West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources announces financing with the MineralFields Group

May 21, 2009

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:WHY) is pleased to announce its intention to enter into a private placement (the “Offering”) of $500,000 through the sale of 1,250,000 units (“Units”), at $0.40 per Unit, to the MineralFields Group. Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital stock of the Company, to be issued as a “flow-through common share” and one non-flow-through common share purchase warrant of the Company (“Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.60 per common share, at any time on or before 5:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on the date that is 12 months from the date of issuance of the Unit, and thereafter, at an exercise price of $0.80 per common share at any time up to 24 months from the date of issuance of the Unit. The securities issued in connection with this Offering will be subject to a four (4) month hold period. Closing of the Offering is expected to take place on or about May 29, 2009. The net proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund drilling activities. The Offering is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

“We are pleased to be entering into this relationship with MineralFields Group”, said Frank Marasco, President and Chief Executive Officer. We look forward to working with MineralFields Group as we develop our holdings in the Rossland, British Columbia region.”

About MineralFields, Pathway and First Canadian Securities®

MineralFields Group (a division of Pathway Asset Management), based in Toronto and Vancouver, is a mining fund with significant assets under administration that offers its tax-advantaged super flow-through limited partnerships to investors throughout Canada as well as hard-dollar resource limited partnerships to investors throughout the world. Pathway Asset Management also specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of structured products and mutual funds (including the Pathway Multi Series Funds Inc. corporate-class mutual fund series). Information about MineralFields Group is available at www.mineralfields.com. First Canadian Securities® is active in leading resource financings (both flow-through and hard dollar PIPE financings) on competitive, effective and service-friendly terms, and offers investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, and mining industry consulting, services to resource companies. MineralFields and Pathway have financed several hundred mining and oil and gas exploration companies to date through First Canadian Securities®.

About West High Yield

West High Yield is a publicly traded junior mining exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties in Canada with a primary objective to locate and develop economic gold, nickel, and magnesium properties.

READER ADVISORY

This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements, including management’s assessment of future plans and operations, and capital expenditures and the timing thereof, that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks associated with mining exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and transportation, loss of markets, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, environmental risks, competition from other explorers and producers, inability to retain drilling rigs and other services, delays resulting from or inability to obtain required regulatory approvals and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, the impact of general economic conditions in Canada, the United States and overseas, industry conditions, changes in laws and regulations (including the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations) and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced, increased competition, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, fluctuations in foreign exchange or interest rates, stock market volatility and market valuations of companies with respect to announced transactions and the final valuations thereof, and obtaining required approvals of regulatory authorities. The Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits, including the amount of proceeds, that the Company will derive therefrom. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

40,830,794 Common Shares Issued

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