Mukuba Commences 2009 Exploration Program

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jun 16 (MARKET WIRE) --
Mukuba Resources Limited ("Mukuba") is pleased to announce that its 2009
exploration program in Zambia is now under way. The exploration will
include RC drilling to test numerous VTEM/Soil anomalies that were
delineated from the 2008 exploration program in addition to further
geological mapping and soil sampling programs.

Trevor Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mukuba
stated, "We are enthusiastic to start testing the numerous targets
defined during the 2008 exploration program. With an excellent technical
team and extensive experience in copper belt exploration in Zambia and
throughout Africa, we are well positioned to execute a thorough 2009
exploration program. We look forward to providing updates as exploration
progresses on this exciting program."

About the Company

The business of Mukuba consists of the exploration and development of two
early-stage exploration projects (the Northcore Project and the Lunga
Project) in the highly prospective Central African Copperbelt region of
Central Zambia:

- The Northcore Project area encompasses approximately 4,562 km2 of
geologically prospective ground in the Domes Region of the eastern limb
of the Zambian Copperbelt. The Northcore Project is licensed for copper
and cobalt. Geological mapping, soil sampling and investigation of the
historical showings as well as ground-truthing of the geophysical survey
results have confirmed the historical geological anomalies, and
identified new anomalies. The 2009 exploration program includes drilling
several of these anomalies.

- The Lunga Project area adjoins the south-west margin of the Northcore
Project area, and is licensed for copper, cobalt, and other base metals.
The property encompasses 480 km2 and contains numerous geochemically
delineated copper and zinc anomalies along 10 kilometres of strike that
also extends into the Northcore Project area. The Company can earn an 80%
interest in the Lunga Project area through a farm-in agreement by
completing a preliminary feasibility study.

The Central African Copperbelt is the world's largest and highest-grade
sediment hosted stratiform copper province and includes both the Zambian
Copperbelt and the Congolese Copperbelt which is located immediately to
the north in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 95% of the known
Zambian copper reserves occur in rocks of the Lower Roan Group, or in the
adjacent basement complex. The Northcore Project area contains roughly
1,300 km2 of the Lower Roan Group.

Forward-looking Information

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general policy, we do not update forward-looking statements except as
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Contacts:
Mukuba Resources Limited
Trevor Richardson
President and Chief Executive Officer
(416) 918-2242
www.mukubaresources.com

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