Slam Launches Drilling Program at Costigan

SLAM Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SXL) ("SLAM") announces a 2000 metre drilling
program has commenced at its wholly-owned Costigan Project in New Brunswick.


The drilling program will test the grade and thickness of the historic Costigan
zinc-lead-silver deposit. The target is defined by induced polarization,
resistivity and soil anomalies combined with 54 holes drilled during the 1970's
and 80's by previous workers. The deposit is a 200 metre wide sulphide breccia
zone associated with a soil anomaly up to 1500 metres wide and 2000 metres long.
The deposit is open down-dip to the west.


Previous workers at Costigan reported near-surface mineralized core intervals
including 5.67% zinc, 1.48% lead and 7.2 g/t silver over 7.5 metres. Silver is
present in amounts ranging from trace up to 75 g/t. Gold was not assayed in all
core samples but was reported in a few holes with values ranging from trace to
7.21 g/t in hole TNB7902 drilled in 1979. These results were obtained from
historical records that pre-dated 43-101 guidelines and are not considered to be
compliant.


The drilling program at Costigan is consistent with SLAM's strategy to generate
sufficient mineral resources to support long-term, sustainable mining operations
in New Brunswick. SLAM expects to upgrade the Costigan deposit to 43-101
compliant status with indicated and inferred categories of mineralization. The
primary goal is to establish the grade and tonnage of near-surface "Indicated"
ore that could be mined via an open pit or shallow ramp approach. Should this be
the case, then Costigan could support a truck-haul operation to a potential
mining/milling complex near Nash Creek where SLAM has already outlined a
significant zinc-lead-silver resource. SLAM expects to update the Nash Creek
resource with a new 43-101 Technical Report in the next few months.


The Province of New Brunswick has awarded SLAM a grant of $100,000 under the
Deposit Evaluation Program ("DEP") to support the drilling program at Costigan.
SLAM must complete additional matching expenditures of no less than $100,000 for
its part of the DEP.


Additional information about SLAM, Costigan, Nash Creek and its other projects
can be viewed at http://www.slamresources.com as well at www.sedar.com.


Doug Clark, P.Geo., consultant to SLAM, is the Qualified Person, as defined
under National Instrument 43-101, responsible for management of the Costigan
project and drilling results reported in this news release.


SLAM Exploration Ltd. is a mineral resource company based in Miramichi, New
Brunswick. It is very active in base metal exploration in New Brunswick as well
as gold exploration in the Uchi subprovince of northwest Ontario where SLAM
recently reported successful drilling results and gold assays. Additional
information about SLAM and its projects is available at www.slamexploration.com
or from SEDAR filings at www.sedar.com. The TSX Venture Exchange has not
reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.


On behalf of the Board

Mike Taylor, P. Geo., President & CEO, SLAM Exploration Ltd.

SEDAR: 00012459E

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