Eskay Mining Corporation Announces Grant of Options

Toronto, ESKAY MINING CORPORATION

C206-9801 King George Hwy, Surrey, British Columbia V3T 5H5

Telephone 604-582-0559 Fax: 604-580-6805

Website: (www.eskaymining.com Email: info@ eskaymining.com)

February 8, 2010 Symbol: ESK: TSX – V "FRANKFURT – BERLIN- 878 985"

NEWS RELEASE

ESKAY MINING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES GRANT OF OPTIONS

Vancouver, BC – ESKAY MINING CORPORATION (the “Company” or “ESK”) announces that a total of 1,400,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company have been granted to directors and officers at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, expiring on February 1, 2015. The grant is subject to regulatory approval.

Hugh M. (Mac) Balkam, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

This document contains certain forward looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, and uncertainties not under the corporations control which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the corporation’s to be materially different from the results, performance or expectation implied by these forward looking statements. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release, which has been prepared by management.