News Release

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Solitaire Minerals Corp. Provides AGM Update

December 1, 2008: Solitaire Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: SLT) held its Annual General Meeting on November 28, 2008. All agenda items, as outlined in the circular, were approved, and all company directors were re-elected.

About Solitaire Minerals Corp. Solitaire Minerals Corp. ("Solitaire") (TSX-V symbol: SLT). Solitaire is a diversified junior Canadian mineral exploration company with a specific focus on mineral properties in North America. The Company has assembled a portfolio of precious and base metal exploration prospects in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and the North West Territories. Solitaire's Red Lake, Ontario properties include the Baird and Chukuni projects, in which the Company has agreements to earn 100% interest. In addition, the Solitaire has entered into an option agreement with Rubicon Minerals Corp. (TSX-V symbol: RMX), whereby the Solitaire may earn up to a 55% interest in the Humlin property as well as the Red Lake North property. Also in Ontario, Solitaire has an option to earn 100% in the Lateral Lake property. In Saskatchewan, the Company has acquired a 90% interest in the Riou Lake Property (Central), and a 100% interest in Riou Lake North and South located in the Athabasca Basin. In the North West Territories, the Company has purchased the Mystery Island IOCG Property, and the Eldorado Property located in the Great Bear Lake area in which the Company has 100% interest.

For additional information please contact Solitaire Minerals Corp. or visit www.solitaireminerals.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors
SOLITAIRE MINERALS CORP.
"Charles Desjardins"

Charles Desjardins,
President and Director

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Cautionary note: This report contains forward looking statements. Resource estimates, unless specifically noted, are considered speculative. Any and all other resource or reserve estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary Note to US investors: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically prohibits the use of certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are based upon actual production or formation tests and can be shown to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions.