CELEBRATION, FL--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 4, 2008 -- U.S. Precious Metals, Inc. (OTC BB:USPR.OB - News) ("USPR"), M. Jack Kugler, CEO and Chairman of the Board, USPR, Inc. announced today that the assay data on selected intervals from drill hole number 5 released today are very encouraging. The ongoing drilling campaign is located in southern Michoacan, Mexico. A total of 136 feet of sulfide mineralization was intersected in drill hole number 5. There are five zones of interest disclosed in the tables below.

 
Sample          Gold    Silver  Copper
Number          (opt)   (opt)   (ppm)   Footage
----------      -----   ----    ------  -------
LS 08-5-27      0.050   0.68     2417   370-372
LS 08-5-28      0.556   1.24    11738   372-374
LS 08-5-29      0.052   0.51     1229   374-376
LS 08-5-37      0.052   1.99     4270   398-400
LS 08-5-38      0.496   3.59    31707   400-402
LS 08-5-39      0.548   2.68    26179   420-404
LS 08-5-40      0.578   1.98     1896   404-406
LS 08-5-41      0.848   1.03     1189   406-408
LS 08-5-42      0.070   1.09      451   408-410
LS 08-5-43      0.245   0.35      833   410-412
LS 08-5-46      0.106   1.87    18389   498-500
LS 08-5-47      0.116   3.09    24852   504-506
LS 08-5-51      0.071   0.38     1366   524-526
LS 08-5-52      0.040   0.52     1045   526-528
LS 08-5-53      0.350   0.93     3402   528-530
LS 08-5-54      0.165   0.34     1651   530-532
LS 08-5-55      0.060   0.75     4224   532-534
LS 08-5-59      0.017   1.50     3989   578-580
LS 08-5-60      0.016   0.36     1967   580-582
LS 08-5-61      0.021   2.78    10442   582-584
LS 08-5-62      0.009   1.04     5180   584-586
LS 08-5-63      0.013   2.12     7426   586-588
LS 08-5-64      0.010   1.20     1481   588-590

The veins are believed to be dipping at 80 degrees to the SE, the true widths of the veins are calculated to be as shown in the table below:

 
                                          INTERVAL
ZONE    TRUE WIDTH        VALUE*        INTERSECTED
----    ----------      -----------     -----------
Zone 1     4.5'         $251.79/ton     370' - 376'
Zone 2      10'          472.26/ton     398' - 412'
Zone 3       6'          151.64/ton     498' - 506'
Zone 4       8'          153.11/ton     524' - 534'
Zone 5       9'           76.22/ton     578' - 590'

* Values based on Gold at $918.30 per ounce, Silver at $17.31 per ounce and Copper at $3.69 per pound.

All assay results to date have been issued by Chris Christoperson Inc., an independent testing laboratory in Smelterville, Idaho.

U.S. Precious Metals, Inc. is a gold exploration company operating in Mexico through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, U.S. Precious Metals de Mexico. U.S. Precious Metal's common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "USPR."

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