Premium Exploration Inc. announced a 5,000 metre, 12-hole drill program to establish the continuity of a high-grade gold zone within the resource located within the Friday Zone along the Idaho Gold Project. Premium has completed two holes of the 12-hole drill program. A total of 519 drill core samples have been sent to ALS Chemex in Elko, Nevada and assay results are pending.

These first two drill holes have targeted the Lower Friday Zone. The Company will utilize a core rig to drill to an average depth of 400 meters for the Lower Zone and 100 meters for the Upper Zone to establish continuity of a high-grade gold zone identified by 60 intercepts over 6 g/t au over 1.5 meters for its high-grade underground potential.