FIRE RIVER GOLD CORP. ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF TIMOTHY G. SMITH
TO VICE PRESIDENT, C.O.O.

February 6, 2012 Vancouver, Canada - Fire River Gold Corp. and Mystery Creek Resources Inc. [TSX.V: FAU| OTCQX: FVGCF| FSE: FWR] (the "Company") is pleased to announce it has promoted Mr. Timothy G. Smith to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O.). Mr. Smith previously served as V.P. Operations this past year at Fire River Gold Corp.'s Nixon Fork Mine.

Richard Goodwin, President of the Company says, "Tim has been a steady hand, driving this project forward and is very deserving of this promotion. I am pleased to have such a competent operator on our management team as we transition to operations."

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

"Richard Goodwin"

Richard Goodwin
President

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information regarding the Company including management's assessment of future plans and operations, may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws and necessarily involve risks associated with mining exploration and development, volatility of prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of resource estimates, environmental and permitting risks, access to labour and services, competition from other companies and ability to access sufficient capital. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. A feasibility study has not been completed and there is no certainty the disclosed targets will be reached nor that the proposed operations will be economically viable. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. We seek safe harbour.