Radiometric airborne on Center Uranium Project - Quebec complete

    VANCOUVER, Feb. 4 /CNW/ - Novawest Resources Inc. (TSXV - "NVE";
Frankfurt - "NWN"), and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce that
the radiometric/mag/EM airborne survey on the Company's Center Uranium Project
has been successfully completed. The helicopter-borne survey was flown over
the company's 100-per-cent-owned, 265-claim, 31,088-acre (12,500-hectare)
Center uranium property. The property is situated in the vicinity of the
historic Chibougamau mining camp in Quebec. The airborne data is currently
being analyzed by Novawest's geological team and geophysical consultants. The
results will be announced once the final interpretation and processing report
is received.
    The company has added additional claims in the immediate vicinity by
staking another 31 claims encompassing 1,240 acres adjacent to the Center
Uranium Project.
    In other business, the Company advises that further to its News Release
of December 20, 2007, the private placement announced therein was closed on
December 31, 2007 for aggregate proceeds to the Company of $800,000. A total
of 4,000,000 shares and 2,250,000 share purchase warrants were issued. These
securities have a hold period ending on May 2, 2008. The warrants, having an
exercise price of $0.25, expire on December 31, 2009.

    Novawest invites the public to visit its NEW website at
http://www.Novawest.com or e-mail us at [e-mail] to be added to
the Company's e-mail list for press releases and updates.

    ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NOVAWEST RESOURCES INC.

    "Patrick D. O'Brien"
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    Patrick D. O'Brien - Chairman

    Novawest invites the public to visit its "NEW" website at
http://www.novawest.com or e-mail the company at [e-mail] to be
added to the company's e-mail list for press releases and updates.

    S.E.C.Exemption12(g)3-2(b) File No. 82-3822, Standard & Poors Listed, Dun
& Bradstreet Listed.

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