Starfield Resources completes first 47 drill holes of its 2006 program

VANCOUVER, Aug. 10 /CNW/ - Starfield Resources Inc. (TSX.V: SRU and OTC
BB:SRFDF) announced that its Ferguson Lake Project's phase one 2006 program of
delineation-infill drilling on the west side of Ferguson Lake and regional
exploration throughout its 1.3 million acre, mineral district-scale, property
is underway. Three diamond drills are currently operating on the property and
to date 47 holes have been completed. The delineation-infill drill program
targeting the 2.6 kilometer strike extent of the exposed Ni-Cu-Co-Pd-Pt
-bearing sulphide mineralization of the West Zone's potential "Pit Area" and
the covered West Zone extension is part of the program. Approximately 26,000
meters of drilling from more than 100 holes are planned between grid lines L
38+00W and L 64+00 W.
At the conclusion of the phase one program, compiled assay results are
scheduled to be released as revised 2006 resource estimates. The Company's
drill strategy is to continue to enhance the "measured and indicated"
categories of resources throughout the West Zone utilizing a recommended
closer drill spacing pattern. Conversion of portions of the current "inferred"
category resources to higher category resources is an objective designed to
increase asset evaluations of the project while defining an initial viable
mine life and maximizing shareholder value.
Regional exploration crews are now conducting detailed follow-up
geological mapping, prospecting, rock and till sampling, ground geophysical
surveys and diamond drilling. This continuing program is focused on priority
targets identified in the 2005 regional airborne magnetic-VTEM and till
surveys. The objective is to successfully develop anomalous targets to
encourage participation in the further exploration and development of the
1.3 million acres of 100% Starfield owned mineral claims, which surround the
Ferguson Lake magmatic sulphide mineralization.

Corporate Update

On Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Starfield's Board of Directors held a
meeting in Calgary, Alberta that was followed the next day by the Company's
Annual General Meeting of shareholders. All directors and officers were
present at both meetings, including newest additions Dr. Norman Betts,
director, and Mr. David Lewis, CFO. At the AGM all resolutions were passed and
attendees were given a project review and update of the Ferguson Lake Project,
business developments and company plans for the future.
The company intends to review its extensive property holdings at the end
of this season's program with the objective of prioritizing the next stage in
the drill program and encouraging the participation of more senior companies
with a view toward maximizing shareholder value.
The Ferguson Lake sulphide mineralization is considered to be a prime
candidate for modern hydrometallurgical ore processing. Compared to
conventional ore-smelting processing, hydrometallurgy is more efficient as
high value metal products are produced at the mine site for shipment and the
process is considered environmentally friendly.
Proposed commercially available hydrometallurgical processes will
continue to be tested worldwide. Positive model and test results of the
Company's own envisioned hydrometallurgical processing have prompted the
program to advance to a continuous circuit leaching stage. Currently, 450
kilograms of massive sulphide mineralization from the "Pit Area" are being
leached and prepared for further processing.
The Company plans to commission an independent Canadian engineering firm
to prepare a Preliminary Economic Analyses Study (prefeasability) of the
Ferguson Lake project as a prerequisite to planning a full feasibility study.
This study will incorporate the previous work by Pincock Allen and Holt and
all (2005) and newly acquired 2006 drill program results.
The Company is moving forward in developing the project and the property.
On the West side of Ferguson Lake a newly permitted, all-season, camp has been
built approximately 1.5 kilometers north of the West Zone. The mineral claims
hosting the identified metal resources, the new camp facilities and the
proposed new gravel airstrip have been legally surveyed in preparation for
application for mining lease status for this portion of the property. Rescan
Environmental Services Ltd. are continuing water quality baseline sampling,
soil and botany surveys, project site planning and archaeological
investigations on these mineral claims in preparation for the future
operational, environment and permitting assessments.
Starfield Resources is committed to strengthening its management,
advisors and project development team and raising the profile of awareness in
the investment community. As a consequence, it continues professional
consultancy or staffing contracts with: SRK Consulting (North America)
Inc.,-structural geology-3D ore models; Condor Consulting Inc.,-3D inversion
geophysical models; Jamie Lavigne -economic resource ore models; Dr. Al
Miller-regional mapping-economic geology; Ron Malashewshi and Denise
Burlingame-coordinating Community and Governmental Affairs; Equicom
Group-investor relations; Fasken, Martineau, DuMoulin, LLP-solicitors; and
Davidson & Company- auditors.
The progress already made in 2006 shows that the company is advancing the
project's resource assets and property development. The current work program
of $7.6 million as set out in the 2006 43-101 Technical Report and property
improvements has been funded from the planned budget which extends, with
monies in hand, the future development of the Ferguson Lake project and
property into 2007.

About Starfield

Starfield Resources Inc. is an advanced exploration and development
company focused on its Ferguson Lake Copper-Nickel-Cobalt-Palladium-Platinum
property located in Nunavut, Canada. The Ferguson Lake property covers more
than 1.3 million acres and is 100% owned by the Company. Since 1999, Starfield
has completed 108,000 metres of diamond drilling in 243 holes. A NI 43-101
technical report dated May 15, 2006 by N.C. Carter PhD., P.Eng. was filed on
SEDAR and on the Starfield website on May 25, 2006. A developing feature of
this mineral district is the significant discovery of high grade platinum and
palladium mineralization found in the footwall to the massive sulphide
deposit. Starfield's Ferguson Lake Project is unfolding as Nunavut's largest
ongoing base and precious metal project.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

"Glen C. Macdonald"

Glen C. Macdonald, P. Geo., Director
(Glen Macdonald is the Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101
responsible for preparing the technical disclosure in this news release)

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