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Acquisition of additional claims

January 17, 2005

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce that it has negotiated an agreement to acquire the balance of the Menard claims at the Morrison / Hearne Hill property 65 kms northeast of Smithers, BC.

By issuing 45,000 of the Company's common shares to Menard and Associates, Pacific Booker will acquire 100% interest (subject to 1.5% NSR to the vendors) in the Roli 1, Morr 1 to 3, Erin 2 and Gem claims which adjoin the Company's Morrison copper / gold deposits upon which a feasibility study is in progress.

Chris Sampson,
President
Pacific Booker Minerals Inc.

“No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release. This release includes certain statement that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statement of historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautious that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.”