ANDREW GOURLAY JOINS LIONS GATE METALS AS VP OF EXPLORATION

Vancouver, BC Canada, May 10, 2010 ? Lions Gate Metals Inc. (TSX-V: LGM) (?Lions Gate? or ?LGM?) is pleased to announce that Andrew Gourlay, P.Geol., has joined the management team as the Vice President of Exploration.

Mr. Gourlay is a mineral exploration geologist who has worked as a Professional Geologist, Qualified Person and author of numerous NI 43-101 reports for nearly three decades.. A graduate of the University of British Columbia in 1977, Mr. Gourlay has extensive exploration and management experience throughout Asia, North America and South America. Mr. Gourlay has successfully advanced projects from the grassroots to definition drilling and the resource calculation stage. These include the Bonaparte Gold Property in British Columbia and managing Kennecott Canada?s first two years of successful Diamond exploration in the Lac de Gras area. Mr. Gourlay has also been the Exploration Manager for Chase Resource Corp. in the Philippines, Essex Resource Corp. in Bolivia and for Asia Gold Corp., a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., in Mongolia. Mr. Gourlay is a Professional Geologist registered with The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta and a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada.

Arni Johannson, CEO states, ?Andrew is a great addition to our technical team. His wealth of knowledge and experience will enable LGM to take its projects to the next level. Working with our existing team, Andrew will drive development of the Poplar Project and ensure we maximize its potential.?

About Lions Gate Metals

Lions Gate is a Canadian based, junior resource company focused on the exploration, development, and acquisition of both advanced and early stage mineral projects. LGM owns 100% of three substantial copper and molybdenum projects located in British Columbia. LGM?s flagship project is the Poplar porphyry copper molybdenum deposit near Houston, BC. The Huckleberry Mine, located approximately 35 kilometres southwest of the Poplar Deposit, produces copper and molybdenum from a deposit of similar age and setting. 

Sincerely on behalf of the Board of Directors,
?Arni Johannson?

Arni Johannson

CEO and Chairman of the Board

Lions Gate Metals Inc.

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