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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 15, 2009) - Jason Weber, President and CEO of Kiska Metals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:KSK) ("Kiska"), reports that the Company has granted 1,520,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers and employees of the Company at a price of $0.90, expiring December 15, 2014. All grants exceeding 25,000 per optionee will vest over two years. Options are granted in accordance with the Company's Incentive Stock Option plan approved at the Annual General Meeting held July 30, 2009.

About Kiska Metals Corp.

Kiska Metals Corporation is a mineral exploration company with renowned technical expertise and sizable exploration portfolio including the multi-million ounce Whistler gold deposit, numerous exciting early stage exploration opportunities around the world and partnerships with some of the world's largest and most successful gold and base metal producers. Kiska resulted from the merger of Rimfire Minerals Corporation and Geoinformatics Exploration in August 2009.

On behalf of Kiska Metals Corporation

Jason Weber, P.Geo., President & CEO

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain "forward-looking statements". Other than statements of historical fact, all statements included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of Kiska Metals Corporation, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Kiska's expectations are the risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Kiska Metals Corporation with securities regulators. Those filings can be found on the Internet at [ http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm ] and [ http://www.sedar.com ].

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