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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 2, 2009) - Kiska Metals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:KSK) ("Kiska") is pleased to announce the discovery of a new mineralized zone at the Island Mountain target, located approximately 23 kilometres south of the Whistler deposit resource area. The first of five holes completed in the 2009 drilling program returned 0.68 g/t gold over 382.9 metres. The hole returned an upper interval, 150.0 metres in drilled length that averaged 0.72 g/t gold and a lower 106.9 metre intersection from 280.0 metres to the end of the hole that averaged 1.22 g/t gold. Copper results are pending and will be announced when received. Island Mountain represents a porphyry target distinct from the Whistler deposit which hosts a NI43-101 compliant indicated resource of 1.31 million ounces gold-equivalent and an inferred resource of 4.44 million ounces gold-equivalent (see Appendix 1 for details).

"This discovery at Island Mountain on our first hole of the program is extremely encouraging," stated Jason Weber, President and CEO of Kiska. "Gold grades appear to be getting stronger at depth, with the hole ending in some the strongest gold mineralization encountered. This suggests that there is excellent potential to expand upon these results both at depth and laterally. The 2009-2010 program at the Whistler project is designed to test targets distal to the existing Whistler resource to assess the overall potential of the greater Whistler project area."

Island Mountain consists of Whistler-equivalent intrusive rocks, anomalous copper and gold rock and soil geochemistry and associated gossans covering a 2.5 by 4.0 kilometre area. The discovery hole targeted a 150 metre diameter exposure of hydrothermal breccia at the southern end of Island Mountain where surface rock samples have returned values up to 1.19 g/t gold, 5.2 g/t silver and 0.2% copper. Similar gold and copper bearing breccias are noted 600 metres northeast and 500 metres southeast of the discovery hole, and reconnaissance soil sampling extending 1.6 kilometres to the northeast from this hole are strongly anomalous in copper and gold. Hole IM09-001 intersected two gold bearing zones. The upper zone (150.0 metres averaging 0.72 g/t gold), corresponding to the breccia targeted on surface, consists of an actinolite-magnetite hydrothermal breccia with pyrrhotite (greater than) pyrite (greater than) chalcopyrite. The lower gold-bearing zone (106.9 metres averaging 1.22 g/t gold), from 280.0 to the 386.9 metres (end of hole) consists of pyrrhotite veins and vein halos of net textured pyrrhotite surrounding veins. A second Island Mountain hole (IM09-002) was completed 1.7 kilometres to the north of the first hole, returning 0.13 g/t gold over 202.3. Although anomalous in gold over its entire length, the hole was lost due to technical reasons prior to reaching target depth.

A total of five holes were completed in the current program. The three remaining holes, for which any assay results have yet to be received, targeted the Lightning, Digger and Raintree West targets, all of which are in the Whistler Corridor (see Kiska website for a plan map outlining the location of these holes). A 2008 hole at Raintree West, located 1.5 kilometres east of the Whistler Deposit, returned 160 metres averaging 0.59g/t gold, 6.02g/t silver, 0.10% copper. Results from the remaining three holes will be released when results are received.

A further 15 holes are planned to test regional targets in the Whistler corridor as part of a spring 2010 program. These holes will be targeted on the basis of an Induced Polarization ("IP") geophysical survey (in progress) as well as geological mapping, geochemistry and previously collected airborne magnetic data. Follow up holes at Island Mountain will be completed as soon as weather permits in the spring of 2010.

Induced Polarization Survey Update

Kiska is currently completing a large 3D and 2D IP survey of up to 340 line kilometers. The 2D portion of the survey was finished in September whereas the 3D survey is approximately 70% complete with the finish date estimated to be in the first week of December. IP geophysics is an electrical geophysical technique well suited in detecting sub-surface sulphide minerals such as copper-bearing chalcopyrite – a mineral closely associated with gold on the property.

About Kiska Metals Corp.

Kiska Metals Corporation is a mineral exploration company with renowned technical expertise and sizable exploration portfolio containing the multi-million ounce Whistler gold deposit, numerous exciting early stage exploration opportunities around the world and partnerships with some of the world's largest and most successful gold and base metal producers. Kiska resulted from the merger of Rimfire Minerals Corporation and Geoinformatics Exploration in August 2009.

Qualified Person Statement

The content of this release has been reviewed and approved by Mark Baknes P. Geo., Vice President of Exploration of Kiska Metals Corporation. Mr. Baknes is a Qualified Person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101. All drill core samples are analysed at Alaska Assay Laboratories in Fairbanks, Alaska.

On behalf of Kiska Metals Corporation

Jason Weber, P.Geo., President & CEO

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain "forward-looking statements". Other than statements of historical fact, all statements included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of Kiska Metals Corporation, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Kiska's expectations are the risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Kiska Metals Corporation with securities regulators. Those filings can be found on the Internet at [ http://www.sedar.com ] and [ http://www.sec.gov/edgar ].

1. Reported within a conceptual pit shell and based at a cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t gold equivalent adjusted for metallurgical recovery.
2. Reported based on an underground bulk mining method using a cut-off grade of 1.1 g/t gold equivalent adjusted for metallurgical recovery;
3. Total grade and Total Contained Metal gold equivalent grade and ounces estimated based on equal full recoveries, $550 per ounce gold, $8 per ounce silver and $1.50 per pound of copper;
4. Totals may vary due to rounding.

KSKPR09-06

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