Houston Lake Mining Intersects 33 Metres Grading 12.11g/t Au at West Cedartree Gold Project

Second Drill Hole Encounters 12.95 g/mt Gold Over 27 Metres

Sudbury, Ontario CANADA, April 03, 2008 /FSC/ - Houston Lake Mining Inc. (HLM - TSX Venture, HLKMF - OTCBB_Pink_Sheets), an advanced exploration company seeking gold, platinum group and rare metal deposits in Ontario, is pleased to provide assay results from four more drill holes of a recently completed 17 hole, 1,798.6 metre (5,899.4 foot) delineation drill program on the Dubenski property of the Company's West Cedartree Gold Project near Kenora.

The program seeks to upgrade a portion of the Dubenski Shaft Zone historic resource of 355,286 tonnes grading 6.32 g/mt gold (322,310 tons averaging 0.184 oz/st gold) to modern standards.

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Table 1. Core Length Intercepts for Section 2 Drill Holes, Dubenski Shaft Zone

Drill Hole      From    To     Intercept    Gold    Intercept   Gold 
  Number        (m)     (m)       (m)      (g/mt)     (ft)    (oz/st)
  ------        ----    ---    ---------   ------   ---------  ------
  DB-08-10A    20.00   38.00     18.00      3.46      59.04    0.102
(-45 degrees)
       Incl.   25.00   36.00     11.00      5.37      36.08    0.157
       Incl.   26.00   30.00      4.00     13.62      13.12    0.397
       Incl.   27.00   28.00      1.00     44.14       3.28    1.287
  DB-08-09     41.00   68.00     27.00     12.95      88.56    0.378
(-45 degrees)
       Incl.   44.00   61.00     17.00     20.36      55.76    0.594
       Incl.   50.00   58.00      8.00     40.99      26.24    1.196
       Incl.   51.00   54.00      3.00     81.51       9.84    2.377
  DB-08-08     66.90   93.40     26.50      3.04      86.92    0.089
(-45 degrees)
       Incl.   71.00   87.00     16.00      4.75      52.48    0.139
       Incl.   75.00   87.00     12.00      6.02      39.36    0.176
       Incl.   80.00   87.00      7.00      7.86      22.96    0.229 
       Incl.   84.00   87.00      3.00      9.92       9.84    0.289
  DB-08-07    102.00  135.00     33.00     12.11     108.24    0.353
(-45 degrees)
       Incl.  107.00  129.00     22.00     17.64      72.16    0.514
       Incl.  115.00  124.00      9.00     40.70      29.52    1.187 
       Incl.  116.00  122.00      6.00     57.22      19.68    1.669
       Also   121.00  122.00      1.00    126.90       3.28    3.701

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"These intersections are some of the best ever reported from the Dubenski property," said E. Grayme Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are very encouraged by the results from our ongoing drill program at Dubenski and we look forward to releasing results from the remaining seven drill holes later this month."

Drill holes DB-08-10A, 09, 08 and 07 form the second of four drill sections and systematically test the Dubenski Shaft Zone to a maximum depth of 95 metres (310 feet). (Tables 1 and 2). All four drill holes intersected the strongly altered and silicified meta-volcanic rocks that typify the Shaft Zone. The 247 samples returned assay results that varied from trace to 126.90 g/mt (3.701 oz/st) gold. DB08-07 was the deepest drill hole of the section and intersected 12.11 g/mt gold over a core length of 33.00 metres (0.353 oz/st Au over 108.24 feet) including 40.70 g/mt gold over 9.0 metres (1.187 oz/st Au over 29.52 feet). Results from the remaining 355 samples are expected in the next few weeks.

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Table 2. Collar Locations for Section 2 Drill Holes at the Dubenski Shaft Zone

                               Collar    Collar
Drill Hole                       Dip     Azimuth           Drill Hole
  Number   Northing  Easting  (degrees) (degrees) Azimuth    Length
  ------   --------  -------  --------- --------- -------    ------
DB08-10A  5,464,253  438,414     -45      352.1    71.00m    232.88ft
 DB08-09  5,464,234  438,393     -45      352     100.30m    328.98ft
 DB08-08  5,464,212  438,394     -45      350     134.00m    439.52ft
 DB08-07  5,464,185  438,396     -45      352     167.00m    547.76ft

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The four drill holes were drilled at 45 degrees to intercept the historic gold resource as close to perpendicular as possible. True widths will be reported once the geometry of the gold zone has been determined.

Consulting geologists Watts Griffis and McOuat (WGM) of Toronto managed the drill program at Dubenski. The 17 hole, 1,798.6 metre (5,899.4 foot) drill program was completed in early March. The delineation program consists of four drill sections spaced approximately 15 metres apart and each section consists of four drill holes that systematically test a portion of the historic Shaft Zone gold resource to a depth of about 100 metres (328 feet).

A 23 line-km (13.8 line-mile) IP survey was conducted by Matrix GeoTechnologies of Toronto in February. The survey outlined a 1.7 km (1.0 mile) long, east-west trending chargeability anomaly that appears to coincide with the alteration corridor containing the East, Central and Shaft gold zones. Matrix completed the construction of eight to 10 quantitative sections with the aim of generating potential drill targets at depths of up to 400 metres (1,312 feet). Results will be reported as soon as they are received.

A 3,200 metre (10,496 foot) drill program commenced on the Dogpaw Lake property which adjoins the Dubenski property. The program aims to facilitate upgrading of the Dogpaw Lake Vein No. 1 Zone historical resource data to modern standards.

E. Grayme Anthony, P. Geo. of Houston Lake is the Qualified Person under the guidelines of NI 43-101 for the technical aspects of this news release.

Due Diligence

All samples reported have been analyzed by fire assay with a 50 gram charge at TSL Laboratories, an ISO accredited facility, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. All samples were assayed with an AA finish and those samples assaying above 3 g/mt Au were retested utilizing a gravimetric finish.

The tonnages, grades, assays and other technical data are taken from historical records prior to the implementation of NI 43-101. While the data are believed to have been acquired, processed and disclosed by persons believed to be technically competent, it is unverifiable at present.

A qualified person as defined under NI 43-101 has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. Houston Lake is not treating the historical estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves as defined in NI 43-101 and the historical estimate should not be relied upon.

About Houston Lake Mining Inc.

Houston Lake is an advanced, vertically integrated resource exploration company. The Company is actively exploring for gold, platinum group metal and rare metal deposits in northwestern Ontario with a strategic focus on the West Cedartree gold project. Houston Lake's objective in the short term is to become a gold producer by surface mining its West Cedartree gold project and developing its 100% owned and optioned properties. The Company has a total of 27,364,746 common shares issued and outstanding. For additional information, please visit us at www.houstonlakemining.com.

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Company Contacts:

Houston Lake Mining
E. Grayme Anthony, P.Geo., MBA
President and CEO
Tel: (705) 897-7622
Fax: (705) 897-7618
ganthony@vianet.on.ca

Linx Partners Ltd.
Wanda Cutler
Tel: 877-369-5469

Houston Lake Mining Inc.
2892 White Street
Val Caron, Ontario
Canada P3N 1B2

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