On behalf of the company,

/s/Robert Klein
Robert Klein, President

For further information contact: 1-888-488-6882

Visit our website at www. Toromocho is a large porphyry copper deposit with
molybdenum and silver credits located in the Morococha mining district of
central Peru. 333-121527,
which may be secured from us, or from the SEC's website at
http://www.

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Such factors include,
among others, risks related to the exploration and potential development of
the properties owned by the company, risks related to international
operations, the actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions
of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
refined, future prices of copper, silver, molybdenum and gold, as well as
those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Form F-1
as on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.

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mining companies, in their filings with
the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can
economically and legally extract or produce.

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Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this release that are forward -looking statements are
subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors
identified in the Peru Copper Inc.C.

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For a more extensive description of the Company's activities ,
please refer to the Company's web site at http://www.

For further information please contact Patrick De Witt, Director of
Investor Relations at (604) 689-0234 or patrick@perucopper. We use certain terms in this
press release, such as "mineral deposit", that the SEC guidelines
strictly prohibit U.

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The report included the following key factors:

-- The gold vein strikes at least 800 feet to the northeast.com. U.sec. has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors
that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

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-- Soil sampling revealed that additional sub-parallel veins may be found
to the southeast.

The region hosts gold deposits like True North (1 .3 million ounces) and
Fort Knox (7.
Peru Copper does not assume the obligation to update any forward -looking
statement.

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2 million ounces) located 10 and 15 miles northeast
respectively; and the nearby combined Ryan Lode-Curlew property (1. The Fairbanks Mining District has historically produced
over 12 million ounces of gold.

If sufficient amounts are found via prospecting, then mining can begin to extract them.

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periodic filings with Canadian Securities
Regulators.

Prospecting is the act of searching for valuable metals in either bearing veins, or placer gravels, which have been eroded from the original vein in which they were formed.

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WT) today announced that Mr.

Cautionary Note to U.S.

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PRESS RELEASE Golden Spirit Mining Refocuses on Ester Creek Gold Properties

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5 feet.

The report includes a 4-Part series of recommendations, which the Company
intends to implement as soon as conditions are suitable.S. Investors - The United States Securities and
Exchange Commission permits U.S .

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6 miles in width. to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Although Peru Copper Inc.

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The Company is continuing with its mineral rights acquisitions program over
other prospective
gold -bearing areas identified in this summer's exploration program.

S. Such forward-looking information represents management's best
judgment based on information currently available.

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Ward had served as a Director of the Company since May 2004. The Company
wishes to thank Mr.gov/edgar.

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The results of an exploration report by Company Geologist, Jim Barker, in
October 2004 revealed the discovery of a gold vein structure that assayed
2. Ward for his valuable contributions during his period of
service to the Company. Investors are urged to consider closely the
disclosure in our Form F-1 Registration Statement, File No.shtml.

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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: The statements contained herein which are not historical fact are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements, including , but not limited to, certain delays
in testing and evaluation of products and other risks detailed from time to
time in Golden Spirit Mining's filings with the Securities & Exchange
Commission . No forward-looking
statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially.

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VANCOUVER, Jan.

Safe Harbor Statement under the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for the statements of historical fact
contained herein, the information presented constitutes "forward-looking
statements " within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995.

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(OTC BB: GSML)
announces that in addition to reviewing various oil and gas properties, the
Company is revisiting its Ester Creek Mining Claims located in Fairbanks,
Alaska. (TSX:PCR,
PCR. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements.

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Golden Spirit Mining Ltd.
Peru Copper was formed for the purpose of exploring and developing the
Toromocho copper project located in Peru.

perucopper.com.

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Such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to those
with respect to the price of copper, the timing of completion of exploration
activities and the determination and amount of estimated mineral resources
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievement of Peru Copper Inc.

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The Geologist is also recommending compiling all assay and geologic data in
a UTM inventory format.

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11 ounces of gold per ton across 10.
-- This favorable exploration area consists of an altered zone that is at
least 2.

These results show that soil sampling is likely to be very effective in
further exploring the property for its full gold resource potential and
that arsenic appears to be a good gold pathfinder element as a broader halo
around gold bearing structures. registered companies from including in their
filings with the SEC.

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Part 1: Soil sampling, stream sediment sampling and geological mapping
-- conducted late in the season to take advantage of the summer thaw
to facilitate sampling access;

Part 2 & 3: Reconnaissance of claims and prospecting sites in newly
identified prospective areas;

Part 4: A comprehensive final report defining drill targets.

Peru Copper announces resignation of Director

Milton H. Ward has resigned his position as a
Director of the Company effective immediately due to personal reasons. The rights to the project were
acquired by the Company through a privatization carried out by the Peruvian
government in mid 2003. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.