Alberta Star Development Corp.: Ongoing Drilling At Dixie Lake Intersects 18.5 G/T Gold Over 2.1 Metres.

Business Editors

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004

Tim Coupland, President and CEO of Alberta Star Development Corp. (ASX) (OTCBB:ASXSF) (TSX VENTURE:ASX) , listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and on the OTCBB (ASXSF), is pleased to report that the fourth drill hole of an ongoing drill program has been completed, and intersected 18.5 g/t gold over 2.1 metres at a vertical depth of 198 metres. Screen metallic and check assays are pending. The four drill holes completed to date continue to confirm the continuity of a newly defined high grade gold shoot that remains open at depth. Results from holes DL-04-03 and DL-04-04 are as follows:

DRILLING RESULTS

- Hole DL-04-04 -returned 18.5 g/t gold over 2.1 metres. This interval is part of a wider mineralized zone that returned 11 g/t gold over 4.0 metres and 4.8 g/t gold over 10.6 metres. It was intersected at a vertical depth of 198 metres.

- Hole DL-04-03 -which deviated approximately 30 metres to the west of its intended target, intersected the margin of the high grade gold shoot and returned 2.6 g/t gold over 5.0 metres. The zone was intersected at a vertical depth of 144 metres.

This new gold zone, which continues to expand and improve with depth, is currently defined by the following drill intercepts.

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Drill Hole                      Width (metres)          Gold (g/t)
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DL-04-04                                   4.0                11.0
    including                              2.1                18.5
DL-04-01                                   2.0                11.1
DL-04-02                                   1.0                10.3
DL-03-08                                   4.0                12.5
    including                              1.5                24.7
DL-89-09                                   2.8                15.6
DL-03-06                                   4.3                 5.8
    including                              0.9                12.0
DL-03-05                                  21.0                 1.8
    including                              1.2                 5.3
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Since November 2003, Alberta Star has drilled 14 holes on the Dixie Lake Property, all of which have intersected gold mineralization and successfully defined a new high grade shoot. The individual shoot has a strike length of approximately 75 metres, a width of up to 20 metres and has over 200 metres of vertical continuity.

The balance of the Phase II drill program will continue to target the down plunge continuation of this new gold zone. A resource calculation will be completed in the near future to estimate the tonnage and grade of this emerging gold system.

DIXIE LAKE GRADE GOLD PROJECT

Alberta Star has been granted an option to earn up to 50% interest on Fronteer's Dixie Lake Gold Property, situated 25 kilometres south of Placer Dome's Campbell mine and Goldcorp's Red Lake mine in the Red Lake Belt, Ontario.

ALBERTA STAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Alberta Star is a leading Canadian mineral exploration company that identifies, acquires, finances and develops advanced staged gold properties throughout the North America. Alberta Star is primarily focused on the discovery of gold. It specializes on gold properties with strong data bases, that are fully permitted and drill ready for purchase or option. Alberta Star's focus is to acquire properties where proper due diligence has indicated that there is a reasonable expectation of identifying and yielding a world-class deposit for its shareholders.

ALLAN FELDMAN-INVESTOR RELATIONS

Investors are welcomed to contact Mr. Allan Feldman, Alberta Star's In-house Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Specialist, for all corporate updates at [phone].

For further information on Alberta Star visit www.alberta-star.com

On behalf of the Board of Directors of

ALBERTA STAR DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Tim Coupland

President & CEO

These results have been prepared under the guidance of Dr Mark O'Dea P.Geo, who is designated as a Qualified Person with the ability and authority to verify the authenticity of and validity of this data. All core samples were analyzed by ALS Chemex, North Vancouver, BC, using ICP-AES and fire assay.

This News Release includes certain "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are forward looking statements that involve that involve various degrees of risk.. The following are important factors that could cause Alberta Star's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements: changes in the world wide price of mineral commodities, general market conditions, risks inherent in mineral exploration, risks associated with development, construction and mining operations, the uncertainty of future profitability and the uncertainty of access to additional capital.

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