Altitude Resources Inc.: Significant Coal Intersections Identified in Elan Project Drill Program in Southwestern Alberta, Canada

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Dec. 9, 2014) -

Highlights:

• Completion of three week program focused on assessment of coal quality;
• Initial drilling indicates significant coal seam intersections;
• 2013 quality testing indicates mid volatile coking coal in drill target area.

Altitude Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ALI) is pleased to announce that the Kuro and Elan Coking Coal Limited Partnership (the "Elan LP") has completed a three week drill program on Elan Coal Ltd's property (the "Elan Project") located in southwestern Alberta, Canada. The coal exploration program consisted of seven drill holes (4 core and 3 rotary) and seven trenches designed for specific coal quality analysis. The program targeted shallow open cut coal occurrences and delivered the following intersections (all intersections are included in the chart in Appendix A):

• Net coal thickness of 8.2m between 64.5m and 77.2m (GNDH-14-01)
• Net coal thickness of 20.8m between 54.6m and 82.3m (GNDH-14-02)
• Net coal thickness of 12.2m between 77.9m and 94.6m (GNDH-14-04)
• Net coal thickness of 14.3m between 18.3m and 34.4m (GNDH-14-05)
• Net coal thickness of 9.6m between 28.9m and 46.8m (GNDH-14-06)
• Net coal thickness of 10.0m between 55.6m and 67.8m (GNDH-14-07)

A National Instrument 43-101 compliant coal resource upgrade is expected on the Elan Project following modelling of the new exploration data and coal quality testing. Results are expected in Q1 2015. Historical coal quality results indicate a mid-volatile coking coal in the drill target area, consistent with premium coking coals from the region.

Commenting on the program Gene Wusaty, Altitude President and CEO said, "The drill program was focused primarily on establishing coal quality at the Elan Project and yielded some significant coal intersections. The Elan LP is now applying for permits for a much larger drill program for the exploration season in the summer of 2015."

To view Figure 1: Elan Location Map, click the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/983221a.pdf

On November 20, 2014, Altitude, on behalf of Elan Coal Ltd., announced the completion of the Elan LP with Kuro Coal Elan Inc. ("Kuro") [an Australia-based coal exploration company]. Kuro has the opportunity to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Elan Project upon successful completion of, amongst other exploration requirements, a feasibility study. Assuming Kuro fulfills all requirements to earn its 70% interest under the Agreement, Altitude and Elan will retain an ownership equal to 12.5% and 17.5%, respectively. The 2014 drill program is part of the first milestone in the Elan LP that allows Kuro to earn an initial 20% interest in the Elan Project.

Drill targets in the program were identified in the fall 2013 preliminary field assessment program carried out by Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. ("Dahrouge") of Edmonton, Alberta. Altitude previously announced an initial National Instrument 43-101 compliant Coal Resource estimate comprising of 62 million tonnes ("Mt") in the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource categories and 85Mt in the Inferred Mineral Resource category. Dahrouge has identified a 726 Mt exploration target for the Elan Project. The largest component of the exploration target tonnage was located in the Wildcat and Grassy North areas (see map below) in the southern area of the Elan property. The drill program is targeted this specific area which extends for approximately 15 km northward along strike and is in close proximity to existing rail infrastructure.

To view Figure 2: Elan Lease Ownership Map & Drill Target Area, click the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/983221b.pdf

The Elan Project extends for 55 kms northward from Crowsnest Pass along strike in the Kootenay Group coal formation. Five different areas of interest with surface mineable potential have been identified from historic exploration work carried out by companies including CONSOL, Devon Canada, Granby Mining, CanPac Minerals, and Canadian Hunter dating back to the 1940's. More than 10 coal seams have been identified on the properties with thicknesses ranging from 3 to 10m. The property can be accessed by driving north from Crowsnest Pass on secondary roads. The Elan Project has access to nearby rail and port infrastructure with spare capacity.

Gene Wusaty, President and CEO of Altitude, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, supervised the preparation of the technical information in this release.

About Altitude Resources

Altitude Resources Inc. is a Canadian coking coal company focused on developing its Palisades Coal Project located northwest of Hinton, Alberta, Canada and the Elan Project through its participation in the Elan LP. The Palisades Coal Project is located approximately 12 km from CN rail which has capacity to provide transport of coal to deep-water ports on the west coast of Canada to service the growing demand from world markets.

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Appendix A - Drill Hole Summary
	Drilled Depth	Drilled Depth	Drilled Thickness	Drilled Thickness	Drilled Thickness
Drill Hole	From (m)	To (m)	Net Coal by Ply (m)	Net Coal by Seam (m)	Gross Coal + Rock by Seam (m)
GNDH-14-01 (D)	64.54	68.50	3.96
	69.40	71.70	2.30
	72.02	72.38	0.36
	72.58	73.15	0.57
	73.50	74.06	0.56
	76.78	77.24	0.46	8.21	12.70
	124.45	126.11	0.66	0.66	0.66
GNDH-14-02 (D)	54.55	55.02	0.47
	61.56	67.12	5.56
	67.56	82.30	14.74	20.77	27.75
	88.64	89.26	0.62	0.62	0.62
GNDH-14-03 (D)	23.05	27.67	4.62
	28.54	28.85	0.31
	29.02	29.25	0.23	5.16	6.20
	100.40	100.95	0.55
	101.40	103.18	1.78	2.33	2.78
GNDH-14-04 (D)	25.21	26.16	0.95
	27.59	28.56	0.97
	77.85	78.10	0.25
	78.23	78.62	0.39
	80.92	82.84	1.92
	83.51	89.63	6.12
	90.02	91.20	1.18
	91.45	92.24	0.79
	93.03	94.60	1.57	12.22	16.75
	108.03	109.89	1.86	1.86	1.86
GNDH-14-05 ®	2.05	5.67	3.62	3.62	3.62
	18.34	23.13	4.79
	24.04	24.84	0.80
	25.73	34.44	8.71	14.30	16.10
	116.78	119.78	3.00
	120.23	122.11	1.88	3.88	5.33
GNDH-14-06 ®	6.15	7.38	1.23
	7.75	10.65	3.10	4.33	4.70
	28.9	30.28	1.38
	30.7	33.08	2.38
	38.35	38.94	0.59
	39.49	40.52	1.03
	42.01	45.92	3.91
	46.42	46.76	0.34	9.63	17.86
GNDH-14-07 ®	6.06	6.54	0.48
	9.26	9.90	0.64
	10.13	12.03	1.90
	15.33	17.90	2.57	5.59	11.84
	55.60	57.23	1.63
	58.13	59.22	1.09
	59.54	59.95	0.41
	60.34	62.88	2.54
	63.42	67.77	4.35	10.02	12.17
	157.68	158.27	0.59
	158.70	161.60	2.90
	162.30	164.60	2.30	5.79	6.92