22.12.2005 – 21:02

Ross River Minerals Inc

Kennecott Agreement Amended

Vancouver, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire)

Ross River Minerals
Inc. (TSX-V: RRM) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has
signed an amendment to its letter agreement with Kennecott
Exploration Company (see press release dated October 6, 2005)
extending the date for completion of a formal agreement from December
31, 2005 to February 15, 2006.

The Company has to date completed seven drill holes totalling
2,037  metres of a planned ten-hole 3,000 metre program on the El
Pulpo copper project. Operations have been temporarily shut down for
the holidays and will resume early in January. The Company had
expected to complete the 3,000 metre program prior to the Christmas
break but operational delays in the field have delayed the conclusion
of the program to early February. In addition, delays in shipping
have resulted in only partial assays being received from core shipped
to date. Results will be announced when complete assays are
available.

The Company recently met with Kennecott on the property to inspect
the core and to determine the locations of the next drill holes.
Kennecott and the Company are pleased with the progress to date and
have agreed to continue testing previously identified targets. Uwe
Schmidt P. Geo. is the qualified person managing the drill program.

To find out more about Ross River Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: RRM) visit
our website at www.rossriverminerals.com.

ROSS RIVER MINERALS INC.
    Per: "Marcus N. Foster"
    Marcus N. Foster, President

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the accuracy or the adequacy of this release.

Contact:

For further information: ROSS RIVER MINERALS INC., No. 1004 - 750
West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T7, Telephone:
+1-(604)-682-2770, Facsimile: +1-(604)-682-2331