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VANCOUVER, Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Grande Portage Resources Ltd. (TSX-V
GPG) ("Grande Portage" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it
has commenced field work at its Merry Widow group of properties,
located on northern Vancouver Island.


Recently, Grande Portage received the results from a proprietary
geophysical survey conducted by Emerging Science & Technologies Group,
Inc. (ES&T). The technology employed is unique and proprietary to ES&T
and in essence serves to locate anomalously high concentrations of a
targeted substance by keying on the molecular electrical properties
unique to a specific target element. For the survey the targeted
minerals of interest were gold, silver, copper, iron and cobalt, all of
which are present in significant concentrations at the past producing
Merry Widow Mine. To determine points of reference for the survey the
equipment was setup near the Merry Widow open pit and values recorded
from areas of known mineralization based on drill hole data from the
2006 to 2008 drill campaigns. With this reference data obtained from
known mineralization ES&T was then able to determine cut-off values for
various concentrations of gold, silver, copper, iron and cobalt and use
this to determine areas of anomalous metal concentrations, which ES&T
referred to as "Points of Interest" (POI's).


The survey outlined 33 POI's throughout a broad area including a number
of targets near the old open pit. In mid-January, 2012, GPG began to
follow-up on these POI's by means of prospecting and sampling at the
location of a given POI to see if mineralization was present near
surface. To date, a total of 10 POI's were examined. A preliminary
assessment of the areas visited is that they have potential for
mineralization as at all sites sulphide-bearing volcanic rocks or
highly altered limestone was observed. These units were variably
magnetic and sulphide concentrations ranged from trace amounts to 5%
locally. A total of 14 rock samples were collected and are currently
being analysed by ALS Chemex at their facility in North Vancouver. Once
the results are received the Company will make further plans to
follow-up any areas of anomalous mineralization.


GPG intends on following up all the anomalies on surface, this work will
resume in the early spring as weather improves. Follow-up work will
entail additional prospecting, and if warranted a local cut-line grid
will be established for subsequent geological mapping, soil
geochemistry, geophysical surveys and possible drilling. The surveys
will be staged in a systematic manner with advancement to more detailed
work dependent upon results of the preceding surveys. The Company is in
the process of submitting a 5-year Notice of Work, to allow for
detailed exploration of these targets.


The Company also announces, subject to regulatory approval, that it
intends to grant incentive stock options to various directors and
consultants to purchase up to 1,300,000 common shares at an exercise
price of $0.19 per share for a period of five years from date of grant.


This news release has been prepared and approved by Wesley Raven, a
geologist with more than 25 years experience and a Qualified Person as
defined under NI #43-101.




ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

________________________________________

Ian Klassen, President




Statements about the Company's future expectations and all other
statements in this press release other than historical facts are
"forward looking statements". Such forward-looking statements are based
on numerous assumptions, and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, including risks inherent in mineral
exploration and development, which may cause the actual results,
performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different
from any projected future results, performance, or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.


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THAT TERM IS DEFINED UNDER THE POLICIES OF THE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS RELEASE




For further information:

Mr. Ian Klassen Phone: (604) 899-0106 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.grandeportage.com/">www.grandeportage.com