Phase III Diamond Drill Program Commences on the PAK Rare Metals Project in Ontario

Sudbury, Ontario (FSCwire) - Houston Lake Mining Inc. (TSX.V: HLM), is a mining exploration company which is actively exploring for rare metals lithium, tantalum, rubidium and cesium by currently advancing its 100% owned and optioned PAK Rare Metals Project in northwestern Ontario, Canada. HLM is pleased to announce the commencement of diamond drilling on the PAK Rare Metals Project, located  in the Red Lake area of Ontario. The phase III diamond drill program is a follow-up to the Canadian National Instrument (N.I.) 43-101 mineral resource estimate news release that was disseminated January 28^th, 2015. The Phase III Drill Program is designed to infill the current resource on the property.

The current drill program will consist of approximately 1,500m in six holes targeting the Pakeagama Lake pegmatite. The objective of the program is to upgrade the Indicated mineral resource of the 2.45 million tonnes grading at 1.81% Li2O equivalent (eq.), to a Measured category, and (2) to possibly upgrade the Inferred mineral resource of 5.91 million tonnes grading at 2.01% Li2O eq. to a Measured and Indicated category. The drilling will be completed before the end of this winter and results will be reported as they are received and interpreted.

About the PAK Rare Metals Project

The PAK Rare Metals Project lies close to the boundary between two geological sub-provinces of the western Superior geologic province in northwestern Ontario and hosts a rare metals pegmatite deposit. The deposit is an LCT (lithium- cesium- tantalum) classified pegmatite. These rare types of deposits have been the principal source of hard rock lithium, tantalum, rubidium and cesium ores mined in the world.

HLM is actively exploring its 100% owned and optioned project which contains the Pakeagama Lake pegmatite. The deposit is one of the highest grade deposits in North America which has a current Indicated Resource of 2.45 million tonnes of 1.81% Li₂O Eq. and Inferred Resource of 5.91 million tonnes of 2.01% Li₂O Eq. which has a technical/ceramic grade spodumene with low inherent iron (below 0.1% Fe₂O₃). The deposit has a known 400m strike length with an estimated true width varying from 10m to 125m with a sub-vertical orientation. The resource remains open to depth and along strike to the northwest and southeast.

About Houston Lake Mining Inc.
HLM’s goal is to become a fully integrated lithium and tantalum producer  through the development of the PAK Lithium Property in Ontario, Canada. The Company's strategy is to take advantage of the global shift towards electric/hybrid vehicles and high quality consumer electronics by becoming a raw material supplier of the elements required for the pursuit of sustainable energy and other applications in high-tech electronics and metal alloys. Combined, HLM’s Board of Directors and Management have over 300 years of finance, exploration and mining experience to facilitate the Company’s goal.

HLM has a total of 93,788,003 common shares issued and outstanding. For additional information, please visit www.houstonlakemining.com.

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