Starfield Reports Results for the Third Quarter ended November 30, 2010

Jan. 12, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

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TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2011 /CNW/ - Starfield Resources Inc. (TSX: SRU / OTCBB: SRFDF) today announced that its financial results for the third quarter ended November 30, 2010 have been filed on SEDAR.

For the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 2010, Starfield incurred costs for exploration and related equipment totalling $1.1 million and $3.4 million, respectively. The exploration expenditures were primarily directed toward continued advancement of the Company's Ferguson Lake project in Nunavut, including its grassroots diamond and gold exploration programs on the surrounding area, and on the continued advancement of its Hydromet process. Administrative expenditures amounted to $0.4 million and $1.3 million for the three and nine month periods, respectively.

At November 30, 2010, the Company had approximately $1.1 million of cash on hand.

As previously announced, on December 7, 2010, the Company successfully completed a private placement financing for total proceeds of $5.1 million.

The quarterly unaudited financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and additional information are available on the Company's website and on SEDAR.

About Starfield
Starfield Resources Inc. is an advanced exploration and development stage company.  The Company's primary asset is its Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum-palladium property in Nunavut, Canada.  Additional assets include a nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE-chrome project in the Stillwater district of Montana with historic copper, nickel, chromite resources (non 43-101 and not to be relied on); the Moonlight copper project in California with significant NI 43-101 copper resources; and two gold properties currently leased/joint ventured in Nevada.

Starfield has also funded the development of a novel, environmentally friendly and energy efficient hydrometallurgical flow sheet to recover metals from massive sulphides.

Forward-Looking Statements
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