SSE Silver Spruce Resources Inc

Silver Spruce Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SSE)(FRANKFURT:S6Q) is pleased to
announce the results of the 2007 exploration program on the Hudson Bay uranium
project located just to the east of Hudson Bay in northern Quebec. The property
is held under an option agreement with Azimut Exploration (TSX VENTURE:AZM)
(news release April 4, 2007).


The property covers strong, regional scale, government lake sediment anomalies
in uranium and other geochemical pathfinders, including a peak value of 750 ppm
uranium, located along a major structural boundary delineating the transition
zone between the Minto and Bienville geological sub-provinces. The area is
characterized by Archean intrusive rocks, as well as mafic and ultramafic units.
Uranium values up to 1.31% U3O8 in a similar geological environment are known
approximately 20 kilometers to the south, in an area where exploration is now
pre-empted.


The 2007 exploration program consisted of detailed lake sediment surveys in the
summer and airborne radiometric, magnetic and electromagnetic surveys carried
out in the fall. The airborne radiometric results indicate a total of one
Priority 1, eight Priority 2, and 50 Priority 3 targets. Exploration follow up
in other areas, such as Labrador, has shown that even lower priority targets
have to be followed up and can represent uranium mineralization.


The background for uranium in lake sediments in the area is less than 25 ppm. In
Area A, a total of 12 samples were considered to be anomalous, in the range of
54 to 279 ppm uranium, with three greater than 100 ppm. These were found mostly
in the west central and northwest, generally coincident with the Priority 1 and
a series of Priority 2 radiometric anomalies. In Area B, a total of four samples
give anomalous values of greater than 100 ppm, including an isolated value of
1,950 ppm located in the northeastern portion of the block. In the west-central
area of Block B, weak, Priority 3 airborne radiometric anomalies are noted
generally coincident with lake sediment values up to 365 ppm uranium. In Area C,
the smallest block, where a total of six values greater than 100 ppm were
located, three anomalous values of 161, 107 and 137 ppm uranium are generally
coincident with a series of Priority 2 and 3 radiometric anomalies along
north-west and north-east trends, possibly related to underlying structures or
stratigraphy.


Follow up scintillometer prospecting and geochemistry will take place starting
in mid-June utilizing a helicopter to be based in Umiujaq.


The detailed lake sediment sampling, a total of 293 samples, was carried out at
an interval of approximately one sample per square kilometer under contract by
IOS Services Geoscientifiques Inc. of Saguenay, Quebec, using a float equipped
helicopter to sample most lakes within the claim blocks. Samples were air dried
and then shipped to Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, Ontario, where they
were analyzed by delayed neutron counting (DNC) and ICP-MS.


The airborne radiometric, magnetic and electromagnetic survey, totaling 1,489
line-kilometers, was carried out by McPhar Geosurveys, at a line spacing of 200
meters, in September 2007. The survey was flown at an average height of 74
meters using a spectrometer with a crystal of 8.4 liters. Ted Urquhart, a
geophysical consultant based in Santiago, Chile, and a director of Silver
Spruce, selected the following thresholds for the prioritization of the
anomalies: Priority 1 - uranium with a signal of 27 counts above the noise
envelope; Priority 2 - uranium with a signal of 21 counts above the noise
envelope and Priority 3 - uranium with a signal of 15 counts above the noise
envelope (using +/-6 counts from a 39 point filter). Anomalies associated with
thorium or associated with extreme height were downgraded or eliminated using
the raw uranium values as a guide.


ABOUT THE HUDSON BAY PROJECT

The Hudson Bay property consists of 537 claims (253 square kilometers) in three
separate blocks located just to the east of Hudson Bay and 15 to 40 kilometers
to the north of Umiujaq village and airport. Silver Spruce can acquire a 50%
interest over a five-year period from Azimut and may acquire an additional 15%
interest upon delivery of a bankable feasibility study. Azimut retains a 2%
yellowcake royalty on any production from the property.


ABOUT SILVER SPRUCE

Silver Spruce Resources is a junior exploration company focused on uranium in
the Central Mineral Belt (CMB) of Labrador and northern Quebec, base metals in
central Newfoundland, Canada, and gold/silver in Mexico. With interests in more
than 11,880 claims totaling more than 2,970 square kilometres in Labrador,
Silver Spruce is the second largest landholder in one of the world's premier
emerging uranium districts. The company is well funded with approximately $10
million in cash in the treasury.


This release has been approved by Peter Dimmell, P.Geo., Vice President of
Exploration, Silver Spruce Resources Inc., who is a Qualified Person (QP) as
defined in National Instrument 43-101.


The company seeks Safe Harbour.

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