PBM Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd

Mr. David H. Brett, President and CEO, Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd. (TSX
VENTURE:PBM) (the "Company" or "Pacific Bay") reports that the Company has
mobilized a crew to commence exploration on its 100% optioned Haskins- Reed
polymetalic property near Cassiar, north central British Columbia. The current
program will include trenching of the broad, multi-element soil geochemical
anomalies outlined in the 2008 program and establishment of a new soil grid over
the 3.5 KM long geophysical anomaly discovered last year. Trenching is subject
to a regulatory permit which is expected shortly.


The trenching will focus initially on the Joe Reed Vein area, which hosts an
historic resource of 80,000 tons, grading 6.4 opt silver, 5.5% lead and 4.1%
zinc. 2008 soil sampling, south of the Joe Reed Vein, where the 2008 airborne
survey revealed a significant magnetic anomaly, returned a moderate to strong
zinc-lead-silver-arsenic-antimony-bismuth-gold anomaly, measuring over
800-metres north-south and 125 metres to 500 metres in width. Of particular
interest is the presence of gold in the soils, which had not been focused on
historically in this area.


The Haskins-Reed property is located just off Highway 37 and hosts numerous
skarn, replacement and porphyry-style mineral occurrences including: a drill
intercept of 72 metres, grading 0.19% MoS2 and 0.15% tungsten; an historic
resource of 1,917,000 tons of 0.82 opt silver, 0.52% copper, 0.47 lead, 2.77%
zinc and 0.24% bismuth; and, 600 metres of underground drifts and cross-cuts, on
two levels. Another molybdenum-tungsten rich skarn zone returned a drill
intercept of 39 metres grading 0.33% MoS2 and 0.22% Wo3 and a zinc-rich skarn
that yielded 18.63% zinc over 3 metres.


"Located close to Highway 37, the Haskins-Reed property would benefit
tremendously if the BC Government's vision to extend the power grid to the
Cassiar area is realized," said Pacific Bay CEO David Brett. "The decision to
spend $10 million on engineering and environmental assessment of the proposed
power line will be a big step forward for the Cassiar Mining Camp."


The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and
approved by Ernie Black, P.Eng., a Qualified Person under policy NI 43-101. All
assays reported in this news release were prepared by Acme Analytical
Laboratories of Vancouver, B.C.


Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd.

David H. Brett, MBA, President & CEO

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