NewCastle Adds to Its Pickle Lake Gold Prospect

Newcastle Minerals Ltd.

Press Release

NEWCASTLE ADDS TO ITS PICKLE LAKE GOLD PROSPECT

Suite 416 108-800 Kelly Road VICTORIA, BC, March 24, 2010 – Newcastle Minerals Ltd. (TSXV:NCM) Victoria, BC V9B 6J9 is pleased to announce that it has staked four additional mineral claims T 250 474 7999 adjoining its Pickle Lake gold prospect in northwestern Ontario, adding F 250 474 7997 [email protected] 144 hectares to its 7,400-hectare package of claims.

www.newcastleminerals.com TSXV-NCM The expanded Pickle Lake Property is located in the Pickle Lake Greenstone Belt and is sandwiched between PC Gold Inc.’s (TSX:PKL) claims to the south and the past-producing Central Patricia Mine #2 to the north. PC Gold Inc. announced March 23 that it intersected 43.28 grams of gold per tonne over 13.13 metres in drilling on its Pickle Crow gold mine property. PC Gold’s assays are among the best results to come from northwestern Ontario this year.

Newcastle’s President, Mr. Michael Romanik, said “Newcastle has been working very hard to assemble a significant land package on both ends of PC Gold’s mine trend. We are planning an aggressive exploration program once we have completed the National Instrument 43-101 technical report being compiled by MPH Consultants. As President of Newcastle, my job is quite simple: increase shareholder value. With Newcastle’s current portfolio of projects, I believe we are well-positioned to accomplish this goal.”

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Signed “Michael Romanik”

Michael Romanik, President Direct line: (204) 724-0613

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