HOUSTON LAKE MINING INC.

(HLM-TSX.V)

PRESS RELEASE

Investor Relations Agreement

March 20, 2003: Sudbury, Ontario - Houston Lake Mining Inc. (TSX.V:HLM, "Houston Lake") is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin to provide Investor Relations services for the Company. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval. Management believes that the addition of Ms. Le Sueur-Aquin will provide more effective communication of the development of Company’s excellent portfolio of properties.

Ms. Le Sueur-Aquin has a mandate to develop Investor awareness with a general focus on the brokerage industry. The Investor Relations Agreement stipulates a minimum term of three months at a rate of $3,000/month plus expenses subject to regulatory approval. A grant of 150,000 shares at $0.21 for a five-year term completes the agreement.

Ms. Le Sueur-Aquin brings over 25 years experience in the precious metals industry to Houston Lake. She has extensive experience in investor relations, project financing, corporate legal work and company administration. Ms. Le Sueur-Aquin has worked for Randgold and Exploration and Gold Fields of South Africa, held a senior management role which included Investor Relations with Antares Mining and Exploration Limited and is a senior partner in Aquin & Associates Inc. based in Huntsville, Ontario.

Houston Lake is actively exploring for Gold, Rare Metals, and Platinum Group Metals with a strategic focus on northwestern Ontario. Houston Lake Mining Inc. has a total of 15,828,195 common shares issued and outstanding. The common shares of Houston Lake Mining Inc. trade through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol HLM. For further information on all of the Company's projects, we invite you to visit us at www.houstonlakemining.com.

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The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein.