Hinterland Intersects Up to 5.2g/t Gold Over 2.0 Metres in Panache Zone at Lockout Project, Quebec

VAL D'OR, QUEBEC-(Oct. 28, 2009) - Hinterland Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HMI) is pleased to announce that notable gold values were intersected in all seven holes recently drilled on the Lockout gold project. The property is located 100km due east of Quevillon, Quebec and is situated in the Barry-Urban Greenstone Belt 4km west of Eagle Hill's Windfall project and 8km north of Metanor's Barry open pit gold mine. The drilling tested geophysical targets and followed up positive drill results obtained by Hinterland in 2007. Gold mineralization is found along the upper and lower contacts of a graphitic unit within mafic volcanic rocks and appears to be related to porphyry dykes injected next to the contacts.

Highlights of the drilling include gold intersections up to 5.2g/t Au over 2.0m included in a zone of 1.7g/t Au over 7.0m. Intersections vary from 6.2 to 12.9m in width and from 0.6 to 1.7g/t Au in grade. The most important outcome of the drill program is that it shows on-strike continuity of the gold-bearing structure up to one kilometre long. The "Panache" gold zone remains open in all directions. The drill results are listed as follows:

The analytical results referred to in this release were determined at Bourlamaque Assay Laboratories ("Bourlamaque") in Val d'Or, Quebec by fire assay, atomic absorption technique for gold. Bourlamaque is not accredited but it is independent of Hinterland, maintains an internal quality control program and participates annually in CANMET round-robin proficiency testing. Also, Hinterland inserts blanks, standards and duplicates according to an independently designed and monitored QAQC program. Mark Fekete, P.Geo is the designated "qualified person" as defined in Section 1.2 in and for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the preparation of this release.

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