TORONTO, ONTARIO–( EMWNews – April 2, 2008) – George A. Brown, President and CEO of MacMillan Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MMG), is pleased to announce that MacMillan has received final assay results from the first two drill holes of 2008 which were completed as part of the currently ongoing Phase 1 diamond drilling program at the Realito Silver Project in the State of Jalisco in Mexico.

Mr. William Hamilton, P.Geo. and Manager of Exploration is a Qualified Person under the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for all technical information contained in this news release.

The Phase 1 program currently consists of twelve diamond drill holes totaling 2,375metres in length, which will test the Realito main target over a strike length of approximately 300 metres and to a depth of about 200 metres. The first two holes were completed in December and results from these were reported February 6, 2008 and are repeated below for comparison with the next two holes being reported in this release. We are currently drilling the tenth hole at Realito and additional results are expected in the very near future.

REALITO MAIN TARGET - DIAMOND DRILL RESULTS
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                                                  Estimated
Hole #     Hole Length    From      To     Width True Width Grade As
             In Metres   Metre   Metre In Metres  In Metres   g Ag/t
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R1              139.75   44.50   61.90     17.40        7.4     22.9
                         74.20   76.85      2.65        1.1     79.7
                         87.45   97.40      9.95        4.8    118.0

R2               171.4   83.40   86.40      3.00        1.4     75.1
                        117.85   147.7     29.85       13.8    209.7
             including  117.85   120.5      2.65        1.2    879.1
        also including  125.00  128.00      3.00        1.4    716.9
        also including  145.75  147.70      1.95        0.9    388.5

R3               179.9  132.90  168.70      35.8       19.5    126.6
             including  140.05  168.70     28.65       15.6    153.3
        which includes  140.05  165.55      25.5       13.9    168.5
        which includes  142.20  164.40      22.2       12.1    187.5
        which includes  142.20  153.35     11.15        6.1    322.9
        which includes  142.20  150.00       7.8        4.2    431.7

R4              157.25   93.10   94.90      1.80        1.2     47.6
                        133.00  153.30     20.30       13.0     94.7
             including  140.25  150.50     10.25        6.6    173.0
        which includes  146.25   150.5      4.25        2.7    366.4
        which includes  146.25   149.2      2.95        1.9    506.6

Drilling was completed by Redrilsa Mexico S.A. de C.V. based in Zacatecas, Mexico. Samples were split and logged by Company personnel at a secure location near the property. All samples were shipped to Inspectorate de Mexico S.A. de C.V. in Durango, Mexico for preparation and then forwarded to Inspectorate Precious Metals Inc. in Sparks, Nevada for assay. Blank and standard quality control/quality assurance samples were inserted into the sample stream. No appreciable assay discrepancies have been noted.

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MacMillan Gold Corp. is a Canadian resource company listed on the TSX Venture Exchanges: Symbol “MMG”.

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