Fortune River Receives Drill Permit for East Manhattan; Wind Mountain Update.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 20, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Fortune River Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FRX)(FRANKFURT:RG7A) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has approved a permit and bond for 14 drill sites at the East Manhattan Au-Ag project, which is located in Nevada's Nye County at the eastern edge of the Manhattan Mining district. Estimated historic production from the district is approximately one million ounces of gold. A reverse-circulation rig has been contracted for a 1,800 metre drill program which is scheduled to begin in late March or early April, ...