Rochester Brings Second Drill to Florida North

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2008) - Rochester Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:RCT)(OTCBB:RCTFF)(FRANKFURT:R5I): Rochester is pleased to announce that a second diamond drill has arrived at the Company's property in Nayarit, Mexico. This drill will be mobilized at the Florida North Project. Currently the Company has a 7000m drill program scheduled for three different projects. In November 2007, drilling commenced at the Santa Fe property and with the addition of this second drill it will enable the Company to accelerate its exploration program.

An initial 2000 metre drill program will be implemented at Florida North to test the continuation of the current Florida Vein system which the company is currently mining. The mineralization at Florida North has been traced at surface for approximately 1.5 kilometres to the north-northwest of the Florida mine. The Company feels this area will supplement the current mill with feed and increase the mine life of Florida significantly.

At the Santa Fe Property, the Company has been drilling the Clavellinos vein system where they are testing the a 40-metre-wide mineralized alteration zone with three subparallel high-grade epithermal veins emplaced within; there has been a strike length of over 5km traced at service. Drill results are expected shortly.

Dr. Parra is currently the Company's in-house Qualified Person and QP Member of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America with special expertise in Mining.

About Rochester Resources Ltd.:

Rochester represents a pure-play in the exploration and development of high-grade gold and silver properties located in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is a niche player in Mexico which has assembled an attractive portfolio of properties in the Sierra Madre Occidental Range. This is the largest epithermal precious metal region in the world, hosting the majority of Mexico's large tonnage gold and silver deposits. Current production generates growing cash flow and helps fund our ongoing exploration and development with minimum share dilution

We have identified 37 vein structures on our two Projects (Mina Real and Santa Fe) and recently embarked on an aggressive follow-up exploration program including a 7000m drill program and a 2000m drift development program that will determine the next steps for mine development and production levels. Little follow-up work has been completed to date on the vein structures identified across both Projects.

Rochester is well positioned to advance its Projects and can very quickly become a significant player in Mexico. Rochester has a strong senior management team based in Mexico, a workforce in place to advance its projects through to mine development, and strong financial backing to implement and advance our work programs.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Dr. Alfredo Parra, President and CEO

Forward Looking Statements

This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management. Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events. In addition, the Company has not conducted an independent feasibility study on the Mina Real project which may increase the risk that the planned operations are not economically viable. Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein.

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