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Farallon Receives Mine Permit for G-9 Deposit at Campo Morado
Monday April 23, 7:45 am ET

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 23, 2007 -- Dick Whittington, President and CEO of Farallon Resources Ltd. (Toronto:FAN.TO - News) ("Farallon" or "the Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has received its primary mine permit or MIA (Manifestacion de Impacto Ambiental) required for full mine and mill construction and operation of its G-9 project at Campo Morado, Guerrero State, Mexico. Based on currently outlined preliminary mineral resources, the G-9 deposit has the potential to host a 1500 tonnes per day, high grade zinc operation with important by-product credits for copper, silver, gold and lead. Current inferred resources, if converted to indicated or measured categories, could represent approximately seven years of production. Recent exploration successes have expanded the high grade part of the resource base as well as opening up new exploration potential.

The approvals granted today include the primary project MIA. These approvals come with the requirement to comply with certain permit conditions on an ongoing basis. The Company is also in the process of concluding the work required to facilitate the necessary approvals of the CUS (Cambio de Uso Suelo) for the project. This work will be completed shortly and, if approved by the Mexican Authorities, will authorize a change of land use to allow mining activities on the property. Other necessary approvals for other key elements necessary to bring a mine into production, such as the high voltage transmission line MIA, are also in progress. In addition, agreements with local land owners and the municipality of Arcelia are in place that allow for construction of the mine access road and routing of the transmission line to the project.

Planning for construction has been under way for some time and site preparation and construction of some site facilities will now commence with contracts for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) and site earthworks to be let in the next few days. The Company has been ordering long lead time mining and processing equipment, with firm prices and fixed delivery schedules, for some time (Farallon News Releases dated January 16, 2007 and March 22, 2007) and this will continue with another US$3.0 million of processing equipment is expected to be ordered this week.

Dick Whittington said: "This is a huge day for the Company. I would like to acknowledge all of our employees, consultants and advisors who have worked so hard to submit our permit application and prepare the site for the next stage in the Company's evolution. Farallon is now a "Production Capable" company. Exploration will continue but this is a threshold moment in the Company's history as we are no longer just an exploration company. With our high grade zinc starter zone (15% zinc and 2% copper), now looking like it has been extended by our recent exploration successes, we believe we have the makings of a mine at G-9. We continue to target July 1, 2008 as the date for starting production and this latest news keeps us on track."

Investors are cautioned that G-9's resources are currently classified as inferred. Work is currently underway to upgrade the resources to indicated or measured categories. No representations of economic viability have been, or will be, made until such time as these inferred resources are upgraded and their economic viability established.

For further details on Farallon Resources Ltd. and its Campo Morado property, please visit the Company's website at www.farallonresources.com or contact Investor Services at [phone] or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

J.R.H. (Dick) Whittington, President & CEO

Forward-Looking Information

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, continuity of mineralization, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially form those in the forward-looking statements. The likelihood of future mining at Campo Morado is subject to a large number of risks and will require achievement of a number of technical, economic and legal objectives, including obtaining necessary mining and construction permits, completion of pre-feasibility and final feasibility studies, preparation of all necessary engineering for underground and processing facilities as well as receipt of significant additional financing to fund these objectives as well as funding mine construction. Such funding may not be available to the Company on acceptable terms or on any terms at all. There is no known ore at Campo Morado and there is no assurance that the mineralization at Campo Morado will ever be classified as ore. For more information on the Company and the risk factors inherent in its business, investors should review the Company's Annual Information Form at www.sedar.com.



No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.


Contact:

Contacts:
Farallon Resources Ltd.
Shawn Wallace
Investor Services
[phone] or within North America 1-800-667-2114
[phone] (FAX)
Website: http://www.farallonresources.com


Source: Farallon Resources Ltd.