ALI Altitude Resources

Highlights:                                                                 

--  Program to include field reconnaissance followed by drilling / coal
    quality assessment 
--  Summer 2013 quality testing indicates mid volatile coking coal on drill
    target area 
--  Dahrouge Geological Consulting retained for exploration program at Elan 
--  Drill program expected to commence in early 2014 



Altitude Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ALI) ("Altitude") is pleased to announce
that it has retained Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. to carry out an initial
exploration and drill program at Elan Coal Ltd.'s ("Elan") properties in
southern Alberta. The first phase is a field reconnaissance program which will
start first week of October 2013. Upon completion of the reconnaissance Altitude
will apply for a permit which will be followed up by a drill program that is
expected to start in early 2014 and will focus on coal quality confirmation and
strategic infill drilling. These initial two stages are estimated to cost $1.3
million.


To view the Location Map, please visit the following link:
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/900728_1.pdf 


Commenting on the program, President and CEO, Andrew Wusaty said, "We are
pleased to announce that Altitude is proceeding immediately to complete an Elan
property field reconnaissance program which will lead to a drill program in
early 2014. The work to be completed in this initial field reconnaissance will
provide the drill hole locations and access requirements for the drilling
program. Altitude expects to be filing drilling permit applications with the
Alberta Government in October".


The program objective is to trace the known three major coal seams that were
mined at Grassy Mountain (aggregate average thickness of 15 m) northward on the
Elan property. In addition, known outcrops and historic trenches will be
verified and mapped. The planned drilling will include full seam core sampling
to determine coal quality. Initial coal quality testing from outcrop samples
indicates mid volatile coking coal in the drill target area. Samples collected
during a June 2013 Elan field program were submitted for proximate and
petrographic analysis.


Initial indicative clean coal quality, derived from Elan's spring 2013
reconnaissance sampling program, is shown below:




Rank        :    Mid Volatile Coal                                          
RoMax       :    1.3 - 1.4                                                  
Volatile    :    20 - 25%                                                   
Ash         :    8.0 - 9.5                                                  
Sulphur     :    0.5 - 0.6%                                                 



The Elan Leases extend for 55 kms northward from Crowsnest Pass along strike in
the Kootenay Group coal formation. The drill program will focus on coal quality
and resource expansion drilling. The drill target area is located in the
southernmost 15 km of the Elan leases (see lease map below). 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 ten 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. Elan has access to rail and port
infrastructure with spare capacity. 


The project areas of primary interest which have been identified by Dahrouge
consist of Isolation, Savanna, Grassy North, Wildcat, and Isola. Coal quality on
the entire property ranges from low to medium volatile with variable but
generally moderate ash content, and good washability and coking coal properties.



Altitude previously announced an initial NI 43 - 101 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. A 726Mt
exploration target for the Elan property has been identified. The study was
carried out by Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta. The
largest component of the exploration target was located in the Wildcat and
Grassy North areas (see map below) in the southern area of the property. This
initial field reconnaissance and drill program is targeting this specific part
of the property which extends for approximately 15 kilometers northward along
strike. 


To view the Lease Ownership Map & Drill Target Area map, please visit the
following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/900728_2.pdf 


Altitude announced on August 12, 2013 that it had entered into an Exploration
and Option Agreement (the "Agreement") with Elan, a private Non-Arm's Length
Party. Altitude is acquiring an option to earn up to a 51% undivided working
interest (the "Option") in 27 Alberta Crown coal lease applications (22,951 ha)
located near the historic coal mining area of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (the
"Leases"). The Agreement allows Altitude the right to enter upon and conduct
exploration activities in and on all parts of the Leases.


Gene Wusaty, Chairman 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 is a new Canadian coking coal company focused on developing
its Palisades Coal Project located northwest of Hinton, Alberta, Canada and the
recently optioned Elan project. The Palisades Coal Project is located
approximately 12 kilometres 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.


Under NI 43-101 Mr. John Henry Gorham, P. Geol consents to the inclusion of such
information in this news release in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this news release that relates to Coal Resources is based on
information compiled by Mr. Gorham, who is a Member of the Association of
Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. Mr. Gorham is a
full-time employee of Dahrouge, Geological Consulting Ltd. who are consultants
to Elan. Mr. Gorham has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is
undertaking to qualify as a "Competent Person" as defined as a "Qualified
Person".


The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Investors:
Altitude Resources Inc.
Doug Porter
+1 403-453-3298
dporter@altituderesources.ca
www.altituderesources.ca

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