Lucky Strike Commences 1,500 m Due Diligence Drilling

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/09/11 -- Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. ('Lucky Strike' or the 'Company') (TSX VENTURE: LKY) has awarded Elgen LLC drilling company to perform a 1,500 m due diligence drilling program on the CN Coal Properties with the camp setup and mobilization of equipment to commence on August 10. This announcement is further to the Company's news release dated July 11, 2011, in which Lucky Strike announced that it had signed definitive agreements to acquire an 80 percent interest in the CN Coal Properties subject to the completion of legal and technical due diligence and acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

Lucky Strike expects the results of the due diligence drilling to be announced within 80 days. To be cost effective, Lucky Strike intends to drill Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) borings down to the first coal seam and then HQ core drill to complete the hole if desired. Information collected for the due diligence program will include coal quality sampling, wire-line geophysical logging, lithology logging, geotechnical information from core, and data for water quality and hydrology studies.

For the 1,500 m due diligence drilling, seven holes are planned within an area encompassing a block 8.2 km east-west by 10.2 km north-south on CN Coal Properties with the intention to explore and expand the coal resource potential beyond the current drill hole pattern. Evidence from previous drilling programs revealed a north-eastward, 5 degrees to 8 degrees dip for the coal-bearing strata. Coal seams crop out on the west side of the property and will be further examined with a series of trenches. The step-out drill holes will assess the coal bed character and continuity down dip and laterally along the trend of the coal beds as defined by the 2009 drilling program. The coal-bearing strata consist of coal, shale, mudstone and sandstone, which are part of the Lower Cretaceous sedimentary fill of a shallow structural basin. There is some evidence that the north-east dip of the strata comprises the west flank of a gentle syncline and that the coal beds may incline closer to the surface farther to the east. Further field mapping will be initiated east of the 2009 drill holes that should help clarify structural conditions. The mapping results will help explain coal continuity over the license area as well as upgrade planning for further drilling.

Elgen LLC operates 25 drill rigs in Mongolia with a staff of over 300 employees and consultants. Sixteen of their drill rigs are dedicated to year round drilling in the South Gobi.

Edwin Ullmer, P. Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and an independent consultant of the Company, has read and approved the technical and scientific information contained in this news release.


ON BEHALF OF LUCKY STRIKE RESOURCES LTD.

Cathy Fong, P.Eng
Chairman & CEO



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