporation. He was awarded the Chairman's Award in 1996 for the successful acquisition and development of the True North gold deposit in Alaska.

Mr. Gorton retired in 2005 but continued as a consultant to Newmont. In 2005, Mr. Gorton also co-founded BWG Mining which applies supervised Neural Network technology to multiple exploration data sets targeting new discoveries.

Mr. Komarnicki commented saying, "Mr. Gorton has achieved much in his career. We welcome Richard into our organization and look forward to his leadership and expertise in the mining sector."

Alhambra also announces the granting of a stock option to Mr. Gorton, to purchase up to 200,000 common shares of the Corporation. Such stock option shall have an exercise price of C$1.15 per common share, shall have a term of three years from the date of grant, and shall vest as to twenty-five percent (25%) immediately and thereafter as to twenty-five percent (25%) on dates which are six (6) months, twelve (12) months and eighteen (18) months from the date of grant.

ABOUT ALHAMBRA

Alhambra is a Canadian based gold exploration and production corporation engaged in the exploration of and production from its 100% owned, 2.7 million acre Uzboy Project. Alhambra is currently in its sixth year of operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan, commencing commercial gold production in May 2006.

Alhambra common shares trade on The TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ALH and in Germany on the Frankfurt Open Market under the symbol A4Y. The Corporation's website can be accessed at www.alhambraresources.com.





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Alhambra Resources Ltd.
Head Office 330, 700 - 6th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0T8
Phone: (403) 228-2855 Fax: (403) 228-2865 E-mail: info@alhambraresources.com