News Release

Softrock Minerals Ltd (the “company”) announces, with the concurrence of Leede Financial Markets (“Leede”), that due to the adverse conditions of the “Yuletide-end of the year markets” it has withdrawn its brokered Short Form Offering Document for “flow-through” unit financing announced Nov 24, 2004 for a minimum of $400,000 and a maximum of $600,000.

Units were comprised of “flow-through” common shares at a deemed price of $0.10 and non flow-through common shares at a deemed price of $0.08 with non-transferable warrants exercisable for 12 months at a price of $0.15.

Signed "Nick Taylor"
The Honourable Nick Taylor, President and CEO

For further information please contact:
Softrock Minerals Ltd.
#1010, 825 – 8 th Avenue SW
Calgary , Alberta T2P 2T3
Ph:(403) 266-2605 or Fax:(403) 266-2730
Email: info@softrockminerals.com

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