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FOR: BREAKWATER RESOURCES LTD.

TSX SYMBOL:  BWR, BWR.WT.A

July 23, 2009

Breakwater Resources Ltd. Revises Time for Q2 2009 Conference Call

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 23, 2009) - Breakwater Resources Ltd. (TSX:BWR)(TSX:BWR.WT.A) has revised the time of its conference call scheduled for Friday, August 7, 2009. The conference call will now commence at 9:30 a.m. (ET) to discuss with analysts its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. George Pirie, President and Chief Executive Officer will host the call which will also be accessible via a live webcast.

Phone: 1-800-319-4610 (Canada and USA) or +1-604-638-5340 (outside of Canada and USA)

Webcast: http://services.choruscall.com/links/breakwater090807.html.

After the broadcast, an archive of the webcast will be available at the above URL.

The Company's news release covering its interim financial and operating results for the period ended June 30, 2009 will be released after regular trading hours on Thursday, August 6, 2009 and will be available on the Company's website at www.breakwater.ca.

The scheduled speakers on the conference call will be George Pirie, President and Chief Executive Officer; Dave Langille, Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer; and Steve Hayes, Chief Commercial Officer.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Breakwater Resources Ltd.
Ann Wilkinson
Vice President, Investor Relations
416-363-4798 Ext. 277
AWilkinson@breakwater.ca

www.breakwater.ca

INDUSTRY:  Manufacturing and Production-Mining and Metals

SUBJECT: CAL

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