Val-d’Or, Quebec, December 18, 2009 – Cartier Resources Inc. (the ”Company”) announces that it has granted stock options.

The Board of Directors of the Company granted today a total of 275,000 stock options, including 100,000 options to two officers. Under the Company’s stock option purchase plan, each option entitles the holder thereof to subscribe to one common share of the Company at a price of $0.36 per share on or before December 17th, 2014.
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For more information, contact:

Philippe Cloutier
President and CEO
Cartier Resources Inc.
Telephone: (819) 874-1331
Toll free: 877 874-1331
Fax: (819) 874-3113

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