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Tres-Or Resources Ltd. - Appointment of board members and advisors for Ghana gold projects

TSX-V: TRS

VANCOUVER, June 16 /CNW/ - Tres-Or Resources Ltd. (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointments of Board Members and Advisors to the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Tres-Or (Ghana) Limited as progress continues toward commercial gold production from the Agudee Gold Project, Ghana, West Africa.

Appointment of Directors
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JOHNSON MANU, Ph.D. Geology

Dr. Manu is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tres-Or (Ghana) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tres-Or Resources, a company developing gold production on the Agudee Project, Ghana. Dr. Manu is a graduate of Geology from the University of Ghana and holds a Masters and Ph.D. degree in Mineralogy/Economic Geology from Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. Dr. Manu completed an MBA Finance at the University of Ghana and is a senior lecturer in the Department of Geology at the prestigious University of Ghana. He is the author of various publications on the geology of Ghana's Birimian Gold Belt and his research and studies are widely referenced. While teaching, supervising and evaluating final year student projects, he is also an external examiner for Masters and Ph.D. student theses and reviewer for the Ghana Mining Journal and Journal of the University of Science and Technology. He has been involved in the preparation of technical reports for the UNDP regarding the exploration of gold, diamond and industrial mineral development in Ghana. His research includes determination of physical/chemical factors for the formation of Birimian gold in Ghana and he has consulted in the development of gold exploration activities for many Ghanaian companies and entrepreneurs. Dr. Manu is providing hands-on expertise and project consulting services to Tres-Or in pursuit of assets in Ghana. Dr. Manu is committed in involving Ghanaian nationals in the development of mineral resources and is providing education, a model framework for small scale miners and organizing the necessary aide and assistance for the peoples of Ghana. Dr. Manu was born in Ghana and is fluent in both English and German. He is a member of the Ghana Institute of Geoscientists and Ghana Science Association.

L.G. (BRUCE) LUCKMAN

Bruce Luckman is appointed Vice President of Operations of Tres-Or (Ghana) Limited. Mr. Luckman has over 30 years experience as a miner and mining engineer specializing in alluvial gold production. Over his 30 year career, Bruce has been a director of five Canadian-listed public companies including Mistral Resources Ltd. which mined over 200 ounces of gold per day (approximately 75,000 ounces per annum from the Otter Creek Mine) at operations in the Atlin area of northern British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Luckman has successfully completed bringing two gold mines into to commercial production in North America and is taking the lead in the development of production from the alluvial/elluvial gold at Tres-Or's Agudee Project, Ghana. Mr. Luckman provides education, counselling and teaches the necessary skills to engage Ghanaian peoples in developing mineral resources in Ghana.

Appointment of Advisors
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DAVE SMITH, C.M., M.M.L.J., D.U.

A Member of the Order of Canada, Dave is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions including the Governor General's Commemorative Medal of Honour in 1992, an Honorary Doctorate from the University in Ottawa in 2001, the Queen's Medal in 2002 and in 2006 the Order of Ontario Honorary Law Degree from Carleton University. His considerable reservoir of business acumen and through his philanthropic projects, Dave has raised over one hundred and forty million dollars for carious causes and fundraising efforts for organizations in Canada and elsewhere. One of his proudest achievements is the establishment of the Dave Smith Youth Centre in Ottawa. He has developed state of the art learning centres including the highly successful Ottawa Technical Learning Centre with over 900 students enrolled in a range of course with its "Learn to Earn" training program. In light of the enormous success of the Ottawa Technical Training Centre, the concept is sought after by other regions in Canada as well as other countries in West Africa, South Africa and Afghanistan. It is a testament to the success of the concept that this technical-school-training has been duplicated on several continents. Through Dave's vision and steadfast commitment and determination a solution was found and put into action. Dave has co-founded many charitable organizations that are all characterized by making significant positive impacts upon the disadvantaged people who have sought assistance. Special projects include the donation of dental clinic and medical clinic supplies, as well as, development of housing programs and schooling in Africa. He and his volunteers have filled and shipped many containers of medical supplies to Africa. Dave joins Tres-Or in its commitment and pursuit of socio and economic development with the Ghanaian peoples who are working with Tres-Or in the development of gold resources in Ghana.

SUHAIL MIRZA, Chief Technical Officer

Suhail is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and is currently the Chief Technical Officer ("CTO") and a co-founder of Spreed Inc. - A technology company focused on disseminating information to mobile devices and iPhones. Over the past decade, Suhail has worked in Internet and technology related fields and has led teams to many technological firsts including: building the first widely used for money peer to peer network, likely building the first for money transaction network over wireless infrastructures and building one of the first betting exchanges. Suhail was the CTO and co-founder of Trident Gaming which was sold to a Fortune 500 company to the delight of shareholders and investors in 2006. Suhail played soccer at the Varsity level and semi-professionally in the CPSL. He started a philanthropic fund in 2006 and has recently joined Tres-Or to assist with technological communication efforts and marketing, socio-economic development and education associated with Tres-Or's projects located in Canada and Ghana, West Africa.

JOHN G. HENRY, International Marketing

John brings a wealth of entrepreneurial experience to Tres-Or with over 25 years of funding, developing, marketing and consultation to various organizations. John has managed the development of multi million dollar companies specializing in General Industrial Construction, Project Estimating and Management, Millwright, Sheet Metal, Fabrication, Welding and was responsible for Research and Development, Product Manufacturing and Contract Negotiations and Development. John has served and the President and CEO of the Henry Group for 13 years and Chairman of Board for 2 years. During his tenure, John concluded contract negotiations with many Fortune 500 companies including Sarah Lee, Kroger, Campbell Soup, Frito Lay and others. After selling his controlling interest in the Henry Group, John is currently serving as Executive Vice President of StainlessDrains.com and has developed a clientele of over 1200 customers including Walmart, Pepsi and Costco. He has developed many patent pending products and is the President and owner of Henry CSI. John has served on the Boards and is actively supporting many charity based organizations. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Cotton Museum, the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and is involved with Kiwanis, Rotary, Women in Need, Global Advance and the American Cancer Society. He has travelled abroad to Africa and South America to assist in the training in international businessmen for local outreach programs in their communities. John is very active in local community and faith based charitable organizations. John joins Tres-Or as it develops the Agudee gold project in Ghana and he is committed to an active Advisory role for international marketing, education and community outreach programs.

Tres-Or Resources Ltd. welcomes the expertise and dedication of its new Board and Advisory Members, an experienced and highly qualified team committed to developing Tres-Or (Ghana) Limited into a significant commercial gold producer in partnership with its Ghanaian consortium of companies and the peoples of Ghana.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
TRES-OR RESOURCES LTD.

"Laura Lee Duffett"
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Laura Lee Duffett
President and Director

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction. The securities of the corporation have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subject to certain exemptions may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons. The TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as the term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

About Tres-Or Resources Ltd.

Tres-Or Resources Ltd. (TSX Venture: TRS) is a Canadian resource exploration company and has focused on the exploration of diamond and precious/base metal properties in Canada. The properties which the Company owns and is evaluating for acquisition are located in the traditional mining areas of northeastern Ontario and northwestern Quebec. Tres-Or discovered the largest diamond-bearing kimberlite in Ontario, the Lapointe Kimberlite Pipe. Tres-Or's Quebec projects host 6 kimberlite bodies discovered by drilling. Tres-Or's Mann platinum/palladium project, located 46 km northeast of Timmins, Ontario hosts shallow, in-situ Pt-Pd mineralization. All the Tres-Or projects in the Temagami and Timiskaming regions of Ontario and Quebec have excellent infrastructure to support exploration and development. Roads, power and a qualified workforce are all in close proximity. Tres-Or has signed a historic Diamond Exploration Agreement with the Timiskaming First Nation on traditional territorial lands in Ontario and Quebec. Additional information related to the Company is available at www.tres-or.com.


Source: CNW (June 16, 2009 - 4:55 PM EDT)

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