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oDecember 08, 2009
Brett's In-Fill Drill Results Intersect Significant Widths and Grades
 News Release 09-17

Brett Resources Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange - BBR) is pleased to provide a progress report on drilling of the 100% owned Hammond Reef Project situated in northwestern Ontario. Two diamond drills have completed more than 25 holes, or 7,600 metres of the previously announced 70,000 metre diamond drill program. In addition to drill results, progress on surface exploration of additional mineralized areas are reported.

The initial phase of the diamond drilling has focused on in-fill drilling within the A-Zone and limited drilling to test the footwall of the system just east of the A-Zone. The in-fill program will assist in determining the drill density required to convert the current Inferred Resource to Indicated and Measured.

Patrick Soares, President and CEO comments, "I am encouraged by the fact that all in-fill drill holes completed to date, have returned comparable or better results than the adjacent holes".

Summarized below are the assay results for the first 13 holes. Attached to this release are two plan maps showing the drill hole locations and two vertical cross sections indicating the impact of the new drilling. Sections displaying additional recently completed drill holes will be available on our web site shortly at www.brettresources.com. Assays for the remaining 12 holes are pending.

The following table shows the in-fill drill hole results:

Cross
Section 		Hole
No. 		From
(m) 		To
(m) 		Core
Length 		Au
(g/t)
1870_E BR-135 76.50 198.00 121.50 1.28
  includes 94.50 106.50 12.00 4.58
  includes 121.50 133.50 12.00 2.10
           
1870_E BR-136 108.00 118.50 10.50 0.42
  BR-136 126.00 303.00 177.00 0.83
  includes 261.00 271.50 10.50 2.46
           
1845_E BR-137 86.00 93.50 7.50 0.36
  BR-137 120.50 180.50 60.00 0.78
  BR-137 194.00 270.50 76.50 1.19
  includes 207.50 224.00 16.50 3.04
  BR-137 278.00 282.50 4.50 0.74
  BR-137 303.50 312.50 9.00 0.69
           
1845_E BR-138 60.50 66.50 6.00 0.38
  BR-138 87.50 192.50 105.00 1.43
  includes 98.00 104.00 6.00 4.20
  includes 156.00 173.00 17.00 4.11
  BR-138 204.50 221.00 16.50 0.68
  BR-138 257.00 272.00 15.00 0.32
           
1820_E BR-139 65.00 195.50 130.50 1.07
  includes 101.00 125.00 24.00 1.87
  includes 156.50 171.50 15.00 2.54
  BR-139 216.50 231.50 15.00 0.46
  BR-139 237.50 246.50 9.00 0.67
           
1820_E BR-140 123.50 309.50 186.00 1.12
  includes 249.50 279.50 30.00 2.49
  BR-140 347.00 350.00 3.00 0.70
           
1795_E BR-142 56.00 59.00 3.00 0.99
  BR-142 105.50 290.00 184.50 1.04
  includes 165.50 192.50 27.00 2.49
  includes 222.50 241.43 18.93 1.82
           
1795_E BR-144 53.00 150.50 97.50 0.85
  includes 98.00 116.00 18.00 2.01
  BR-144 189.50 228.50 39.00 0.44
  BR-144 250.15 254.00 3.85 1.06
           
1770_E BR-146 15.50 29.00 13.50 0.50
  BR-146 84.50 104.00 19.50 0.50
  BR-146 117.50 123.50 6.00 0.70
  BR-146 137.00 261.50 124.50 1.17
  includes 141.50 185.00 43.50 2.09

Limited drill testing of the footwall was completed with six holes. The assay results of four holes are reported. Assays for the other two holes are pending. The objective of drill testing the footwall was for a combination of exploration and engineering planning purposes. The results for BR-147 are encouraging and confirms that mineralization in the footwall extends further north, potentially adding to the in-pit resource.

The following table shows the footwall exploration holes:

Cross
Section 		Hole
No. 		From
(m) 		To
(m) 		Core
Length 		Au
(g/t)
2420_E BR-141 3.50 14.00 10.50 0.36
  BR-141 30.50 41.00 10.50 0.70
  BR-141 209.90 213.50 3.60 0.64
           
2320_E BR-143 2.00 9.50 7.50 1.50
  BR-143 225.40 226.45 1.05 2.61
           
2220_E BR-145 21.50 53.00 31.50 0.40
  BR-145 125.00 128.00 3.00 0.67
  BR-145 261.50 264.50 3.00 0.23
           
2020_E BR-147 2.00 48.50 46.50 0.37
  BR-147 66.50 102.50 36.00 0.59

Surface Exploration Results

The surface exploration program completed this fall, has focused on an area of mineralization, referred to as the RAB Zone, which may reflect a parallel system of mineralization.. Surface stripping, followed by channel and grab samples have defined an area of mineralization comparable in intensity and alteration to the A-Zone. Final compilation of these data will enable drill exploration to commence on this target early in the new year.

Exploration of the historic Upper Seine Mine, found on the Manley Patents, approximately 1.6 kilometres northwest of the 41-Zone, has confirmed the existence of gold values comparable to those mined in the late 1800's.. In addition, during road building near the Upper Seine Mine an area of alteration which merits further investigation was uncovered. This information is still being compiled and is anticipated to generate drill targets.

Surface stripping, geological mapping and sampling have been completed on the A-Zone surface expression. This information is awaiting final sample assays. This information will assist in the interpretation and modeling of the deposit for ongoing resource evaluations.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

The Company utilizes standard industry practices in quality control and quality assurance with insertion of blind standards, blanks, and duplicates, in addition to the quality assurance and quality control practiced by the assay laboratory. Sample preparation and analysis are conducted by ALS Chemex Laboratories with sample preparation in Thunder Bay, ON, and analyses of pulps in North Vancouver, BC, ISO/IEC guideline 17025 accredited facilities. The Project Manager and Qualified Person under the terms of National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the verification of work and data acquisition at Hammond Reef is John Zbeetnoff, P. Geo.

The Qualified Person responsible for this news release under the terms of National Instrument 43-101 is Patrick Soares, PGeo.

About Brett Resources Inc.

Brett Resources Inc. is a Canadian minerals exploration company whose primary mandate is the discovery, acquisition, and development of precious metals systems, with particular expertise in Canada and Latin America. Since 2006 Brett's primary focus has been the 100 percent owned Hammond Reef Gold Deposit in Ontario where a C.I.M. Inferred Resource of 6.70 million ounces of gold, 259.4 million tonnes at a grade of 0.8 grams per tonne utilizing a 0.3 gram per tonne gold cut-off has been outlined. The Company will continue to advance this flagship Project.

Patrick Soares,
President & CEO

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contact: Tony Perri, Manager, Investor Relations at 604-488-0008
or Raju Wani of Wani Capital at 403-240-0555
Brett Resources Inc. Suite 611 - 675 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1N2
Tel: (604) 488-0008   Fax: (604) 669-2543   tperri@brettresources.com   www.brettresources.com


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