News Release -

Harvest Gold Corp. - Grants Stock Options
January 6, 2006

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. January 6, 2006. Harvest Gold Corporation (HVG - TSX-V) (the “Company”) announces that, in accordance with the Company’s Stock Option Plan, it has granted to certain of its directors, officers and consultants incentive stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 930,000 common shares exercisable on or before January 6, 2011 at a price of $0.12 per share.

Harvest Gold Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of gold and gold-silver exploration opportunities in Canada and the United States. Presently the Corporation has option agreements on the Longstreet Mine Gold/Silver Property in Nye County, Nevada, USA and two Gold Properties in the Rice Lake Gold Belt near Bissett, Manitoba. It also has a 40% interest in the Assean Lake Gold Property in Manitoba, operated by JV partner Canadian Goldhunter (CGH-T).

For more information call (604)986-2020 or toll free 1-866-816-0118, or visit www.harvestgoldcorp.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Harvest Gold Corporation


John Roozendaal
President & Director

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