Abitex Awards Options

PRESS RELEASE

ABITEX AWARDS OPTIONS

September 08, 2010, Val-d’Or, Quebec: Abitex Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ABE) (the “Company”) wishes to announce an option grant of 1,900,000 options to certain directors, officers and employees of Abitex. Each option is exercisable into one common share of Abitex at a price of $0.15 for a period of 5 years from grant. The date of grant of the options is September 8, 2010. Common shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the options are subject to a four (4) month hold period.

About ABITEX

Abitex Resources is an exploration and development company based in Val d’Or, Quebec, which is currently focused on acquiring and advancing uranium properties in Quebec. A recently released initial resource estimate for the Lavoie uranium-gold project in the Otish Mountains by InnovExplo Inc. reported Indicated resources of 3.9M lbs U3O8 grading 0.45% and Inferred resources of 9.3M lbs U3O8 grading 0.56%. The report is available on SEDAR. On the nearby Epsilon property, Abitex has made two significant outcropping U-Au discoveries in the last year which have reported high grade uranium and gold values.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Yves J. Rougerie President and CEO Tel: (819) 874-6200

The Company’s public documents may be accessed at www.sedar.com For further information on the Company, visit our website at www.abitex.ca or email us at [email protected]

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is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for J9P 4T2 the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Tél. : 819-874-6200 Télec. : 819-874-6202