Rimouski, November 18, 2009 - Exploration Puma (PUM-TSXV) is pleased to announce the latest results from its drilling campaign on the Turgeon property in New Brunswick. The last three drillholes show the presence of two distinct zones, one copper and the other copper-zinc. The last two holes will now enable Puma to concentrate all of its future drilling on the high-grade copper zone, which had given values of 1.5 % copper over a thickness of 63 metres (drillhole F09-01). .............

In light of these results, and with a view to undertaking a resource calculation focussing on the copper values, a preliminary metallurgical test will be carried out on the mineralization intersected in the drillholes to assess the metallurgical compatibility of the ore in the Turgeon deposit, In addition, Puma foresees further drilling to better define the copper-rich zones indicated by 3-D modelling of the deposit,