Hawk's price up sharply today. Could it be good news from the JV with BMK.

TORONTO, Jul 11, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --
MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BMK) ("MacDonald" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has commenced it's 2008 drill program. The drill program will cover multiple targets on five project areas in the "Ring of Fire" District of the James Bay Lowlands and will operate through to the end of October 2008. The drill is currently positioned on the McNugget Property in close proximity to MacDonald's Butler Camp.

Drill Program Recap

Approximately 40 holes, totaling 8,000 metres will be diamond-drilled within five of the Company's project areas, where each individual project area represents a separate property within MacDonald Mines' extensive land position of 86,000+ hectares. The five properties are made up of distinct but separate claim groups distributed over a wide geographical area that is underlain by similar geology.

The drill program will focus on geophysically defined targets on the following five Project Areas;


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1. McNugget Property (100% MacDonald owned, including 6 claim Hawk
Uranium JV Property)
2. Salo Property (100% MacDonald owned)
3. Wellington Property (MacDonald, Canadian Orebodies, Coordinates
Capital Corp.)
4. Adelaide Property (MacDonald, Temex, Canadian Orebodies)
5. Hornby Property (MacDonald and Temex)