Eskay Mining Corporation Announces Grant of Options

Toronto, ESKAY MINING CORPORATION

43 Colborne Street PH, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1E3

Website: (www.eskaymining.com Email: [email protected])

March 24, 2010 Symbol: ESK: TSX – V "FRANKFURT – BERLIN- 878 985"

NEWS RELEASE

ESKAY MINING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES GRANT OF OPTIONS

Vancouver, BC – ESKAY MINING CORPORATION (the “Company”) announces that 200,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company have been granted to a director and officer at an exercise price of $0.30 per share, expiring on March 17, 2015. The grant is subject to regulatory approval.

The Company also advises that options that had previously been granted to the former management team have now expired.

Hugh M. (Mac) Balkam, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

This document contains certain forward looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, and uncertainties not under the corporations control which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the corporation’s to be materially different from the results, performance or expectation implied by these forward looking statements. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release, which has been prepared by management.