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Houston Lake Mining Continues To Intersect Significant Widths of Gold Mineralization at West Cedartree

Dubenski Drill Hole 12 Encounters 8.78 g/mt Gold Over 14 Metres

Sudbury, Ontario CANADA, April 15, 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 a portion of a recently completed 17 hole, 1,798.6 metre (5,899.4 foot) drill program on the Dubenski Option, one of eight contiguous properties forming the Company's West Cedartree Gold Project near Kenora.

The delineation drill 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.

Table 1. Core Length Intercepts for Section 3 Drill Holes, Dubenski Shaft Zone

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Drill Hole       From      To    Intercept   Gold    Intercept    Gold
  Number          (m)      (m)      (m)      (g/mt)     (ft)     (oz/st)
  ------          ---      ---      ---      ------     ----     -------
DB-08-14         12.00    35.10    23.10      1.42     75.77      0.041
(-45 
degrees)  Incl.  22.00    32.00    10.00      2.42     32.80      0.071
          Incl.  22.00    25.00     3.00      5.44      9.84      0.159

DB-08-13         26.00    47.00    21.00      1.22     68.88      0.036
(-45 
degrees)  Incl.  41.00    47.00     6.00      2.13     19.68      0.062
          Incl.  45.80    47.00     1.20      5.76      3.94      0.168

DB-08-12         46.00    74.00    28.00      4.66     91.84      0.136
(-45 
degrees)  Incl.  49.00    63.00    14.00      8.78     45.92      0.256
          Incl.  57.00    63.00     6.00     18.07     19.68      0.527
          Incl.  61.00    63.00     2.00     24.90      6.56      0.726

DB-08-11         64.70    92.00    27.30      3.57     89.54      0.104
(-45
degrees)  Incl.  73.00    84.00    11.00      7.53     36.08      0.219
          Incl.  76.00    82.00     6.00      9.69     19.68      0.283
          Incl.  76.00    78.00     2.00     12.21      6.56      0.356

DB-08-06         94.70   132.00    37.30      8.28    122.30      0.241
(-45
degrees)  Incl. 101.00   112.00    11.00     25.94     36.08      0.757
          Incl. 102.00   109.00     7.00     35.31     22.96      1.030
          Incl. 105.00   106.00     1.00    114.70      3.28      3.345

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"The results received to date from our ongoing drill program at Dubenski have been very encouraging," said E. Grayme Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The gold tenor intercepted in drilling has exceeded expectations. We look forward to our next set of drill results from this promising target."

Drill holes DB-08-14, 13, 12, 11 and 06 form the third of the four drill sections. The drill holes systematically test the Dubenski Shaft Zone from a minimum depth of 8.49 metres (27.85 feet) in DB-08-14 to a maximum depth of 93.34 metres (306 feet) in DB-08-06. (Tables 1 and 2). All five drill holes intersected the strongly altered and silicified meta-volcanic rocks that typify the Shaft Zone. The 266 drill core samples returned assay results that varied from trace to 126.90 g/mt (3.701 oz/st) gold. DB08-06 was the deepest drill hole of the section and intersected 8.28 g/mt gold over a core length of 37.30 metres (0.241 oz/st gold over 122.30 feet) including 35.31 g/mt gold over 7.0 metres (1.030 oz/st gold over 22.96 feet). Results from the remaining 169 samples are expected in the next few weeks.

Table 2. Collar Locations for Section 3 Drill Holes at the Dubenski Shaft Zone

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                                Collar    Collar
Drill Hole                       Dip     Azimuth
  Number   Northing  Easting  (degrees) (degrees)  Drill Hole    Length
  ------   --------  -------  --------- ---------  -----------   ------

DB08-14   5,464,258  438,401     -45      351.5       50.00m    164.00ft
DB08-13   5,464,249  438,400     -45      349.0       80.00m    262.40ft
DB08-12   5,464,232  438,404     -45      349.0       92.00m    301.76ft
DB08-11   5,464,216  438,404     -45      353.5      107.00m    350.96ft
DB08-06   5,464,191  438,409     -45      350.0      154.00m    505.12ft

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The five 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. Each section consists of four or five 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). The survey was completed in mid-March and final results will be reported as soon as they are received.

Dogpaw Lake Drill Program

In early March a 3,200 metre (10,496 foot) drill program commenced on the Dogpaw Lake property, which adjoins the Dubenski property to the west. The program aims to facilitate upgrading of the Dogpaw Lake Vein No. 1 Zone historical resource data to modern standards. A total of 2,041 metres (6,694.48 feet) of drilling in 18 holes had been completed as of Saturday, April 12. All 18 drill holes have intersected their intended targets on the McLennan (4 drill holes) and Dogpaw Vein No.1 Zones (14 drill holes).

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 gold 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.

Forward-looking Statements

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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
[email protected]

Linx Partners Ltd.
Tel: 877-369-5469

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

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