Duluth Metals Acquires Surface Rights on Additional Lands

TORONTO, Canada, May 2/PRNewswire/ -- Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX:DM) (TSX:DM.U) today
announced that Duluth Metals Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sky
Blue Waters Land Company, has signed a purchase arrangement on surface rights
of up to 1,320 additional acres near its Maturi Extension Properties. These
lands are part of Duluth Metals' continuing land acquisition program in
association with the planning and development of the Nokomis Deposit near
Ely, Minnesota.

The Nokomis Deposit contains 347 million tonnes of Indicated Resources
grading 0.62% copper, 0.20% nickel, 0.52 grams per tonne of total precious
metals (TPM = Platinum+Palladium+Gold), and an additional 108
million tonnes of Inferred Resources grading 0.64% copper, 0.18% nickel, 0.70
grams per tonne of TPM. An Interim Resource Estimate, reflecting additional
drilling since May 2007 on the Nokomis Deposit, is currently being prepared
by Roscoe Postle Associates ("Scott Wilson RPA"), and is scheduled to be
available later this month.

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 Metals is committed to acquiring, exploring and developing copper,
nickel and platinum group metal (PGM) deposits. Duluth Metals' 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 Metals' 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 Metals' 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 Metals 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.

Web Page: http://www.duluthmetals.com

For further information:
Mara Strazdins, Director of Corporate Communications,
at mstrazdins@duluthmetals.com
or at +1-416-369-1500;

or Henry Sandri, President and CEO,
at hsandri@duluthmetals.com;
U.S. corporate office: telephone +1-651-389-9990

Source: Duluth Metals Limited

For further information: Mara Strazdins, Director of Corporate Communications, at mstrazdins@duluthmetals.com or at +1-416-369-1500; or Henry Sandri, President and CEO, at hsandri@duluthmetals.com; U.S. corporate office: telephone +1-651-389-999

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