Black Hawk Exploration's Wholly Owned Subsidiary Announces a Successful Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Exploration Drill Program

FOX ISLAND, Wash., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Black Hawk Exploration, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BHWX) announced today additional drilling results of its wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Lithium Energy. On-site geologist E.L.(Buster) Hunsaker had notified the Company that the drilling company, Boart Longyear, had reached its target depth (TD) as of Thursday, March 18 at 1:38 PM.

Bed Rock was reached at 520 feet, almost exactly the mid range of our targets. Mr. Hunsaker had  estimated our drill range to be between 300 to 800 feet. Saline brines were detected at 80 feet and water sampling was initiated at 100 feet on 20 foot intervals. Cutting samples were taken at 10 foot intervals for testing. A few minor problems were encountered as drilling encountered clay bounded aquifers and multiple gravel layers. These Clayton Valley challenges were solved by the professional crew from Boart Longyear and 22 individual water samples were successfully taken as well as 54 specific gravel and bedrock samples which will be reviewed separately upon completion of our testing at ALS Laboratory Group's Mineral Division in Nevada.

Blue Lithium Energy encountered elevated salinity values starting 80 feet which continued to total depth of 540 feet. Through empirical comparative data researched by management, this is consistent with our understanding of potentially lithium rich commercial mineralization.  Assaying for specific lithium values will begin this week and we anticipate being able to report initial results within 15 to 30 days.

About ALS Laboratory Group's Mineral Division:

ALS Laboratory Group's Mineral Division: ALS Chemex, is a leading provider of assaying and analytical testing services for mining and mineral exploration companies. Specializing in the analysis of a variety of sample types (soil, sediment, rock cuttings, core), ALS Chemex offers a comprehensive range of packages designed to suit the needs of the industry. Its laboratories span the world's most active mining regions and with over forty locations on six continents, ALS Chemex's services are accessible by even the most remote projects.

ALS Chemex prides itself on providing its clients the highest level of service and quality and achieves this through its dedicated client services staff, quality control department, and commitment to having ISO 9001:2000 certification at all locations.

About Black Hawk Exploration, Inc.:

Black Hawk is a diversified metals and energy exploration company with its current focus on lithium exploration through its wholly owned subsidiary Blue Lithium Energy and Gold discovery through its wholly owned Golden Black Hawk, Dun Glen holdings. Black Hawk is committed to an aggressive program of value added property acquisition, project generation, asset diversity and building Shareholder value. "…With the favorable winter conditions, both the Clayton Valley lithium exploration and our Dun Glen gold projects are ahead of our 2010 management growth plans for Black Hawk Exploration. A definitive sampling and exploration program for Dun Glen will be announced by the end of April and will commence shortly thereafter. The startup of the exploration program marks another key milestone for the Company," stated Kevin M Murphy, CEO and Director of Black Hawk. Mr. Murphy provides an open commentary on the Black Hawk Exploration website ( www.BlackHawkExploration.com ) under CEO-BLOG.

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SOURCE Black Hawk Exploration, Inc.