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Messina Minerals ("MMI") Infill Intersects Boomerang: 11.93 meters of 8.7% Zinc, 8.1% Lead, 1.0% Copper, 248 g/t Silver, 6.1 g/t Gold
Tuesday May 29, 9:10 am ET

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - May 29, 2007) - Messina Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMI - News) has completed three new infill holes at the Boomerang zinc-lead-copper-gold-silver massive sulphide deposit that all continue to indicate excellent continuity of thickness and high base metal enrichment. Two of the three holes exceeded expectations in terms of thickness of mineralization.

GA07-233 intersected an 11.93 meter (9.5m true thickness) interval of 8.7% zinc, 8.1% lead, 1.0% copper, 248 g/t silver, and 6.1 g/t gold, within a broader 20.6 meter interval (16.5 meter true thickness) of 5.6% zinc, 5.2% lead, 0.6% copper, 163 g/t silver, and 3.9 g/t gold. GA07-233 intersected greater than expected thickness of mineralization compared to GA05-52 (7.9 meters) 25 meters to the west and GA05-41 (20.05 meters) 25 meters to the east.

GA07-234 intersected expected grade and thickness of mineralization compared to GA06-134 (25 meters west) and GA05-62 (25 meters east).

GA07-235 intersected a 5.17 meter (4.1m true thickness) interval of 13.1% zinc, 7.9% lead, 0.7% copper, 259 g/t silver, and 4.8 g/t gold, within a broader 20.75 meter interval (16.6 meter true thickness) of 6.3% zinc, 3.4% lead, 0.4% copper, 121 g/t silver, and 2.2 g/t gold. GA07-235 intersected greater than expected thickness of mineralization compared to GA05-88 (9.52 meters) 15 meters above and to the west and GA05-79 (14.0 meters) 15 meters to the east.


Assay results are tabulated below.

 
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                                                True 
                    Eleva-                     Thick- 
                     tion   From     To Length  ness   Cu  Pb   Zn   Ag   Au 
 Hole ID   Section     (m)    (m)    (m)    (m)   (m)   %   %    %  g/t  g/t 
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 GA07-233    3175E   1160 271.00 291.60  20.60  16.5  0.6 5.2  5.6  163  3.9 
  including               278.67 290.60  11.93   9.5  1.0 8.1  8.7  248  6.1 
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 GA07-234    3325E   1200 240.30 246.55   6.25   5.0  0.7 2.3 10.2   81  0.9 
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 GA07-235    3075E   1140 284.60 305.35  20.75  16.6  0.4 3.4  6.3  121  2.2 
  including               290.08 295.25   5.17   4.1  0.7 7.9 13.1  259  4.8 
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The three drills currently available to Messina are working testing 'gaps' in the drill spacing at Boomerang intended to increase confidence in the continuity and grade of the deposit. The infill drill program will continue until June 3rd at the latest and data from this program will be incorporated into an independent mineral resource estimate provided by Snowden Mining Industry Consultants inc. ("Snowden") anticipated to be available later in June 2007.

Messina is drilling zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold enriched massive sulphides at and adjacent to the Boomerang massive sulphide mineral resource, within the Company's Tulks South Property located in central Newfoundland, Canada. The Tulks South Property represents a portion of the 327 square kilometer area of Messina's central Newfoundland mineral land holdings. The region is historically known as prospective for zinc-rich deposits and home to the formerly producing world-class base metal deposits at Buchans and currently home to a producing zinc-copper mine at Duck Pond.

Specific gravity testing, rock quality determinations and photographic logging of all massive sulphide intersections are performed systematically by Messina staff prior to assaying. Assays are performed by Eastern Analytical Limited of Springdale, Newfoundland. Check assays and other lithogeochemical analyses are performed by Chemex Labs of North Vancouver, British Columbia. The Company is and will continue to use methodical and geoscientifically accepted procedures for assaying including quality control and quality assurance (QA/QC) including the use of duplicates and standards for all analytical testing. Drill holes are assigned a number if they are started and reach bedrock; hole numbers not referenced are those terminated before reaching target due to bad ground or excessive deviation.

Kerry Sparkes, Vice President Exploration of Messina Minerals Inc. is the Qualified Person responsible for exploration on the Company's properties in central Newfoundland and the person responsible for the technical data contained within this news release.

On behalf of the Board of Messina Minerals Inc.

Peter Tallman, President

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this news release.


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