Halo Options Claims from Hudbay in Sherridon Area.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Mr. Marc Cernovitch, President and CEO of Halo Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:HLO)(TSX VENTURE:HLO.WT.A)(TSX VENTURE:HLO.WT.B)(OTCBB:HLOSF)(FWB:HRL), is pleased to announce that it has recently entered into three option agreements with Hudson Bay Exploration and Development Company Limited (HBED). These agreements grant Halo the right to acquire a 100% interest in HBED's mining claims and a mineral lease in the Sherridon area which include the Jungle and Park copper-zinc deposits. Under a separate agreement HBED has also agreed to provide Halo with access to its historical exploration database within the Sherridon VMS Property.

Halo's Sherridon VMS Property now comprises a land package of 16,000 ha in the Sherridon volcanic massive sulphide (VMS) district. The package includes eight copper-zinc type deposits and is considered highly prospective for new VMS discoveries. The property is located 70 km northeast of HudBay's Flin Flon mining and metallurgical complex in Manitoba. Because of good road and railroad access the property can be drilled year round.

The detailed exploration data provided by HBED on the Park deposits will assist Halo greatly to define the lithostratigraphic and structural position of the mineralized horizons on the north rim of the Sherridon dome. HBED's most recent drill-hole in this area cut semi-massive sulphides grading 0.74% Cu and 2.0% Zn over 18 m and intersected an anthophyllite alteration zone in the structural hangingwall. Mineralized beds strike east, dip 45 degrees north and plunge northeast. Mineralization is hosted in felsic gneiss. Similarly, HBED's data on the Jungle Lake VMS deposit, 6 km east of the Park deposit, will provide a firm lithostratigraphic/structural framework for the future exploration of Sherrridon dome northrim.

Halo's management believes that HBED's SPECTREM deep-penetration fixed-wing airborne electromagnetic coverage (AEM) of the Sherridon VMS property area, as a part of the data package, represents a major strategic exploration asset. When combined with Halo's planned high resolution helicopter-borne AEM survey, a very strong regional geophysical database will result.

Halo is pleased to be working in cooperation with HBED, a major and innovative mining company with a proven discovery record and HudBay's means to develop and bring new deposits into production. Halo is confident that the Sherridon VMS project in this relatively under-explored portion of the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt will result in exploration successes beneficial to both parties.

Halo has the right to acquire a 100% interest through a series of cash and share payments and escalating work commitments over the three to five year terms of the agreements. The terms include a cash payment of $30,000 upon signing, additional payments of $70,000 in cash/shares and exploration expenditures of $30,000 by the first anniversary of the agreements. The option agreements provide HBED with back in rights of 51% and provisions for a retained 2% Net Smelter Return Royalty if the options are exercised.

Background information on Halo's Sherridon VMS Property and its known mineral deposits is available on the Company's website www.halores.com. Further information is contained in HudBay Minerals Inc News Release of March 20, 2006 which can be found at www.hudbayminerals.com.

Qualified Person

Eckart Buhlmann, a principal of Buhlmann & Associates Inc. and a "qualified person" as defined in NI 43-101, has reviewed this news release and has verified the technical information provided herein.

Halo Resources Ltd.

Halo is a Canadian-based resource company focused on the acquisition of near production base and precious base metal deposits. Currently the Company owns or has an interest in 4 projects: Duport, which is an advanced stage gold project; Bachelor Lake, which is a gold exploration project, Quarter Moon which is a grass roots gold project, and the Sherridon project, which is a grass roots VMS project. The Company is operated by an experienced management team and backed by a strong network of mining financiers. The Company's growth strategy is to develop a diversified portfolio of advanced mining projects.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Marc Cernovitch, President and CEO

Except for the historical statements contained herein, this news release presents "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar Canadian legislation that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of gold and other minerals and metals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the capital expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Halo to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to the integration of acquisitions; risks related to joint venture operations; actual results of current exploration activities; actual results of current or future reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold and other minerals and metals; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; and delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities. Although the management and officers of Halo Resources Ltd. believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions and have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Halo does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Trading in the securities of Halo Resources Ltd. should be considered highly speculative.

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