News Release

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Solitaire Minerals Corp. Announces Private Placement

April 24, 2009: Solitaire Minerals Corp. (TSX-V symbol: SLT) (The Company) has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 7,000,000 units at a price of $0.07 per unit for total proceeds of up to $490,000 subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Up to 5,000,000 units will be issued as non flow-through units consisting of one common share and one full warrant. One full warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.10 per share for the first year, and $0.12 per share in the second year.

Up to 2,000,000 units will be issued as flow-through units consisting of one common share and one half (1/2) share purchase warrant, one full warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.10 per share in the first year and $0.12 per share in the second year.

The proceeds of the private placement will be used for exploration work on the Company's mineral properties and general working capital.

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 earned 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 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

"Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release."

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.