Re: News Release - Thursday, April 24, 2008
Title: Skeena Commits to Malpica Project, Mexico with $1 Million Option Payment

Skeena Resources Limited (TSX.V: SKE) is pleased to announce that its Mexican subsidiary, Skeena Mexico SA de CV, has committed to a Final Purchase Agreement for the Malpica copper-gold-molybdenum Project, in Sinaloa State, Mexico with Industrial Minera México SA de CV ("IMMSA"), a division of Grupo México SA de CV, by completion of a 12 month due diligence program and the issuance of a $ 1 million (US) option payment. The Agreement provides for Skeena Mexico to earn a 100% interest in Malpica in return for a series of cash payments over the next 3 years. The due diligence investigation over the past year, budgeted at $1.5 million US, consisted of 125 line kilometers of survey grid emplacement, detailed mapping and prospecting, approximately 5,500 soil geochemical samples, a helicopter-borne magnetic and electromagnetic survey, and a 5,000 metre Diamond drill program (currently on hole 20 out of a planned 30). Analytical results from the first 10 drill holes were reported in a news release dated April 14, 2008.

The Company is awaiting final interpretation of the airborne geophysical data from Malpica and the Company's nearby Tropico copper-platinum-palladium-gold project which was flown at the same time. Both the Malpica and Tropico Projects are exceptionally well situated with respect to infrastructure, being located 30 km east and 20 km north, respectively, of the deep-water port of Mazatlan in Sinaloa State, Mexico. Both properties are crossed by paved highways, by major power lines and both are situated proximal to a regional rail line. For details pertaining to the Tropico Project, the reader is referred to a news release dated February 15, 2008, and to the Company's website at www.skeenaresources.com

In an unrelated matter, the Company has invoked force majeure in its option agreement with Compañia AgroIndustrial El Corazon SA in respect of the El Corazon gold project in northwest Ecuador. The Company's Ecuadorean legal counsel has advised that the mineral concessions are judged to be in good standing and that the Company is current with its option payments and work commitments. However, payments and obligations due at the end of 2008 will now be indefinitely postponed, pending an assessment of the recently imposed mining mandate by the Constituent Assembly of the Ecuador Government. The El Corazon Project has been on care and maintenance during the past year as the Company has focused all of its efforts and resources on advanced projects in Mexico.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

"Rupert Allan"

J. R. Allan, P.Geol., President

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information.

The statements made in this News Release may contain certain forward-looking statements. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations. Certain risk factors may also affect the actual results achieved by the Company. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Skeena Resources Ltd

	EXPLORATION STAGE
	CODE : SKE.V
	ISIN : CA83056P3016

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Skeena Resources is a gold and copper exploration company based in Canada.

Skeena Resources holds various exploration projects in Mexico.

Its main exploration properties are ANGLO-ROUYN TAILINGS RECOVERY PROJECT and BLACKHORN in Canada, EL CORAZON - MAGDALENA in Ecuador and MALPICA and TROPICO in Mexico.

Skeena Resources is listed in Canada and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 1.4 billions as of today (US$ 1.1 billions, € 897.7 millions).

Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on November 14, 2008 at CA$ 0.01, and its highest recent level on August 07, 2020 at CA$ 3.12.

Skeena Resources has 535 880 000 shares outstanding.

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