Apogee discovers new mineralized vein system over 400 meters strike length on the La Solucion Mine Property

Toronto, Ontario – September 24, 2007 – Geologists for Apogee Minerals Limited (“Apogee”) (TSX Venture Exchange: APE) have discovered a new mineralized vein system that extends at least 400 meters along strike on Apogee’s La Solucion Mine Property. The 100% owned La Solucion mine is currently producing silver, zinc and lead and realizing record prices for both zinc and lead production. The mine property is located approximately 20 kilometers northeast of the city of La Paz in Bolivia.

The new vein system which has been named the Rafaela Vein occurs approximately 5.5 kilometers to the northeast of the La Solucion mill site (Figure 1). The vein system strikes northeast parallel to the producing and past-producing veins on the Property and dips steeply to the northwest. Apogee geologists have mapped and sampled the mineralized Rafaela Vein where it is exposed, along 400 meters of its strike length and the zone continues in both directions (see Figure 2). The vein at surface ranges from approximately 2 meters to 10 meters in thickness with up to 2 meters of well mineralized material where it outcrops. Chip samples across the vein have returned values of up to 146.0 g/t Silver, 14.85% lead and 6.94% Zinc across 1.5 meters. Values for individual mineralized samples are highly variable as is common with this type of mineralization with ranges from 6.0-166 g/t for silver, 0.15 – 15.2% for lead and 0.4-6.94% for zinc. A complete list of assay results is appended at the end of this release and sample locations are shown on Figure 2.

According to Joaquin Merino, Vice President of Exploration for Apogee, “These results are very encouraging and the strike extent of mineralization exposed at surface is greater than we see exposed at any of the current or past producing veins. In fact all other veins found on the Property to date that have such anomalous values at surface are either current or past producers. Having identified this new mineralized vein, we will proceed with drilling and geological structural mapping in order to identify potential for higher grade and thicker ore shoots within the structure. Within the existing mines on the Property, these higher grade and thicker portions of the veins have been the most important contributors to past and existing production and are locally very high grade. Diamond drilling will be required to determine the ultimate potential of this mineralized structure.”

Apogee plans to commence drilling on this target and to resume drilling on the Hampaturi South Deposit as soon as required permits, which are expected this month, are obtained. Approximately 2,500 meters of diamond drilling are planned for the remainder of 2007 with the objectives of providing an initial evaluation of the Rafaela vein, expanding the Hampaturi South Deposit and upgrading the Hampaturi South resource for inclusion in the mine plan.

David Gower, P.Geo., CEO of Apogee who is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 has reviewed this release.

About Apogee Minerals Limited

Apogee Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian producer of silver-zinc-lead and also carries out exploration and development activities. The company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol APE. Apogee is focused on advanced Silver-Zinc-Lead projects in South America that demonstrate the potential to be rapidly developed to production. Currently all of its projects are located in the historic silver producing regions of central and southwest Bolivia.
The 100%-owned La Solucion Mine has a 14 year production history and has a 120 tonne per day flotation mill. The Pulacayo-Paca project is a Joint Venture with Apex Silver Mines Ltd. The project occupies the Property that includes the second-largest silver mine in the history of Bolivia with over 600 million ounces of past production.

For Further Information Contact:
David Gower, CEO
416 861 5902

Email: info@apogeesilver.com
Web: www.apogeeminerals.com

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Figure 1: Location of the Rafaela Vein and the La Solucion Mill and producing veins.

Figure 2: Sample location map for mineralized samples on the Rafaella Vein.

To view Table 1: Complete list of Assays, Rafaela Vein Sampling. All samples are chip samples taken perpendicular to the vein and the column “width” refers to the individual sample length. For completeness the table includes samples taken outside of the mineralized zone in adjacent wall rocks and these generally have no significant values. www.prophecycoal.com/apogee/pdf/sep24_2007_table1.pdf