NEWS RELEASE
April 7, 2005

Amanta Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) announces that pursuant to its 2004 Stock Option Plan, approved by shareholders at the August 2004 Annual General Meeting, the Company has granted stock options to directors and employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 950,000 shares of the Company at any time until April 6, 2010, at an exercise price of $0.30 per share.

The stock options and any shares acquired upon exercise of the stock options shall be subject to a four month hold period pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
AMANTA RESOURCES LTD.

“Gerald D. Wright”

Gerald D. Wright,
President

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