Complete gold, platinum, and palladium assays for MEX- MEX-130 to 152 inclusive are as follows:

HOLE	ZONE	FROM (feet)	TO (feet)	LENGTH (feet)	GOLD (g/t)	PLATINUM (g/t)	PALLADIUM (g/t)
MEX-130	Total Min. Interval	3759.8	3882.9	123.1	0.063	0.129	0.291
	@0.3% Cu cut-off	3759.8	3843.6	83.8	0.075	0.155	0.342
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	3759.8	3789.4	29.6	0.118	0.248	0.544
	including	3779.5	3789.4	9.9	0.153	0.404	0.852
MEX-132	@0.3% Cu cut-off	2253	2438	185	0.075	0.229	0.331
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	2258	2343	85	0.089	0.348	0.377
	including	2268	2303	35	0.095	0.617	0.407
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	2383	2433	50	0.076	0.175	0.386
MEX-134-W1	@0.3% Cu cut-off	3902.6	4035.4	132.8	0.064	0.128	0.271
MEX-139-W1	@0.3% Cu cut-off	3813	3963	150	0.110	0.164	0.408
	including	3848	3853	5	0.492	0.253	0.913
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	3868	3963	95	0.111	0.174	0.408
MEX-140	@0.3% Cu cut-off	816.7	1240.8	424.1	0.066	0.112	0.254
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	816.7	1023.4	206.7	0.088	0.140	0.348
	including	959.5	1023.4	63.9	0.096	0.178	0.429
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1103	1132.6	29.6	0.049	0.114	0.204
MEX-141	@0.3% Cu cut-off	4032	4202	170	0.131	0.296	0.718
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	4032	4192	160	0.136	0.309	0.747
	including	4147	4182	35	0.158	0.352	0.957
MEX-142-W2	@0.3% Cu cut-off	3517.8	3675.3	157.5	0.125	0.325	0.664
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	3517.8	3626.1	108.3	0.134	0.345	0.730
	including	3532.7	3557.2	24.5	0.188	0.492	1.036
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	3655.6	3675.3	19.7	0.113	0.478	0.762
MEX-143	Total Min. Interval	619.9	1098.2	478.3	0.036	0.057	0.132
	@0.3% Cu cut-off	619.9	847.2	227.3	0.042	0.071	0.163
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	624.9	718.3	93.4	0.051	0.089	0.207
	@0.3% Cu cut-off	984.9	1078.6	93.7	0.045	0.063	0.151
MEX-146	@0.3% Cu cut-off	1111.9	1452.4	340.5	0.064	0.106	0.215
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1111.9	1156.2	44.3	0.093	0.131	0.311
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1200.5	1254.6	54.1	0.071	0.118	0.240
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1388.4	1447.4	59	0.074	0.109	0.229
MEX-147	@0.3% Cu cut-off	3937	4107	170	0.114	0.224	0.524
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	3937	4062	125	0.137	0.265	0.628
	including	3937	4047	110	0.145	0.284	0.671
MEX-148	@0.3% Cu cut-off	1314.7	1668.9	354.2	0.075	0.122	0.266
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1314.7	1496.6	181.9	0.094	0.154	0.335
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1531.2	1545.8	14.6	0.138	0.232	0.494
MEX-149	Total Min. Interval	1166.1	1536	369.9	0.053	0.087	0.198
	@0.3% Cu cut-off	1166.1	1408.1	242	0.058	0.089	0.201
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1166.1	1285.2	119.1	0.079	0.119	0.269
	including	1166.1	1216.3	50.2	0.106	0.144	0.357
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1309.7	1344.2	34.5	0.062	0.093	0.230
	@0.3% Cu cut-off	1437.6	1501.6	64	0.063	0.114	0.264
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1442.6	1501.6	59	0.066	0.119	0.275
MEX-150	@0.3% Cu cut-off	1083.4	1422.9	339.5	0.054	0.083	0.197
	@0.5% Cu cut-off	1181.8	1265.5	83.7	0.082	0.118	0.283
MEX-151	@0.5% Cu cut-off	4148	4193	45	0.145	0.248	0.656
MEX-152	@0.5% Cu cut-off	4263	4268	5	0.396	0.284	0.557
	@0.3% Cu cut-off	4293	4343	50	0.087	0.174	0.413

A "MEX-130 to 152 inclusive Drill Hole Map" highlighting these holes as well as other holes discussed in this release can be found on our Company website at www.duluthmetals.com.

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For the 2008 drill program, half core samples have been prepared at ALS Chemex Ltd. laboratories in Thunder Bay and then shipped to its analytical facilities in Vancouver. Samples are being analyzed for Au, Pt, and Pd using a standard fire assay with an ICP finish and for 27 other elements using a four acid (near total) digestion and a combination of ICPMS and ICPAES. ICP over limits were re-analyzed using sodium peroxide fusion, acid dissolution followed by ICPAES. The remaining half core samples are being stored in Minnesota.

Duluth Metals is debt free with a strong cash position at approximately $14.7 Million as of September 30, 2008. The Company is continuing to focus on the long term development of the Nokomis Deposit which includes geological analysis, mine planning, project optimization and environmental baseline studies required for future permitting.

David Oliver, P. Geo. and Duluth Project Manager is the Qualified Person, in accordance with NI 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, and is responsible for the technical content of this press release and quality assurance of the exploration data and analytical results.

About Duluth Metals

Duluth is committed to acquiring, exploring and developing copper, nickel and platinum group metal (PGM) deposits. Duluth's principal property is the Nokomis Deposit located within the rapidly emerging Duluth Complex mining camp in northeastern Minnesota. The Duluth Complex hosts one of the world's largest undeveloped repositories of copper, nickel and PGMs, including the world's third largest accumulation of nickel sulphides, and one of the world's largest accumulations of polymetallic copper and platinum group metals.

This document may contain forward-looking statements (including "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) relating to Duluth's operations or to the environment in which it operates. Such statements are based on operations, estimates, forecasts and projections. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and may be beyond Duluth's control. A number of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements, including those set forth in other public filings. In addition, such statements relate to the date on which they are made. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements. Duluth disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, save and except as may be required by applicable securities laws.

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