Toronto, February 5, 2008 � The Directors of PROBE MINES LIMITED (TSX-V: PRB) ("Probe") are pleased to announce a proposed non-brokered private placement financing with the MineralFields Group of up to $2,000,000 through the sale of up to 2,666,666 Flow-Through Units at $0.75 per Unit, subject to regulatory approval and closing. Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share for $1.50 for a period of 24 months from the closing of the transaction (the "Closing Date"), provided, however, that should Probe's shares close on the TSX Venture Exchange for a period of 20 consecutive trading days at a price of $2.00 per share or higher during the exercise period, Probe may accelerate the expiry time to 30 calendar days from the date express written notice is provided by Probe to the holder by way of registered mail. All securities issued in conjunction with the offering will be subject to a hold period, which expires four months after closing.
Proceeds of the financing will be used to fund exploration on the Company's McFauld's Lake West Project, located immediately north of Noront Resources' high-grade nickel-copper-platinum group element (PGE) discovery in the McFauld's Lake area. The exploration program is described in detail in Probe's January 30, 2008 Press Release (2/2008).
"We are very pleased to be continuing our relationship with MineralFields Group", said Dr. David Palmer, President and CEO. "This is an important milestone in the growth of Probe Mines Limited and we look forward to working with MineralFields Group as we develop our holdings in the McFauld's Lake region."
The McFauld's area is receiving considerable attention with the continuing reports of high-grade nickel-copper-PGE mineralization on Noront Resources Eagle One property.. The most recent drilling intersection returned the highest grade material to date averaging 6.25% nickel, 2.75% copper, 1.85 g/t platinum, 10.23 g/t palladium, 3.0 g/t gold and 10.3 g/t silver over 46.6 meters. Located only 450m from the Eagle One zone, management is encouraged by the proximity of the McFauld's West property to this significant discovery and believes there is a strong potential for the property to also host mineralization. Probe Mines has been established in the McFauld's Lake area since 2003 and also owns the nearby Tamarack property, under option to Mantis Minerals, as well as significant holdings to the east comprising the Victory Project. In addition to Noront's nickel-copper discovery, the McFauld's Lake area is host to numerous volcanic-hosted Cu-Zn discoveries, one of which is located on the Tamarack claims, and management believes the area has the potential to develop into Canada's next major mining camp.
About MineralFields, Pathway and First Canadian Securities �:
MineralFields Group (a division of Pathway Asset Management) is a Toronto-based mining fund with significant assets under administration that offers its tax-advantaged super flow-through limited partnerships to investors throughout Canada during most of the calendar year, as well as hard-dollar resource limited partnerships to investors throughout the world. Pathway Asset Management also specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of structured products and mutual funds. Information about MineralFields Group is available at www..mineralfields.com. First Canadian Securities�, a division of Limited Market Dealer Inc., is active in leading resource financings (both flow-through and hard dollar PIPE financings) on competitive, effective and service-friendly terms, with investors both within, and outside of MineralFields Group.
About Probe Mines:
Probe Mines Limited is a Canadian base and precious metal exploration company with a portfolio of highly prospective mineral properties. The Company is currently focused on the McFauld's Lake area where it owns 931 claims covering almost 15,000 hectares. This includes a 100% interest in the McFauld's West Project, comprised of 12 claims (192 hectares) situated less than 450 metres from the site of Noront's significant new nickel-copper discovery, representing one of the closest properties to the discovery. Probe currently has joint venture agreements on its Bristol Township gold project (West Timmins Mining Inc.) and Tamarack base metal project (Mantis Minerals Corp.). The Bristol Project is adjacent to the million-plus ounce gold deposit owned by Lake Shore Gold Corp.., which has recently announced a positive pre-feasibility study for the project. Probe also maintains a 5% net smelter royalty on a portion of Agnico Eagle's Goldex Mine near Val d'Or, Quebec, slated for production in 2008. The company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PRB.
Investors are invited to visit the Probe Mines IR Hub at http://www.agoracom.com/IR/Probemines where they can post questions and receive answers or review questions and answers already posted by other investors. Alternatively, investors are able to e-mail all questions and correspondence to PRB@agoracom.com where they can also request to be added to the investor e-mail list to receive all future press releases and updates in real time.
David Palmer, Ph.D., P.Geo., is the qualified person for all technical information in this release. To find out more about Probe Mines Limited, visit our website at www.probemines.com, or contact:
David Palmer, Ph.D.
President
Tel: (416) 777-6703
Karen Willoughby
Investor Relations
Tel: (866) 365-4724
Forward-Looking Statements
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of Probe, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially form those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Probe's expectations are exploration risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Probe with securities regulators.
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