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JNR Earns 70% Interest in Rocky Brook Project - Exploration Continues

On Thursday May 14, 2009, 9:03 am EDT

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SASKATOON, May 14 /CNW/ - JNR Resources Inc. (TSXV:JNN) (the 'Company') is pleased to provide the following update on its Rocky Brook joint venture located in western Newfoundland.

JNR has received confirmation from Altius Resources Inc. that the company has earned an undivided 70% participating interest in the project. The Company has also received the final interpretation of a water geochemical survey carried out in the summer of 2008, and a preliminary interpretation from a recently completed 22.7 km induced polarization (IP) survey over several high priority targets on the property.

The water geochemical survey was carried out in the summer of 2008 to assist in delineating additional drill targets in the primarily bog-covered terrain of the Deer Lake Basin (see news release dated August 29, 2008). The survey was conducted over the most prospective portions of the Rocky Brook property and a total of 1,025 samples were collected and analyzed for trace elements by ICP-MS. Evaluation of the results of that survey is now complete. Uranium and associated trace element anomalies were detected up-ice of the Birchy Hill Brook, Wigwam, and Goose boulder fields as were seven additional target areas on the property. Associated elements within the anomalies include arsenic, barium, bromine, copper, molybdenum, lead and, selenium. Most of the anomalies define linear trends, which suggest an underlying structural control marginal to areas exhibiting a carbonate signature.

The 2009 winter IP survey was initiated to better define the structural controls suggested by the geochemical survey. The initial results were impressive enough that the survey was extended to provide detailed results in select areas. Preliminary results indicate the presence of several significant structural features coincident with the geochemical trends, which also appear to parallel the azimuth of the drill holes completed to date. This suggests that previous drilling did not test these highly prospective features in the optimum localities.

Exploration at Rocky Brook is focused on the discovery of bedrock sources for two discrete high-grade boulder clusters in glacial till, with reported historical assays ranging from 1% to more than 10% U(3)O(8), as well as very high-grade silver contents. Drilling to date has identified two areas of low level anomalous radioactivity at or near the overburden-bedrock interface proximal to the high-grade boulder clusters. Several geochemically-enriched fault structures and/or redox alteration fronts thought to possibly control the high-grade uranium-silver mineralization have also been defined.

Incorporation of the new IP and geochemical data into the current 3D model is in progress. This work will be used to direct the 2009 diamond drilling program that will be initiated later this summer. Tenders for the planned 2,000-metre program have been received.

JNR is led by a highly experienced management team with proven discovery success in uranium exploration. Its association with Altius on the island of Newfoundland is an invaluable local resource for the Company. In addition to its projects in Newfoundland, the Company has an interest in 14 projects totalling some 343,000 hectares of highly prospective ground in the renowned Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan.

JNR's Vice-President of Exploration, David L. Billard, PGeo, is the qualified person responsible for the technical data presented in this release. All technical information for the Company's Rocky Brook project is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality control program, details of which are presented on the Company's website at: www.jnrresources.com/i/pdf/JNR-QAQC-RB.pdf. A glossary of the technical terms included in this release can be found on the Company's website at: www.jnrresources.com/s/Glossary.asp.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Rick Kusmirski
President & CEO

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Statements contained in this news release that are forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, risks related to the accessibility to the property; operational risks; weather; availability of equipment and personnel; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; delays in obtaining governmental approvals; delays or failure in obtaining financing on acceptable terms. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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