0740500 16200Total Measured Indicated 4335000 2

It also spreads out the defense making running lanes available for the Quarterback. It is becoming increasingly clear that Locker is the better Quarterback and I know few can argue. MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Jan 07 (MARKET WIRE) La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX: LMA), hereinafter "La Mancha" or the"Company") is pleased to announce that the tailings that have beenaccumulated near the plant at its Hassai mine over 16 years of operationrepresent an additional Measured and Indicated ("M&I") resource of287,000 ounces of gold (114,000 ounces attributable to La Mancha) at anaverage grade of 2.06 g Au/t. An additional 2.75 million tonnes oftailings have also been qualified, adding 175,000 ounces of gold (70,000ounces attributable to La Mancha) grading 2.00 g Au/t to Hassai'sInferred resource.The following table shows the new Hassai tailings resource estimate:-(as at December, 2008)Tonnes Grade OuncesOunces(g/t Au) (attributable to La Mancha)-Measured 3,725,000 2.06 246,500 98,600Indicated610,000 2.0740,500 16,200-Total Measured & Indicated 4,335,000 2.06 287,000114,800-Inferred 2,750,000 2.00 175,000 70,000-All of the Inferred resource comes from the lower portions of thetailings that are the hardest to reach for sampling purposes. Managementis confident of upgrading a significant portion of this Inferred resourceto the M&I category once the proper methodology for accessing theseportions of the tailings has been determined.As shown on Figure 1 (available at ), it is also worth notingthat, to date, a further 2.1 million tonnes of tailings remain to besampled, including 1.7 million tonnes to be sampled in the first quarterof 2009.

The remaining 400,000 tonnes are still active and will thereforeonly be qualified at a later stage. Moreover, all the tailings arelocated within 750m of the current plant and have already been crushed tominus 10mm and agglomerated with lime and cyanide solution prior tostacking for heap leaching. Gold recovery from the heap leach wastypically 65 to 75 based on the historic metallurgical reconciliation.Preliminary metallurgical testwork conducted in 2008 indicated the heaptailings are suitable for treatment via a conventional CIP circuit torecover around 65 of the gold contained in the tailings."The existence of this significant pre-mined and pre-crushed resource,grading more than 2 g Au/t and within 750 meters of our processing plant,may represent the equivalent of a new pre-mined deposit for La Mancha. Webelieve that this new resource could fully justify the capital requiredfor the construction of a new CIP plant on site, but also that it couldsignificantly increase future gold production while increasing the Hassailife with the current heap leaching circuit. Today's initial reading ofthe Hassai tailings potential represents one of the many building blocksfor the future of the mine," said Michel Cuilhe, President and CEO of LaMancha.METHODOLOGYThe resource estimation is derived from the results of 343 holescompleted according to a pattern of 25 x 20 m A cut off grade of 0.9 gAu/t was used for the calculation.

NEXT STEPSAs previously mentioned, drilling activities are scheduled to resume inthe first quarter of 2009 to upgrade the tailings Inferred resource tothe M&I category, and to qualify the 1.7 million tonnes of tailings thatremain to be sampled as resources. The Company expects to provide anupdate of resources contained into the tailings before the end of thesecond quarter of 2009. The complete year-end assessment of La Mancha'sreserves and resources is being completed for each property and should bemade public in February 2009.TECHNICAL NOTEThe updated resource review and estimation conform to the requirements ofNI 43-101 and the CIM Best Practices for Estimation of Mineral Resources.There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating mineral reserves,including many factors beyond the Company's control. Resource estimationis a subjective process, and the accuracy of any resource estimate is afunction of the quality of available data and engineering and geologicalinterpretation and judgment.