Options Granted to Directors, Officers and Consultants

PRESS RELEASE

OPTIONS GRANTED TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND CONSULTANTS

MARCH 1, 2010 – LAVAL, QUEBEC – First Gold Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: EFG) (FSE: F12) is pleased to announce the granting of 3,265,000 stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the Company. Eric Leboeuf, President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Ayotte, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Richard R. Groome, Director, will each receive 400,000 options. Robert P. Boisjoli, Director of Finance, Nathalie Laurin, Secretary, and three directors, Alykhan A. Mamdani, Daniel B.J. Kivari and Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, will each receive 200,000 options. Each option entitles its holder to purchase one share of the Company for $0.40 for a five-year period.

Five consultants will receive a total of 1,065,000 options. Each option entitles its holder to purchase one share of the Company for $0.40. The options are valid for the shorter of the following periods: one year, or until the date at which the holder ceases to be a consultant of the Company.

For more information, contact:

Eric Leboeuf President and Chief Executive Officer Telephone: (514) 862-6889 [email protected] www.firstgoldexploration.com

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accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.