London,  United Kingdom:Crew  Gold Corporation  ("Crew" or  "the Company") (TSX,
OSE:CRU)  today  announces  the  LEFA  mine  production results for Q4 2009, the
filing  of  the  updated  Reserve  and  Resource  Technical  report,  a  capital
expenditure  program, timing of the filing of its 2009 financial results and its
year-end cash position.
For Q4 2009, production at LEFA was as follows:

                          October   November   December   Total


  Tonnes milled           460,213   460,651    506,509    1,430,373


  Gold produced (oz)      19,621    17,535     19,067     56,223


  Recovered grade (g/t)   1.34      1.20       1.18       1.24

Production  has been steady since all 4 mills became operational in October. The
variation  in grade and ounces relates to mill and mining equipment availability
and  the utilization  of lower  grade stockpiles  during periods  when plant and
equipment overhauls were occurring. The average head grade during the period was
1.39 g/t. All plant and equipment overhauls in the period were scheduled as part
of the rectification program.
There  are3 further major plant shutdowns  scheduled in 2010 following which the
plant  is anticipated to be fully refurbished and the mobile equipment overhauls
and  mid  life  rebuilds  will  continue  through 2010. For the month to January
22, 2010, 395,600 tonnes of ore have been milled yielding 15,200 ounces of gold.
The  average recovered grade has  been 1.2 g/t and the  average head grade 1.34
g/t.
The  Reserve and Resource  technical report is  now complete. This  is the first
major  43-101 compliant report that has been issued since 2007 for resources and
2008 for   reserves.  The  technical  report  entitled  "Disclosure  of  Mineral
Resources  and  Reserves,  Lefa  Gold  Mine,  Northeast Guinea, Technical Report
Update"  will be available at www.sedar.com <http://www.sedar.com/> and separate
summary  press releases  have also  been issued.  This information  will also be
placed on www.crewgold.com <http://www.crewgold.com/>.
In conjunction with the Company's 2010 budgetprocess, the Board of Directors has
approved  a capital plan for  expenditures of $75 million  over the next 3 years
that  will  complete  the  debottlenecking  program, mining fleet refurbishment,
acquisition of insurance spares and restart the exploration program. The capital
program is anticipated to be funded by cash flow from operations.
At  December 31, 2009 the  company had  cash and  cash equivalents  available of
approximately $25 million.
The  Company will  be filing  its summarized  year-end financial  information as
required  by the  Oslo Bors  on or  before February  28, 2010 and will  file its
audited  financial statements and Management's  Discussion and Analysis relating
to the 2009 financial year on or before March 31, 2010.
The  Company also confirms that, as previously announced, the Board of Directors
continues  to work with  RBC Capital Markets  who are retained  as the Company's
financial  advisor, and have been instructed to review and assist the Company in
implementing strategic alternative(s) to maximize shareholder value.
CEO  Bill LeClair  comments "the  results of  Q4 2009 and  the first  3 weeks of
January  2010 are very encouraging and meet  our expectations as we proceed with
the final phase of a very long program of construction and refurbishment. We are
confident  in our  plan and  our ability  to execute  and look forward to steady
improvement in the plant and mobile equipment reliability"

                                William LeClair
                               President and CEO

Safe Harbour Statement

Certain  statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact,
may  constitute forward-looking statements  and are made  pursuant to applicable
and  relevant national legislation (including the Safe-Harbour provisions of the
United  States Private  Securities Litigation  Reform Act  of 1995) in countries
where  Crew is  conducting business  and/or investor  relations. Forward-looking
statements,  include,  but  are  not  limited  to  those with respect to (1) the
expected  shutdowns of the LEFA mills in 2010 and results of such shutdowns, (2)
the continuation of the refurbishment program, (3) the filing of the Reserve and
Resource  technical report,  (4) the  implementation and  funding of  the 3 year
capital  plan,  (5)  the  expected  timing  of  filing of the Company's year-end
financial  information,  financial  statements  and  MD&A,  and (6) the expected
improvement   in  plant  and  equipment  reliability.  Often,  but  not  always,
forward-looking  statements can be identified by the use of words such as plans,
expects,  does not expect,  is expected, targets,  budget, estimates, forecasts,
intends,  anticipates or  does not  anticipate, or  believes, or  equivalents or
variation,  including negative  variation, of  such words  and phrases, or state
that  certain actions, events  or results, may,  could, would, might  or will be
taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking  statements involve  known and  unknown risks, uncertainties and
other  factors  that  could  cause  the  actual  results  of  the  Company to be
materially  different from  the historical  results or  from any  future results
expressed  or  implied  by  such  forward-looking  statements.  Such  risks  and
uncertainties  include, among  others, (1)  the actual  timing or results of the
mill  shutdowns,  capital  expenditure  plan  and construction and refurbishment
program  being different than anticipated, (2)  changes in project parameters as
plans  continue to be refined, (3) challenges in obtaining the necessary funding
for  the  capital  expenditure  plan,  (4)  possible variations in grade and ore
densities  or recovery  rates, (5)  failure of  plant, equipment or processes to
operate  as anticipated, (6)  accidents, labour disputes  and other risks of the
mining  industry,  (7)  delays  in  completion  of  development  or construction
activities,  and (8) risks  and uncertainties existing  in world capital markets
generally.  Although Crew has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual events or results to differ from those described in forward-looking
statements  contained herein, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
statements  will prove to be accurate as  actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
The  material factors and assumptions used to develop forward-looking statements
which  may be  incorrect, include,  but are  not limited  to, (1) there being no
significant disruptions affecting operations, whether due to labour disruptions,
supply disruptions, damage to equipment or otherwise, (2) continued development,
operation  and production at LEFA consistent  with our current expectations, (3)
foreign  exchange rates  among the  currencies the  Crew does  business in being
approximately  consistent with current levels, (4) certain price assumptions for
gold,  (5) prices  for electricity,  fuel oil  and other  key supplies remaining
consistent  with current levels, (6)  production forecasts meeting expectations,
(7)  the accuracy of our current mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates,
and  (8) materials and labour costs increasing  on a basis consistent with Crews
expectations.
Except  as may be required  by applicable law or  stock exchange regulation, the
Company  undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to
these  forward-looking statements to  reflect events or  circumstances after the
date  of this  document or  to reflect  the occurrence  of unanticipated events.
Accordingly,   readers  should  not  place  undue  reliance  on  forward-looking
statements.
Cautionary  Note  to  US  investors  The  United  States Securities and Exchange
Commission  permits  US  mining  companies,  in  their  filings with the SEC, to
disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally
extract or produce. We may use certain terms in this document, such as measured,
indicated, and inferred resources, which the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit US
registered  companies from including in their filings with the SEC. US Investors
are   urged   to   consider   closely  the  disclosure  from  the  SECs  website
athttp://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.


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    Update on Q4 2009 production and other matters: http://hugin.info/90/R/1376578/337952.pdf