CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 29, 2007) - Torch River Resources Ltd ("Torch") (TSX VENTURE:TCR) is pleased to announce that Dr. Bill Pfaffenberger, President and CEO of Torch River Resources will be appearing on Market Matters Radio to discuss the recently received and reported updated NI 43-101 resource estimates for molybdenum at Torch's Red Bird property in British Columbia.

Tonnage of the resource at a 0.03% cutoff increased over the 2006 report by 51% while the contained molybdenum increased by 40%. This 2007 report reclassified 43.3 million tonnes to the indicated category, while in 2006 all the resource was reported as inferred. The full report is located on www.sedar.com or on Torch's website at www.torchriver.ca.

Market Matters is a nationally syndicated radio program on the Corus Radio Network. The broadcast is scheduled to air on Saturday, September 1, 2007, nationally across Canada on the Corus Radio Network. It will be aired on the following stations at the below listed times.

Vancouver          CKNW 980AM     Sat 11 AM
Montreal             CINW 940AM       Sun 8 AM
Calgary               CHQR 770AM       Sat 7 PM
Edmonton           CHED 630AM       Sat 5 PM
Winnipeg             CJOB 680AM       Sat 6 PM
Hamilton             CHML 900AM       Sat 5 PM
London                CFPL 980AM      Sun 1 PM
Saskatoon          CKOM 650AM     Sat 12 PM
Regina                 CJME 980AM     Sat 12 PM
Kamloops            CHNL 610AM      Sat 11 AM
Kelowna              CKOV 630AM     Sat 11 AM

About Market Matters Radio:

Market Matters is a nationally syndicated radio program produced by Blender Media and The Corus Radio Network. The show airs every Saturday across Canada and focuses on growth stock opportunities amongst small to mid-cap publicly traded companies. Market Matters Radio showcases junior companies in the mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, technology and biotech categories and invites industry analysts to discuss current trends.

Torch is a company listed and trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, symbol: TCR

For all Torch River investor relations needs, investors are asked to visit the Torch River IR Hub at http://www.agoracom.com/IR/Torchriver where they can post questions and receive answers within the same day, or simply review questions and answers posted by other investors. Alternatively, investors are able to e-mail all questions and correspondence to tcr@agoracom.com where they can also request addition to the investor e-mail list to receive all future press releases and updates in real time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Torch River Resources Ltd.
Dr. William E. Pfaffenberger
President
(403) 444-6888

Email: torchriver@telus.net
Website: www.torchriver.ca

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