Selkirk Metals Corp.: Drill Hole CF-08-46 Intercepts 0.37% Copper Over 352 Meters, Catface Project, British Columbia

Selkirk Metals Corp. ("Selkirk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SLK) is pleased
to provide the results of the first diamond drill hole from the drilling program
on the Catface Copper Porphyry Project, British Columbia. Drill Hole CF-08-46
intercepted copper mineralization over the entire hole, from the collar to the
end of the hole at 355.7 meters. Weighted averages for this hole include 0.37%
Copper, 49ppm Molybdenum, 51ppb Gold and 2.7g/tonne Silver. The grades appear to
be improving significantly with depth, as the basal 77 meters assayed 0.59%
Copper, 82ppm Molybdenum, 81ppb Gold and 4.6g/tonne Silver. The confirmation of
gold and silver credits, which were not routinely analyzed for during previous
programs, will add to the value and as such the potential economics of the Cliff
Zone Deposit.


The Company is also pleased to confirm that the diamond drilling program, which
commenced in early July, was completed during the week of September 1st. In
total, 8 holes were completed totaling approximately 2,400 meters. Six holes
tested the Cliff Zone and two holes tested the Hecate Bay Zone. The goal of this
phase of exploration on Catface is to add to and confirm the information on the
Cliff Zone Deposit and to provide fresh samples of the copper porphyry
mineralization that can be used for economic, metallurgical and environmental
testing. 


Previous exploration of the Catface Copper Porphyry Deposit was conducted by
Falconbridge Limited from discovery in 1960 through 1989 and included extensive
surface exploration and several phases of surface and underground diamond
drilling from an 825 meter adit through the centre of the deposit. This
exploration resulted in the discovery of three zones of mineralization (Cliff,
Irishman Creek and Hecate Bay Zones) that are thought to reflect a larger
porphyry system. In 1989, following the completion of the last significant
program on Catface, Falconbridge retained SRK Consulting to complete an
independent resource calculation of the portion of the Cliff Zone that had been
drilled in sufficient detail to warrant such a calculation. This calculation,
which was completed before the implementation of 43-101 standards, is summarized
in the following table:




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Cliff Zone Drill Indicated Mineral Resource(i)
(not to 43-101 standards)
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Cutoff Grade % Cu                       SRK August 1990
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                                Tonnage                 Grade %
                         Million tonnes                      Cu
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0.40                             78.282                    0.53
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0.31                            158.442                    0.44
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0.30                            169.168                    0.43
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0.15                            389.686                    0.31
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0                               607.510                    0.21
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(i) Compiled for Falconbridge Limited by SRK in 1990, prior to implementation of
National Instrument 43-101, and therefore not to be relied on. While not
completed in accordance with NI 43-101, these calculations were made using
accepted and proven engineering practices and in the opinion of the Company
provide an indication of the potential of the property and are relevant to
ongoing exploration.


The Cliff Zone has only been partially defined and has the potential to host
additional resources. SRK and Falconbridge also developed a conceptual open pit
development model where the waste to ore stripping ratio was calculated to be
favourably low at 0.7:1.0, waste to ore. In this study the "in pit" resource was
123,804,000 tonnes grading 0.46% copper. 


The 2008 diamond drilling program was accomplished and made feasible in part
through the cooperative efforts of the Ahousaht First Nation and the Company as
reflected in the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") that was finalized in April
2008. The completion of the MOU was the culmination of a determined effort by
both the management of the Company and the Council, Hereditary Chiefs and
peoples of the Ahousaht First Nation. The diamond drilling program and ongoing
exploration of the Catface Porphyry Copper Project has been, and will continue
to be, conducted on a basis of a mutual and cooperative relationship between the
parties as reflected in the MOU. A large majority of the workers in support of
the 2008 drilling operation were from the Ahousaht community and their
assistance and obvious capabilities were certainly important to the success of
the program. "We are very pleased to be working closely with the Council and
Hereditary Chiefs of Ahousaht to ensure that ongoing exploration of the Catface
Project can be realized. Only through such strong mutual relationships will we
be able to pursue this project and meet the needs of the Ahousaht Community and
the goals of our Company," stated Gordon Keevil, President of Selkirk.


The results from the first drill hole of the program, CF-08-46, are encouraging
as they confirm the known Copper and molybdenum grades and add significant
potential economic value through determined gold and silver credits. All logging
and sampling of the 2008 drill core is now complete, and additional results and
information will be released as it is received and reviewed by the Company. Acme
Analytical Laboratories Ltd. was engaged to carry out the analytical work on all
samples. The analytical procedure utilized was the Group 1DX-MS 36 multi-element
assay by ICP methods. Company standards, blanks and duplicates were employed
within the 2008 Catface Diamond Drilling program and upon receipt of all
analyses a detailed QA/QC review will be employed by Company Geologists.
Additional assaying including Total Soluble Copper and Rhenium analyses will
also be conducted once all assay data is received.


The Catface Copper Property is owned 100% by Catface Copper Mines Limited, which
is owned 97.4% by Doublestar Resources Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Selkirk. The Property is located on Catface Mountain, on the West Coast of
central Vancouver Island, BC. Exploration work is conducted under the
supervision of the Company's Qualified Person, a director of Doublestar
Resources Ltd., Paul D. Gray, P.Geo., who has reviewed and approved this news
release.


On Behalf of the Board of Directors:

Gordon Keevil, President

For further information on Selkirk Metals Corp. please visit our website at
www.selkirkmetals.com. 


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