ATAC Resources Ltd. Reports New Assays Further Confirming Gold Potential at Rau Property

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(EMWNews – Aug. 18, 2008) – ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ATC) is very pleased to announce additional gold assays from diamond drilling at its wholly owned Rau property in the Keno Hill district of central Yukon. The new assays are highly significant because they comprise intervals that are comparable in length to the interval in the discovery hole (Rau-08-02) but substantially exceed its grade of 1.237 g/t gold over 68.69 m (see ATAC news release dated August 6, 2008). Weighted average results for intervals in four more holes are tabulated below.

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Hole #     From (m)  Interval (m)  Interval (ft)  Gold (g/t)  Gold (opt)
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Rau-08-03     9.14       53.41(i)         175.2        1.73       0.051
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Rau-08-04    98.61         71.64          235.0        1.59       0.047
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Rau-08-05    71.50         78.54          257.7        1.71       0.050
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Rau-08-06     6.70       62.00(i)         203.4        1.50       0.044
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(i) Rau-08-03 encountered mineralization directly beneath talus cover and
    ended in mineralization. Rau-08-06 also entered mineralization directly
    beneath talus cover. These holes do not appear to have crossed the
    entire width of the mineralized zone.

All of the intersections are hosted in Cambrian to Devonian age dolomite on the outer fringe of a hydrothermal system that surrounds a high-level, Late Cretaceous granitic intrusion. The mineralization is stratabound and is localized in an anticlinal fold. All of the holes, except Rau-08-03 are on the northern limb of the fold, where the rocks are mostly unoxidized and contain pyrite, arsenopyrite and pyrrhotite with minor scheelite and bismuthinite. Core recovery was excellent in all of these holes. Rau-08-03 was drilled into the southern limb of the fold and encountered decomposed limonite and occasional boxwork limonite, which are devoid of sulphide minerals. Recovery was poor in this hole; therefore the reported grade should not be relied upon. Rau-08-03 was collared 86 m southwest of the discovery hole and was drilled back toward it. The other holes were all drilled parallel to the discovery hole with Rau-08-04 collared 32 m to the northeast, Rau-08-05 68 m to the southeast and Rau-08-06 121 m to the northwest. A drill hole location map is available at ATAC’s website – www.atacresources.com.

Drilling has now traced the zone for a length of about 500 m along the north limb of the anticline. Although the zone remains open to extension in both directions, the mineralization in the holes furthest to the southeast is somewhat different in character. It is proportionally richer in pyrrhotite and is hosted in a 30 m thick, intensely silicified horizon. Rau-08-06 is still the furthest hole to the northwest. Drilling to test across the anticline has mostly been done on one section line. Four holes on this section line, near the anticlinal axis (Rau-08-02, 03, 07 and 08), are all well mineralized but two holes drilled about 80 m further from the axis exhibit only weak mineralization. Rau-08-11, which was drilled about 70 m downdip from Rau-08-05, is visually very similar to it and is currently being sawn for display purposes. A total of fifteen holes have now been completed and all but three holes have reportedly cut strong mineralization in the target unit.

Diamond drilling at the Rau property is expected to continue into early September. The holes will continue to step out away from the known mineralization in order to locate approximate limits of the zone and to identify major mineralizing controls. ATAC anticipates that the next batch of drill core assays will be available for release in late September or October.

All analyses referred to in this news release were performed at ALS Chemex in North Vancouver, BC. The samples were collected and handled in ways that ensure security, including chain of custody procedures. Blank and standard samples were randomly included in every batch of 20 core samples. Gold analyses involved fire assay followed by inductively coupled plasma with either atomic emission spectroscopy or atomic absorption spectroscopy. Analyses for other elements on drill core were done by inductively coupled plasma combined with either mass spectroscopy or atomic emission spectroscopy.

The technical information in this news release has been reviewed by Robert C. Carne, M.Sc., P.Geol., a qualified person for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101.

For additional information concerning ATAC Resources Ltd. or its various exploration projects please visit ATAC’s website at www.atacresources.com.

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