Victory Mountain Starts Phase One Exploration on Ells River Silica Property

Victory Mountain Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VMV) ("Victory") is pleased to
announce that phase one Stratigraphic Compilation and Investigation is now
underway. The team at Apex Geoscience Ltd, lead by Michael Dufresne, is
currently compiling the abundant oil and gas information for the Ells River
Silica property and constructing a 3-D model of potential clean silica-rich
sands for certain target areas into a volume estimate for the Pelican formation
over the next couple of months. The second phase of work, which will be field
based, could commence as early as May and will involve mapping, sampling and
either drill testing or trenching in order to progress to a NI 43-101 compliant
resource estimate late this year or early next year.


Apex Geoscience Ltd., based in Edmonton, has extensive experience in the Western
Canadian sedimentary basin, including oil and gas, sand and gravel, crushed rock
aggregate, and oil sands, and has a solid working knowledge of Alberta
government regulatory policies, including exploration permitting, assessment
reporting and continuing relationships.


CEO Patrick Morris commented: "We are pleased to have Michael and his team at
Apex initiate the first phase of geological exploration on Ells River. This
first phase of work and expenditures confirms just how quickly and economically,
relative to traditional mining exploration, we can complete a volume estimate of
Pelican sand and approach our first milestone of a 43-101 compliant resource
estimate on the property." Morris adds, "Horizontal drilling and hydraulic
fracturing methods have revolutionized the process of extracting these natural
resources, our goal is to be one of a small group of Canadian companies to
produce a domestic supply of high quality frac sand."


The content of this news release and the Company's technical disclosure has been
reviewed and approved by Michael B. Dufresne, MSc, PGeol, who is the qualified
person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects.


Victory Mountain Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VMV) is a Junior Exploration Company
based in Western Canada. The Company has interests in Silica (Frac Sand),
Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum and other base metals in Canada. 


On Behalf of the Board of Directors 

VICTORY MOUNTAIN VENTURES LTD. 

Patrick Morris, CEO and Director

"Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release."


Cautionary note: 

This report contains forward looking statements. Resource estimates, unless
specifically noted, are considered speculative. Any and all other resource or
reserve estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. The
production rate and mine-life projections have been made without support of a
feasibility study, there is no certainty the proposed operations will be
economically viable. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk
and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on factors that will
or may occur in the future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration
activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange
rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary Note to US
investors: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically prohibits
the use of certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are based upon
actual production or formation tests and can be shown to be economically and
legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions. 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Victory Mountain Ventures Ltd.
Patrick Morris
CEO and Director
604-683-5445
604-687-9631 (FAX)
[e-mail]
www.victorymv.com