Lone Star Project Moves to Next Level of Advanced Stage Exploration.

SEATTLE -- Donald W. Flinn, Vice-President, Operations is pleased to announce that Klondike Star Mineral Corporation (OTCBB:KDSM) is proceeding with its most extensive drilling and bulk sampling program ever on its major gold property, located 20 kilometers from Dawson City in the heart of the Klondike gold producing region of the Yukon, Canada. 2006 exploration efforts will more than double the substantial investment in 2005.

The Lone Star Project consists of 1056 mineral claims and crown grants totaling 152 square kilometers. Lone Star is the largest project of five in the Klondike, wherein Klondike Star has total holdings in excess of 350 square kilometers. It is the site of the former producing Lone Star Mine (1912-14) and decades of systematic exploration. Lone Star is located in the Klondike region of the Yukon that has produced millions of ounces of gold. Part of the Tintina Gold Belt spanning Alaska and the Yukon, it remains a significant gold producing region to this day.

Klondike Star's results to date and the potential of the Lone Star Project are summed up by Bill Mann, Exploration Manager in the 2006 project assessment. This follows the 2005 large-scale diamond drilling, soil and chip sampling, bulk sampling program.

"The Lone Star represents an extensive mineralized area with a large tonnage, low grade gold resource augmented by higher grade zones that warrants an expanded exploration effort and intensive evaluation for potential mine feasibility and development," says Mann.

Since acquiring the property in 2004, Klondike Star has become the majority owner and operator, increased the size of the project from 500 to 1056 mineral claims and crown grants, constructed a hard camp and milling infrastructure on site, and completed extensive soil, chip and bulk sampling, drilling, milling and assay analysis.

The 2006 summer work plan will run from late May through October. It includes an expanded diamond and auger drilling program of 11,000 metres, more than double the 4828 metres drilled in 2005. This will further delineate the extent of the known gold bearing ore body in the primary zones of interest, including the Lone Star and extensions, the Buckland between Gay Gulch and 27 Pup and the Nugget zone above Oro Grande Gulch. Deep drill holes are planned to extend resource analysis to depths beyond 500 metres.

The company completed construction and testing of its Bulk Sample Testing Facility in 2005. This facility will process between 1 and 10 tonne samples from trenches throughout the Lone Star property and will provide detailed analysis of ore grades, lode gold particle counts, and milling efficiencies. Such data will contribute to completing an industry standard mineral resource assessment. Information gathered will also be part of the ongoing scoping study currently in progress (Press Release #13-2005), while environmental baseline studies enter their third season.

New facilities, including a mechanical shop and camp annex, are being constructed in the vicinity of the Eldorado Camp installed for the 2005 season. This infrastructure will increase productivity and provided cost-efficiencies while supporting a larger exploration effort.

The Lone Star Project is an advanced, late stage exploration property. Bulk sampling is proceeding alongside the scoping study to determine the economic viability of the mineral deposit and facilitate expedited planning and decision-making.

About Klondike Star

Klondike Star Mineral Corporation is an established exploration and development company actively working on seven major properties in the Yukon Territory, Canada. Klondike Star Mineral Corporation is developing mineralized zones on a 350 square kilometer land position underlying the site of the Klondike Gold Rush, and 88 square kilometers of select high potential targets in other parts of the Yukon.

The famous Klondike goldfields have been in constant surface mining production since the discovery of gold in 1896. Thousands of ounces of gold continue to be produced from placer mining operations each year on streams in the Klondike. The company owns extensive subsurface and surface mining rights in the Klondike mining district.

The statements in the press release that relate to the company's expectations with regard to the future impact on the company's results from new products or actions in development are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements in this document may also contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Since this information may contain statements that involve risk and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actual results may differ materially from expected results.