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Appleton Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AEX) has commenced a follow up surface
trenching program at its Manalo Gold Project in the Republic of Mali, West
Africa. This program will focus on the northern and southern segments of the
Dialafara Zone and on the Mansaya Zone. Key trenching at this stage will expose
the corridors of mineralization in strategic parts of these zones for added
grade continuity and structural data to solidify interpretations of drill
intercepts. 


The trenching program will comprise of approximately 400 metres for the
Dialafara Zone; 200 metres in the Northern Segment and 200 metres in the
Southern Segment. The Mansaya trenching program will be approximately 200
metres.


Appleton completed 37 reverse circulation (RC) holes totaling 4,300 metres and
67 air core holes totaling 3,771 metres at Dialafara in March and April 2010.
Assay results are pending. The last drill program completed at Mansaya was the
spring 2008 program conducted by Delta Exploration Inc.


Drilling to date on the Manalo Property totals over 32,000 metres. Delta
Exploration completed 15,474 metres in 159 holes over the entire property
between 2006 and 2008. Appleton has completed three drill campaigns totaling
16,672 metres of Reverse Circulation and Aircore drilling in 232 holes,
concentrating in the Dialafara Zone since May of 2009. 


About Mali 

Mali is the fastest growing gold producing country in Africa. Production in 2007
amounted to 2 million ounces of gold making Mali Africa's third-largest gold
producer after South Africa and Ghana. AngloGold Ashanti Limited, one of the
largest gold mining companies in the world, has interests in three operating
mines in Mali: Sadiola, Yatela and Morila.


On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

R. Tim Henneberry, P.Geo., President and CEO

Paul Cowley, P.Geo., Director of Appleton Exploration Inc., is the Qualified
Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, who has reviewed and approved
the technical content of this news release.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" and
include any information that addresses activities, events or developments that
the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future
including the Company's planned drilling programs and strategy, plans or future
financial or operating performance and other statements that express
management's expectations or estimates of future performance.


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"may", "will", "should", "continue", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate",
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information and statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by
the Company's management in light of their experience and perception of
historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well
as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. These
statements, however, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance
or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed,
implied by or projected in the forward-looking information or statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from these
forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: risks related to the
exploration and potential development of the Company's projects, risks related
to international operations, the actual results of current exploration
activities, conclusions of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters
as plans continue to be refined, future prices of gold, as well as those factors
discussed in the sections relating to risk factors of the Company set out in the
Company's MD&A filed on SEDAR.


There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader should not place any
undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements. Except as required
by law, the Company does not intend to revise or update these forward-looking
statements after the date of this document or to revise them to reflect the
occurrence of future unanticipated events.

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