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PEBBLE CREEK MINING LTD. COMPLETES FOREST CLEARANCE REVIEW WITH STATE GOVERNMENT FOR ASKOT PROJECT

	    TSX-V:  PEB
	    VANCOUVER, BC and NEW DELHI, INDIA, Oct 7 /CNW/ - Pebble Creek
Mining Ltd. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received advice
that the Uttarakhand (state) government's Forest Department has vetted the
Company's Forest Clearance application and is ready to transmit it to the
Indian government's Ministry of Environment and Forests for final approval.
	    Forest Clearance is the last required permit before final grant of a
30-year Mining Lease Deed on mixed private lands and government forest,
grazing and fallow lands where the Company's Askot massive sulphide deposit is
located. The permit will cover cutting some sparse trees, planting trees
elsewhere, alienating certain government lands and protecting nearby wildlife.
	    The Company is one of the earliest mineral exploration companies to
progress to this stage since India opened up non-ferrous metal mining for
private capital and foreign interests in 1993 and sought technology transfer
in the sector.
	    In 2005, the Company decided to pursue a 386 hectare Mining Lease for its
Askot deposit concurrent with continued drilling and other tasks leading to a
feasibility study. The decision now appears prudent since the Company has
acquired almost all critical permits. The following milestones have been
reached:
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	    --  Completed Environmental Assessment Study, Support Systems Study,
	        Subsidence Study and Blast Vibration Study, all certified by qualified
	        consultants
	    --  Public Hearing convened and minuted by the State Pollution Control Board
	    --  Mapped and identified approximately 17,000 tiny, terraced fields, each a
	        distinct, numbered lot
	    --  Obtained Indian Ministry of Mines approval of the Mining Lease
	        application
	    --  Obtained Uttarakhand state Letter of Intent to grant the Mining Lease,
	        subject to meeting the following four conditions (which have been met)
	        and Forest Clearance
	    --  Boundary survey and installation of marker monuments certified by the
	        state Directorate of Geology and Mining and the state's Revenue official
	    --  Indian Bureau of Mines approval of a Mining Plan prepared by the Company
	    --  Certificates of "No Objection" from all residents, land owners and land
	        users within the Mining Lease area
	    --  Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests letter conveying
	        Environmental Clearance, subject to certain workmanlike terms and
	        conditions.
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	    Andrew Nevin, President and CEO of the Company, stated: "Prices for
copper, gold and silver are at significant highs and most analysts forecast
firm prices for the foreseeable future. These are among the metals contained
in the Askot deposit. Indian mines produce less than 5 per cent of India's
copper, gold and silver demands. Economists believe that the domestic market
in India for copper, especially, is expected to grow at greater than the
projected 8.5 per cent growth in annual GDP, and that India may surpass China
in future economic development.  Although India is known for its dense and
complicated bureaucracy, Pebble Creek believes that India's regulatory system
is workable."

	    This news release contains forward-looking statements that address future
events and conditions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The
Company's actual results, programs and financial position could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a
result of numerous factors, some of which may be beyond the Company's
control.  These factors include: the availability of funds; the timing and
content of work programs; results of exploration activities and development of
mineral properties, the interpretation of drilling results and other
geological data, the uncertainties of resource and reserve estimations,
receipt and security of mineral property titles; project cost overruns or
unanticipated costs and expenses, fluctuations in commodity prices; currency
fluctuations; and general market and industry conditions.
	    Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of
the Company's management on the date the statements are made.  The assumptions
used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at
the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue
reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.
	    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.





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	    /For further information:
	    Andrew Nevin, Ph.D., P.Eng., President & CEO, Telephone: +1 604 250 1795
	    Mike Romanik, Vice President, Telephone: +1 204 724 0613
	    /
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