Rockcliff Commences Drill Program at Snow Lake Project

	    Trading Symbol RCR: TSXV

	    TORONTO, Jan. 19 /CNW/ - Rockcliff Resources Inc. (RCR: TSXV) is pleased
to announce that drilling has commenced on its Snow Lake Project located in
central Manitoba. A minimum of 5,000 metres (m) of drilling are planned in
approximately 30 holes. Drilling is planned on the Rail, Reed, Freebeth,
Tramping and Squall properties. The targets include extensions of a known
copper-gold rich horizon (Rail), additional testing of DPEM & BHPEM anomalies
(Reed), an untested borehole anomaly (Freebeth) and untested, buried ZTEM
targets (Tramping and Squall). The properties are situated within the Flin
Flon greenstone belt, one of the most prolific and the largest Proterozoic VMS
District in the world.
	    Rockcliff will initially follow-up on recent drilling at the Rail
Property where high grade Rail Zone VMS mineralization grading 9.02% copper,
3.46g/t gold, 1.62% zinc and 36.5g/t silver across 4.74 m (see Press Release
dated November 10, 2009) and 3.11% copper across 8.01 m (see Press Release
dated December 8, 2009) were intersected along the northern and southern areas
of the zone, respectively. Previous drilling by Rockcliff has intersected the
Rail Zone over a distance of 700 m along strike and up to 450 m vertically.
The Rail Zone remains open in all directions.
	    Drilling at the Reed property will focus on a series of deep, off-hole
anomalies indicative of multiple, stacked, highly conductive lenses with
conductivities typical of massive sulphide mineralization. Four off-hole
anomalies at vertical depths of 500 m, 750 m, 880 m and 930 m will be tested.
	    Additional areas to test are at the Freebeth property where a previous
borehole survey detected an untested off-hole anomaly in a prospective VMS
area and at the Squall and Tramping properties where a recent ZTEM survey has
identified buried anomalies in the same juvenile arc rock package as at
HudBay's Lalor Deposit. The Squall and Tramping properties are located
approximately 6 km north and south respectively of HudBay's Lalor Deposit.
	    Rockcliff has the exclusive right to earn a 100% interest in the Rail,
Reed and Freebeth properties from Hudson Bay Exploration and Development
Company Limited (HBED), a wholly owned subsidiary of HudBay Minerals Inc.
(HBM: TSX). If Rockcliff earns its interest in the Rail, Reed and Freebeth
properties, HBED will receive a 2% Net Smelter Return Royalty in each of the
properties. If Rockcliff earns a 100% interest in the Rail, Reed and Freebeth
properties, HBED then has a right to acquire up to a 65% interest in the Rail,
Reed and Freebeth properties. Please refer to the Press Release dated March
23, 2007 for further details. The Squall and Tramping properties are 100%
owned by Rockcliff.

	    Rockcliff Resources Inc.

	    Rockcliff Resources Inc. is a Canadian resource exploration company
focused on discovery and advancement of its high-quality mineral assets on its
Snow Lake Project. Rockcliff presently controls the Snow Lake Project
totalling in excess of 600km(2) of which 440km(2) is 100% owned by Rockcliff
and located within and proximal to the Snow Lake Camp. The project presently
includes five historical VMS deposits (Lon, Rail, Reed, Kof and Sylvia), one
former gold mine (Century Mine) and numerous additional areas with potential
for VMS and gold mineralization. Rockcliff also controls the Shihan VMS
Project located in Northern Ontario.
	    Peter Wood, P.Eng., P.Geo., VP Exploration of Rockcliff, a Qualified
Person under the definition of National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for
the technical information in this press release.

	    Forward Looking Statement:

	    Some of the statements contained herein may be forward-looking statements
which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Without limitation,
statements regarding potential mineralization and resources, exploration
results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are forward looking
statements that involve various risks. The following are important factors
that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward looking statements: changes in the world
wide price of mineral commodities, general market conditions, risks inherent
in mineral exploration, risks associated with development, construction and
mining operations, the uncertainty of future profitability and the uncertainty
of access to additional capital. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and
future events may differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Rockcliff undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements
if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. The
reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on such 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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www.rockcliffresources.com or contact Ken Lapierre, P.Geo., President and CEO
of Rockcliff Resources Inc. at (416) 863-9800 or at
[email protected]/