TYE Troymet Exploration Corp.

Troymet Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TYE) ("Troymet" or the "Company") is
pleased to report that its recently completed reconnaissance drilling program at
McClarty Lake identified the northern extension of the horizon that hosts the
Discovery zone. 


The newly identified Mac zone was selected for drilling following the completion
of a pulse electromagnetic (PEM) survey of a VTEM conductor trend. The results
are significant as they indicate the presence of a +2,000-metre long
stratigraphic horizon that carries base metal mineralization in the two locales,
where tested. The recognition of a productive, base metal mineralized horizon
extending through Troymet`s 100% owned claims significantly increases the
possibility of a significant VMS discovery on the Company's 100% owned ground.
Volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") deposits form at specific times on
specific stratigraphic horizons, in marine extensional basins associated with
volcanic arcs. As an example "In the Snow Lake camp the Lalor deposit is similar
to other massive sulphide deposits in the Chisel sequence (Chisel, Lake, Ghost
Lake, Chisel North and Photo Lake), and lies along the same stratigraphic
horizon as the Chisel Lake and Chisel North deposits." (Reference: Technical
Report on the Lalor Lake Deposit by Scott Wilson Mining for HudBay Minerals
Inc., 2008).


Three holes (1,156 metres) tested the Mac EM conductor over a 300-metre strike
length (see drill hole compilation and Mac conductor drill plan maps at
www.troymet.com/s/McClartyLake-Images.asp). Following completion of the first
hole it was quickly recognized that it had been drilled down-dip and the azimuth
of holes two and three were changed accordingly. This was the first drilling
ever conducted in the area. Multiple anomalous zones are present in all three
holes; a summary is as follows:


MAC-11-01 (120 degrees  azimuth/-75 degrees  dip) intersected an intrusive
margin complex (IMC) to 178 metes depth followed by mafic volcanics to 413
metres (end of hole). The IMC is described as a heterogeneous zone characterized
by xenoliths (remnant rafts) of mafic volcanics and minor metasediments within a
granitic to tonalitic intrusion. Several 1-2 metre wide pyritic zones (3-5%
pyrite +/- graphite +/- quartz veining) hosted within volcanic xenoliths
returned anomalous copper values up to 1,202 ppm (0.12%) Cu. 


MAC-11-02 was collared 100 metres grid north and drilled in the opposite
direction at 290 degrees  azimuth and -50 degrees  dip. The hole intersected
mafic volcanics and gabbro to 159 metres followed by felsic volcaniclastics to
230 metres. The felsic volcanic horizon hosts a number of 1- to 4-metre wide,
finely laminated pyritic zones containing up to 15% pyrite +/- graphite,
returning anomalous copper (up to 294 ppm) and zinc up to 196 ppm). Xenolithic
tonalite intrusive predominated for the remainder of the hole, characterized by
xenoliths of mafic volcanics and zones of strong sulphide replacement. The 1- to
2-metre wide sulphidic zones host up to 10% pyrite, 30% pyrrhotite and less than
1% chalcopyrite, returning anomalous copper and zinc values up to 1,038 ppm
(0.10%) Cu and 361 ppm Zn.


MAC-11-03 was collared 100 metres grid south of MAC-11-01 and drilled at 290
degrees  azimuth and -60 degrees  dip. The hole intersected mafic volcanics to
184 metres depth followed by xenolithic granodiorite intrusive to 371 metres
(end of hole). The granodiorite is characterized as hosting abundant volcanic
xenoliths and zones of strong sulphide replacement. The 2- to 3-metre wide
sulphidic zones host up to 20% pyrite, less than 1% sphalerite and trace
chalcopyrite, returning anomalous copper and zinc values up to 281 ppm Cu and
4,341 ppm (0.43%) Zn.


Management is pleased with the results of the first-pass reconnaissance drilling
program, which has extended the productive volcanic horizon over a strike length
in excess of two kilometres. The presence of volcanic xenoliths and strongly
sulphidized zones within the various intrusive bodies suggests that the volcanic
horizon, where intersected, has been partially digested. There is potential for
uninterrupted extensions of the mineralized volcanics along strike and to depth.


Given the absence of outcrop in this region of the Snow Lake camp, the location
and orientation of initial drill holes were based entirely on the interpretation
of various geophysical surveys. A review of the PEM survey with representatives
of Crone Geophysics concluded that the orientation of the PEM survey was not
optimal, and that a survey of the VTEM conductor trend from loops laid out east
of the trend could identify additional conductors along the productive horizon.
The PEM conductor/Mac zone remains open to the north and south, as well as to
depth. Further PEM surveys and diamond drilling are required to adequately
explore the Mac mineralized zone. 


The McClarty Lake property is located near Snow Lake, Manitoba and lies
approx.45 kilometres south of HudBay's Chisel North and Lalor volcanogenic
massive sulphide (VMS) deposits. The property comprises three claims (MAC-1,
MAC-2 & MAC-3; 344 hectares) owned 100% by Troymet and two claims owned (DYC3606
& DOL78; 252 hectares) owned 60% by Troymet and 40% by HudBay ("option claims").
HudBay is earning an additional 20% interest in the option claims by spending
$750,000 on exploration by June 5, 2011. A diamond drilling program in the
Discovery zone area is currently underway. 


All technical information for the Company's McClarty Lake project is obtained
and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)
program, details of which are presented on the Company's website at:
www.troymet.com/i/pdf/QAQC-MC.pdf. The 2011 drilling program was managed by
Casselman Geological Services Ltd. of Whitehorse, YK. Samples were analyzed by
ACME Analytical Laboratories in Vancouver, BC, an ISO 9001:2008 accredited
facility.


Tracy Hurley, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration and qualified person as
defined by National Instrument 43-101 is responsible for the technical
information provided in this release.


TROYMET EXPLORATION CORP.

Kieran Downes, Ph.D., P.Geo., President, CEO & Director

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may cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information
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