Alhambra Resources Ltd.

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CALGARY, Alberta - Alhambra Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ALH) ("Alhambra" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the results of Reverse Air Blast ("RAB") drilling completed northeast of the West and East pits at the Uzboy gold deposit located within Alhambra's 100% owned Uzboy Project in north central Kazakhstan.

The RAB drilling has located a new zone of oxide gold mineralization designated "New Discovery", located northeast of the East zone of the Uzboy gold deposit (see Figure 1).

John J. Komarnicki, Alhambra's Chairman and CEO stated, "We're excited that our exploration program continues to be successful in identifying new zones of gold mineralization around the Uzboy mine site. This newly announced exploration discovery continues to support our interpretation of the gold potential of the Uzboy deposit."

Following is a brief description of the recently discovered zone of oxide gold mineralization.

The new zone of oxide gold mineralization is interpreted to strike northeast-southwest and occurs approximately 750 metres ("m") northeast of and along strike of the West zone of the Uzboy gold deposit (see Figure 1). Based on the recently completed magnetometer survey, the new zone occurs within the same intense magnetic low which also hosts the West zone of the Uzboy gold deposit. A 0.20 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold cut off was used to outline the zone of oxide gold mineralization which has been intersected on seven profiles over a strike length of 180 m. The mineralized zone is open to the northeast and southwest. The zones of gold mineralization intersected on Profiles 110 and 116 are interpreted to be the extensions of the zones of gold mineralization intersected on Profiles 136 and 144.

Four parallel zones of gold mineralization ranging in width from 20 m to 100 m occur on Profiles 136 to 144. On Profile 140, gold mineralization was intersected at the northwest and southeast ends of this profile which remains open. The depth of the mineralized intervals being reported depends on the length of the RAB hole. The mineralized intervals typically range from 12 to 14 m and are open at depth. Gold grades within the mineralized intervals from Profile 136 to Profile 144 range from 0.20 g/t to 4.80 g/t.

From Profiles 110 to 116, three parallel zones of gold mineralization occur ranging in width from 10 to 50 m. At the northwest end of these profiles, a zone of gold mineralization was intersected which remains open to the northwest. The depth of the mineralized intervals being reported depends on the length of the RAB hole but typically ranges from 8 to 12 m and is open at depth. Within the mineralized intervals between Profiles 110 and 116 gold grades range from 0.20 g/t to 0.98 g/t.

Additional RAB drilling is required to test the continuity of the oxide gold mineralization between Profiles 116 and 136, and along strike to the northeast and to the southwest.

RAB drilling was used to explore the area immediately along strike of the West and East zones of the Uzboy gold deposit. RAB drilling was completed on profiles spaced at 20 m and 40 m intervals and used a 5 m and 10 m spacing between the hole locations on each profile.

The RAB holes, having a diameter of 7.6 centimetres, were drilled to depths that ranged from 6 to 16 m with the majority of the RAB holes being either 12 or 14 m in depth. The cuttings from the RAB holes were sampled on a 2 m interval analysis. The cuttings from the interval sampled in each hole were mechanically split into four samples. The samples selected for analysis are placed in a cloth bag and weighed at the drill site. The weight of the samples ranged between 5 and 7 kilograms. Based on sample weight, the recovery from the holes is estimated to be almost 100%.

Sample preparation was completed by Chemical and Analytical Laboratory Quartz LLP located in Stepnogorsk using the following procedure: samples were pulverized in a jaw crusher to minus 1 mm, mixed and split into two 0.75 kilogram sub-samples. One sub-sample is ground to - 200 mesh and the other sub-sample is retained for reference purposes. A 10 gram sample of the -200 mesh material is used for atomic absorption analysis and the balance is retained for fire assaying and reference purposes. Chemical and Analytical Laboratory Quartz LLP is independent of Alhambra, is certified in the Republic of Kazakhstan and does not have an International Standard Organization ("ISO") rating.

Alhambra anticipates delineating the new zone of oxide gold mineralization using a combination of RAB drilling and trenching. This exploration is expected to be included in the Corporation's 2009 exploration program.

Alhambra follows a rigorous Quality Assurance/Quality Control program consisting of inserting standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream submitted to the laboratory for analysis.

Elmer B. Stewart, MSc. P. Geol., a Director of Alhambra and a consultant, is the Corporation's nominated Qualified Person and has reviewed and verified the technical information contained in this news release.

Alhambra is a Canadian based gold exploration and production corporation engaged in the exploration of and production from its 100% owned Uzboy Project. Alhambra is currently in its seventh year of operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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.

Figure 1 - Uzboy Gold Deposit: 2008 RAB Drilling Results

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