09/19/07

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — The management and directors of Timberline Resources Corporation (OTCBB:TBLC) invite the Company’s current and future shareholders to join them at The Silver Summit 2007, September 20 and 21, at the Coeur d’Alene Inn and Conference Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. CEO Randy Hardy, Executive Chairman John Swallow, Vice-President of Exploration Paul Dircksen, and other Timberline team members will be on hand to discuss the Company’s accomplishments and future plans.

The Silver Summit is presented by the Silver Valley Mining Association and has developed into a premier event for mineral exploration companies. The conference will again feature an outstanding program of speakers and corporate attendees. Timberline will be presenting on Friday, September 21, helping to cap off a lively afternoon session featuring Bill Murphy, Richard Daughty (“The Mogambo Guru”), David Morgan, and many others. The Timberline presentation is available on the Company’s website at www.timberline-resources.com.

For more information on The Silver Summit, please visit the conference website at www.thesilversummit.com.

Timberline Resources Corporation is a unique, growth-oriented company that combines positive cash flow from its ownership of Kettle Drilling, Inc. with “blue sky” upside from its mineral exploration division. Timberline common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “TBLC.”

Statements contained herein that are not based upon current or historical fact are forward-looking in nature. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations about its future operating results, performance and opportunities that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used herein, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend” and “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to Timberline Resources Corporation, or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, such factors, including risk factors, discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as amended, for the year ended September 30, 2006. Except as required by the Federal Securities law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: Timberline Resources Corporation
John Swallow, Executive Chairman
(208) 664-4859
www.timberline-resources.com

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