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Re:   News Releases - Thursday, August 13, 2009
      Amador Gold to Commence Trenching and Stripping Program on
      Multiple Vein Sets Discovered on Strike with Recent High-Grade
      Gold Samples
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.. RECENT HIGH-GRADE SAMPLES INCLUDE 75.0 G/T, 57.1 G/T, 48.3 G/T, AND
43.3 G/T GOLD
.. VEINS APPEAR TO BE OCCURING IN PROXIMITY TO MAJOR FOLDS IDENTIFIED
USING VTEM DATA

VANCOUVER, - Amador Gold Corp. (TSX-V:AGX) (the "Company") is pleased
to announce trenching and stripping has been planned on new high-grade
gold vein targets recently discovered on the Horwood Property, situated
approximately 85 km southwest of Timmins, Ontario.

These new targets are approximately 100 meters away from and on strike
with a multiple vein set which was recently sampled returning assays as
high as 75.0 g/T gold.  Other samples taken from the same set include:
57.1 g/T, 48.3 g/T and 43.3 g/T gold.

Stripping and trenching will be followed by a program of systematic
channel sampling.  The entire property has been flown with the airborne
VTEM system and it appears that a number of the high-grade samples
occur in close proximity to structural folds.

"Being able to review the VTEM data beforehand and pinpoint target
areas allows us a major advantage not available to previous operators,
as a large part of the property is covered by overburden.  Discovering
high-grade gold in these areas is extremely encouraging as the apparent
structural folds may allow for the concentration of gold and other
mineral-bearing fluids." comments Company President, Richard Hughes.

The Company's latest press release includes a link to an audio
interview with Project Geologist, Peter Caldbick, discussing the
significance of the recent high-grade samples as well as the how the
Horwood geology fits in to the various geological trends within the
Timmins camp.  To listen to the interview please click on the following
link:

http://www.smallcapepicenter.com/executive/AGXyahoo6August2009/index.h
tm

Other gold zones identified on the Horwood property include the Bend
Zone and the Gabbro Zone approximately 2 kilometers southwest of the
recent high grade gold samples. Previous drilling on the Bend Zone
returned 12.34 g/t Au over 2.40 meters (reported previously in Feb 2008
press release). These and other areas are currently being reviewed for
further exploration initiatives and possible follow up drilling.

The Horwood Project is located approximately 60 km southwest of recent
gold discoveries made by Lakeshore Gold Corp. and West Timmins Mining
Inc.

Peter Caldbick, P.Geo., and Charles Hartley, P.Geo. are the qualified
people for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 for the Company's
Horwood Project. Project supervision is by Charles Hartley and the
contents of the press release have been reviewed and approved by Peter
Caldbick.

About Amador Gold

Amador has assembled a portfolio of more than 20 properties of
exceptional merit in established mining camps and emerging mineral
districts of Canada.  These projects include the Loveland
gold-copper-nickel project which recently completed its spring drill
program and the Horwood gold project.

For information on active projects and to see Smartstox interviews with
Company president, Richard Hughes, please visit the Company's website
at www.amadorgoldcorp.com.

Contact Information

Corporate Inquiries:   Kevin Hull or Alan Campbell, Investor Relations
Phone:  (604) 685-2222
Email: info@amadorgold.com
Website: www.amadorgoldcorp.com

AGORACOM Investor Relations:
Email:  AGX@agoracom.com
Website:  http://www.agoracom.com/ir/Amador

The statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking
statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's
expectations and projections.

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

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Copyright (c) 2009 AMADOR GOLD CORP. (AGX)  All rights reserved.  For
more information visit our website at http://www.amadorgoldcorp.com/ or
send mailto:info@amadorgoldcorp.com
Message sent on Thu Aug 13, 2009 at 7:19:12 AM Pacific Time
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