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Sacre-Coeur Minerals Encounters Long Gold Intercepts and Reports that High Grade Extends into Hard Rock at Million Mountain Property in Guyana

March 21, 2006

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that on its Million Mountain Project located in the Lower Puruni Region in central Guyana, complete assays for the first two holes drilled into the high grade shear zone identified by the Company's March 2005 trenching program have been received. They confirm that high grade gold mineralization extends into the unoxidized hard rock beneath the saprolite zone. Drill hole MM01-05, drilled at -45º intersected a continuous zone of gold mineralization of 83.3 meters @ 3.39 g/t Au, including 19.2 meters @ 13.10 g/t Au. The portion of this intercept which occurs in saprolite (16.5meters @ 14.86 g/t Au) was previously reported by the Company in its release of February 21, 2006. Drill hole MM02-06, drilled at -60º intersected a continuous zone of gold mineralization of 83.0 meters @ 4.33 g/t Au, including 37.55 meters at 8.52 g/t Au. Within this high grade portion of the intercept, interpreted as a steeply dipping Northwest trending shear, intercepts included 12.15 meters @ 12.12 g/t Au, 3.0 meters @ 19.42 g/t Au, and 4.7 meters @ 10.6 g/t Au. The portion of the intercept which occurs in saprolite (9.4 meters @ 12.98 g/t Au) was previously reported by the Company in its release of February 21, 2006.

Table of Selected Significant Data
(reported values exclude gold values contained
in +200 mesh coarse metallics)

Though the intensity of mineralization appears to diminish somewhat moving away from the shear zone, it is significant that gold mineralization continues in stockwork veining to the bottom of both holes. Indeed, 1.1 meters @ 2.67 g/t Au was intersected in MM02-05 near the bottom of the hole at a depth of 286.5 meters.

The assays presented to date have been determined by Loring Laboratories – Guyana, a subsidiary of Loring Laboratories, Ltd. of Calgary Alberta. As a matter of standard practice, splits of all samples have been forwarded to ALS Chemex Vancouver, BC laboratory for check analysis to ensure maximum reliability. Results reported to date include assays only on -200 mesh pulps. A total of six samples were selected for metallic screen analysis on the fraction retained on the 200 mesh screen. Analysis of these coarse metallics has revealed that a significant component of the total contained gold does exist as +200 mesh screen reject. The Company has initiated a program to run metallic screen assays on the +200 mesh fraction for all samples of significant value. Results of the coarse metallics assays, when received, will be combined with the existing assays on the -200 mesh fraction to upwardly adjust the values to reflect the entire contained gold in each sample.

This initial drilling was performed under contract by Kanuku Explorations, Inc., a subsidiary of Fry International, while the company awaited the arrival of its new Atlas Copco Exploration Products CS-14 core drill in Guyana. All holes were continuously cored utilizing HQ equipment through the saprolite and then reduced to NQ for coring un-oxidized rock (typically highly altered granite breccia with pyrite and arsenopyrite). Core recovery in saprolite has remained in excess of 90%, and approaches 100% in unoxidized rock.

Arrival of the Company's drill in Guyana is expected before March month end. Upon receipt, drilling will continue with the Company's equipment. Future results will be reported periodically as core is logged and assay data is received.

The Company's exploration program is overseen by Gregory B. Sparks, P. Eng., Senior Vice President Mining and Exploration for the Company, along with Dr. Hendrikus Aarden, P. Geo, Chief Geologist – Million Mountain Project, with assistance from Thomas Clarke, Geologist. Mr. Sparks and Dr. Aarden are both Qualified Persons under NI 43-101. Mr. Ardito Martohardjono, a Director of the Company and laboratory specialist, has provided assistance establishing lab protocols and sample handling and assay quality control.

According to Irwin Olian, CEO of the Company, "The finding of high-grade gold intersections in the hard-rock at Million Mountain provides further validation of our expansive geologic model for the property. The long intersections of productive grade encountered in the hard-rock, together with the presence in the hard-rock of relatively coarse free gold in addition to the fine-grained component which is also found in the saprolitic zone, certainly provide encouragement that Million Mountain will evolve into a world-class gold project."

About Sacre-Coeur

The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of properties for the potential mining of gold, metals and diamonds in South America, initially focussing on exploration for gold on its properties in Guyana. The Company presently has an interest in approximately 850 square miles of mineral properties in Guyana, including the Million Mountain Property. The Company has offices in Vancouver, Canada and Georgetown, Guyana. More information about the Company is available at (www.scminerals.com).

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD.

Gregory B. Sparks, P. Eng.
Sr VP Mining & Exploration

For further information, contact:

Irwin Olian, President and CEO
Email: tigertail@scminerals.com
Phone: 604-899-0100
Fax: 604-899-0200

Scott Young, Corporate Communications – Canada
Email: scott@scminerals.com
Phone: 604-899-0100
Fax: 604-899-0200

Marlies Studer, Corporate Communications – Europe
Email: marlies@scminerals.com
Phone: +41-44-215-2803

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of the information contained herein. The statements made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations.