Pro Minerals Inc.: Shining Tree Gold Project Program Initiated

Pro Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PRM) and its Board of Directors are pleased to
announce that the Company has initiated an exploration program consisting of
line cutting and geophysics on its wholly owned Shining Tree Gold Project,
located in the Shining Tree camp near Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The Company has
engaged Insight Geophysics to carry out the survey which will include Deep Time
Domain IP/Resistivity, and will be utilized to locate targets up to a minimum
depth of 500m. The line cutting portion of the program is well underway, and the
geophysical phase of the program is expected to commence in a few days. The
duration of the program is approximately 14 days, and once the results are
received and analyzed, the Company will then design a follow up program
consisting of sampling and diamond drilling.


The Shining Tree Gold Project consists of 5 claims units (80 hectares) located
in the Churchill Township, in the Province of Ontario. It is located within the
prolific Abitibi greenstone belt which is renowned for its concentration of
world-class gold and Au-Cu-Zn-Ag deposits. As of late, the Shining Tree Camp has
been the subject of much exploration activity. Pro Minerals' claim block, was at
the centre of a staking rush in the late 1980's led by famed prospector Carl
Forbes, which gained notoriety when a major Canadian news network filmed and
aired a short documentary showing competing exploration companies who hired
high-school, and college track athletes to stake on their behalf in an effort
get the most prospective ground in the shortest amount of time possible. This
claim block has been held privately since that time, and thus access to results
from further exploration activities has been restricted. Pro believes the
Shining Tree Project is a highly prospective property for gold occurrences.
Given available infrastructure such as highways, power and lodging, this
underexplored project creates a remarkable opportunity for a potential world
class gold discovery.


Pro Minerals invites the public to visit its website at
http://www.promineralsinc.com or e-mail us at [e-mail] to be
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PRO MINERALS INC.

Adrian O'Brien - President/COO