December 9, 2008 Gabriel Resources Ltd: Supreme Court Annuls Archaeological Discharge Rosia Montana Gold Corporation to Seek New Certificate BUCHAREST, ROMANIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 9, 2008) - Gabriel Resources Ltd. (TSX:GBU) - The Romanian Supreme Court today annulled Rosia Montana Gold Corporation's (RMGC) Archaeological Discharge Certificate no. 4/2004 (ADC 4). This decision of the court is final, is not appealable and brings to a close a series of court challenges against the validity of ADC 4 initiated in 2004. RMGC has not yet received the reasons of the court for this decision. Upon receipt of the reasons, RMGC will be in a position to remedy any deficiencies identified by the court and make application for a new archaeological discharge certificate. By way of background, the field work that was conducted, and the technical documentation that was prepared, for ADC 4 was undertaken by a team of more than 80 internationally well known archaeological specialists, coming from more than 23 organizations from three countries, working together between 2001 and 2004. The Romanian National Archaeology Commission, a body of 21 accomplished Romanian archaeologists and historians, reviewed the documentation and recommended to the Minister of Culture the issuance of the discharge certificate. About Gabriel Resources Ltd. / Rosia Montana Gold Corporation Gabriel Resources is a Canadian based resource company committed to responsible mining and sustainable development in the communities in which it operates. Gabriel is currently engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Romania and is presently engaged in the development of its 80% owned Rosia Montana gold project. For more information please visit the Company's website at www.gabrielresources.com. To date, Gabriel Resources has invested over USD 350 million, through RMGC and plans to spend more than USD 2.5 billion in Romania to develop and operate the Rosia Montana Mining Project. For more information, please visit Rosia Montana Gold Corporation website, www.rmgc.ro. The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release and the information contained herein.

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