NWT Mineral Exploration

[Ed Monton]

Brilliant Mining Corp. Announces Option Agreement for
Chesterfield Inlet Property, Nunavut

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - Jan. 13, 2005) - Brilliant Mining
Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BMC) (the "Corporation") today announced that it has
entered into an agreement with Falconbridge Limited ("Falconbridge") to
acquire a 100% interest in the Chesterfield Property consisting of 15
prospecting permits situated west of Baker Lake, Nunavut.

To acquire the interest, the Corporation must: incur $1 million in
exploration expenditures on the Property by November 30, 2008 (with
minimum annual expenditures to maintain assessment work on the 8 key
claims); stake certain specified claims; complete at least one large
loop EM survey over the Bowell Island showing; and complete at least 200
metres of diamond drilling on the Bowell Island showing prior to
drilling any other target in the original permit area.

Falconbridge will retain a 1% NSR on all gold deposits, a 1% GORR on all
diamond deposits and a 2.5% NSR on base metal deposits. Falconbridge has
a back-in right to a 50% interest on base metal deposits on the Property
by spending 2.5 times the expenditures made by the Corporation on base
metals at the time and can increase its interest in base metals by an
additional 20% by completing a feasibility study, to a maximum cost of
$20 million. The Corporation has also granted Falconbridge a right of
first refusal to purchase all or part of the Corporation's interest
(excluding interests in diamond or gold) in the Property as well as any
joint venture or royalty interests of the Corporation.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Brilliant Mining Corp.
Sean Mager
President and CEO
[phone] ext.234
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.