Paragon Minerals and Golden Dory Expand Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit

  Paragon Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: PGR) ("Paragon") and exploration partner, Golden Dory Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GDR) ("Golden Dory") are pleased to announce the completion of a 14 hole, 2,816-metre drill program on the Huxter Lane project in central Newfoundland, Canada. The drill program succeeded in extending the Mosquito Hill gold mineralization along strike and down/up dip of the existing NI 43-101 compliant gold resource. Assay results have been received for 7 of the 14 drillholes.

The Mosquito Hill Deposit is a large, near surface bulk tonnage gold target that has now been tested by 60 broad-spaced drillholes. The deposit has a NI 43-101 compliant resource which includes an indicated resource of 4.47 million tonnes averaging 0.526 g/t Au for 75,600 ounces gold and inferred resource of 32.9 million tonnes averaging 0.461 g/t Au for 488,800 ounces gold (see Paragon news release dated March 4, 2010). Over 90% of the resource estimate occurs at depths shallower than 200 metres below surface. The mineralized intrusion is exposed along its northern edge and dips gently to the southwest. The mineralization remains open for expansion along strike and dip. The Huxter Lane project has excellent road access and is located near existing infrastructure including power and skilled labour.

Highlights of the current drill program include:

--  Drilling returned broad mineralized zones with up to 110 metres grading
0.5 g/t gold.
--  Assay results to date contain higher grade gold mineralization than
those used in the initial resource calculation.
--  Ten of the drillholes were oriented perpendicular to previous drilling
and show increased gold mineralization.
--  Mosquito Hill Gold Deposit remains open for expansion in all directions.

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Hole Number                             Hole                    Core
Azimuth       Dip  Length    From          Length   Gold
(degrees) (degrees)(metres)     (m)  To (m)     (m)  (g/t)
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HX10-47                340       -55   181.5   77.00  145.00   68.00   0.78
including                               78.00  108.00   30.00   1.02
and                                     83.00   87.00    4.00   2.18
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HX10-48                340       -45   214.5   97.41  128.00   30.59   0.64
including                              121.87  128.00    6.13   1.16
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HX10-49                340       -45   192.1   92.00  124.00   32.00   0.54
including                              118.00  124.00    6.00   1.03
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HX10-50                070       -45   276.0   68.58   80.00   11.42   0.56
including                               75.32   80.00    4.68   1.02
91.00  201.00  110.00   0.50
including                               91.00  101.00   10.00   1.52
and                                    120.00  130.87   10.87   1.13
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HX10-51                340       -45   111.3   34.75   42.47    7.72   1.16
including                               39.00   42.00    3.00   2.54
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HX10-52                074       -45   208.2   72.50  155.00   82.50   0.56
including                              102.00  148.00   46.00   0.70
and                                    102.00  120.00   18.00   1.01
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HX10-53                070       -45   228.7   54.30   65.20   10.90   0.60
149.10  209.70   60.60   0.74
including                              165.50  191.35   25.85   1.05
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"Paragon is very pleased with the thickness and grade of mineralization from this latest round of drilling," stated Michael Vande Guchte, President and CEO of Paragon Minerals Corporation. "The drilling continues to confirm a very large system at Huxter Lane. The discovery of what might prove to be a more optimized orientation of drilling on the Mosquito Hill Deposit is very encouraging for better understanding the geometry of gold mineralization."

The Huxter Lane project is under option to Golden Dory, whereby Golden Dory can earn a 70% interest in the project by funding a bankable feasibility study. Golden Dory is the project operator.

About Paragon Minerals Corporation

Paragon Minerals Corporation is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused on gold and base-metal exploration in eastern Canada. Paragon's flagship base metal project is the 100%-owned South Tally Pond VMS project where it has made a significant precious metal-rich massive sulphide discovery in a proven mining district in central Newfoundland. Paragon is also exploring an exceptional portfolio of gold properties through company and partner-funded exploration. For more information on Paragon and its properties, please visit the website at www.paragonminerals.com.

PARAGON MINERALS CORPORATION

Michael Vande Guchte, President & CEO

Qualified Person - David A. Copeland, M.Sc., P.Geo., Exploration Manager for Paragon Minerals Corporation is a Qualified Person as defined by NI43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release. Assaying for this program was carried out by Accurassay Laboratories of Thunder Bay, Ontario. NQ drill core was sawn in half and placed in sealed bags and then delivered by Golden Dory personnel to the Accurassay prep facility in Gambo, Newfoundland. The core was assayed by Fire Assay methods with AA finish. Industry certified standards and blanks were also inserted into the sample stream as part of QA/QC. Reported core widths are interpreted to represent at least 95% of true width.

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Contacts: Paragon Minerals Corporation Michael Vande Guchte President & CEO [phone] www.paragonminerals.com