TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 10, 2008) - Lynda Bloom, President and CEO of Halo Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HLO)(FRANKFURT:HRL) is pleased to announce that follow-up drilling on the eastern extension of the Sherridon - Bob Lake massive sulphide deposit has expanded the size of the lens below approximately 200 m from surface.

In early 2008, Halo announced that four drill holes, spaced 100 m apart, had defined the down-plunge extension of the Bob Lake massive sulphide lens, that can be traced over 1,000 m from surface. A subsequent follow-up drill program successfully intersected the lens in multiple drill holes to define its' dimensions.

The thickest sulphide intersection on the Sherridon VMS Property to date, 33m grading 1.14% copper and 0.85% zinc, was intersected in hole DH08-125 on section 3350E (see June 25, 2008 Press Release). The results for holes DH08-0127 and DH08-128 on section 3200E are spaced approximately 25m both sides of DH07-58 and provide a minimum third dimension for the lens. Similarly, DH08-123 and DH08-124 on section 3400E, a distance of 200m from section 3200E, confirm continuity of the lens over significant widths.

NOTE: To view the geological sections, please click the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/hl...

"Drill holes up to number DH08-93 were included in the 43-101 compliant resource estimate announced last October 3, 2008, but an additional 8 drill holes, with mineralized intersections at Bob Lake, were completed after the assay database was delivered to Scott Wilson RPA," states Lynda Bloom, President & CEO. "The later drill holes include some of the thickest and highest grade intersections on the Bob Lake massive sulphide lens and could add significantly to the indicated resource of 28.1 million pounds of copper and 28.2 million pounds of zinc."

Metallurgical test work, deposit modeling and engineering studies are underway to evaluate the options for developing and expanding the four known deposits on the Sherridon VMS Property.

Technical Highlights

Section 3200E

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                      Dimensions           Mineralisation
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Hole ID          From      To    Length     Cu%       Zn%
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DH07-58(i)      210.7   222.3      11.6    0.80      1.80
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DH08-127        223.1   232.0       8.9    1.41      1.15
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DH08-128        191.1   197.5       6.4    1.17      1.19
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Section 3400E

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                      Dimensions           Mineralisation
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Hole ID          From      To    Length     Cu%       Zn%
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DH07-61(i)      257.9   272.6      14.7    1.78      1.41
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DH08-123        243.9   247.0       3.1    1.21      1.57
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DH08-124        231.4   235.3       3.9    1.42      1.18
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(i) Holes previously reported

The drilling program up to January 2008 was successful in confirming Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources at the Bob Lake deposit. The Indicated Resources total 1.43 million tonnes grading 0.89% copper, 0.88% zinc, 0.10 g/t gold, and 2.58 g/t silver and the Inferred Resources total 4.4 million tonnes grading 0.9% copper, 0.8% zinc, 0.2 g/t gold, and 4.0 g/t silver. Included within these mineral resources are near-surface Indicated Resources of 1.1 million tonnes grading 0.79% copper, 0.73% zinc, 0.07 g/t gold, and 1.71 g/t silver plus 2.3 million tonnes of Inferred Resources grading 0.7% copper, 0.5% zinc, 0.1 g/t gold, and 1.5 g/t silver which could potentially be mined by open pit methods (see October 3, 2008 Press Release).

The interpreted geological sections (see link above) show that a massive sulphide lens, with thicknesses from 3 to 14.7m, lies within a narrow, lower grade mineralized horizon that dips approximately 40 degrees northeast. The thick portions of the massive sulphide lens have good continuity between sections approximately 100m apart that have been intersected at increasing depths as drilling has extended to the east. The massive sulphide lens appears to have a plunge direction of 226 degrees at 10 degrees such that the 1,000m-long lens has been followed to a depth of only 250m from surface. Very little drilling has been done east of section 3440E and the lens may continue at depth.

Sampling, assaying and quality control procedures are consistent with those reported in the Technical Background of the press release issued February 15, 2007. The above information has been prepared under the supervision of Stephen MacConnell, who is designated as a "Qualified Person" with the ability and authority to verify the authenticity and validity of the data.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Lynda Bloom, President and CEO

About the Sherridon VMS Property

The Sherridon VMS Property covers an area of over 20,876 hectares and hosts the past-producing Sherridon Mine that was operated by Sherritt Gordon Mines from 1933 to 1950 and produced 7.7 million tonnes of ore with recovered grades of 2.46% copper and 0.8% zinc. Results from an airborne geophysical survey completed in the summer of 2006 identified an additional 122 targets. A NI43-101 compliant resource estimate for four of the deposits on the Sherridon VMS Property has been filed on SEDAR. The property is located only 70 km northeast of the mining and metallurgical complex in Flin Flon operated by HudBay Minerals Inc. Future development of the property is facilitated by the presence of an all-weather road and railroad access as well as a power line and communications tower.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Halo Resources Ltd.
Lynda Bloom
President & CEO
(416) 368-7045 or Toll Free: 1-866-841-0068

Email: [email protected]



Halo Resources Ltd.
Marc Cernovitch
Chairman
(416) 368-7045 or Toll Free: 1-866-841-0068
(416) 368-9805 (FAX)

Website: www.halores.com

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