Starfield Announces Increase in Private Placement

Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Ferguson Lake Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-Platinum-Palladium Project,
Nunavut, Canada

Starfield Resources Inc. (TSX.V: SRU and OTC BB:SRFDF)
("Starfield" or the "Company") announces that its private placement
offering previously announced on April 6, 2006 will increase to up to
CDN$16,566,653 (the "Offering"). The Offering will consist of up to
24,424,501 units of the Company at a price of CDN$0.53 per unit and
of up to 5,571,796 flow-through common shares of the Company at a
price of CDN$0.65 per flow-through common share. Each unit will
consist of one common share and one-half of one transferable common
share purchase warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant will
entitle the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at an
exercise price of CDN$0.75 per common share during the period ending
one year from the closing of the Offering.

The Company itself will offer units and flow-through common
shares. This non-brokered Offering will pay Max Capital Markets Ltd.
("Max Capital") a finder's fee equal to 7% of a portion of the
proceeds of the Offering. In addition, at the closing of the
Offering, Starfield will grant compensation options entitling Max
Capital to purchase that number of common shares equal to 3.35% of
the aggregate number of units and flow-through common shares sold
under the Offering. The compensation options may be exercised at a
price of CDN$0.65 per common share during the period ending one year
from the closing Of the Offering.

Closing of the transaction is expected to occur on or about May 9,
2006 and may occur earlier in tranches. Starfield will use the
proceeds from the Offering for general exploration expenditures and
general working capital purposes.

About Starfield

Starfield Resources Inc. is an advanced exploration and
development company focused on its Ferguson Lake
Copper-Nickel-Cobalt-Palladium-Platinum property located in Nunavut,
Canada. The Ferguson Lake property covers more than 1.3 million acres
and is 100% owned by the Company. Since 1999, Starfield has completed
more than 100,000 metres of diamond drilling in 243 holes. In
addition to the NI 43-101 technical report which will be filed on
Starfield's SEDAR website within 45 days of April 6, 2006, the
Company expects to announce the results of geostatistical evaluations
and a scoping study in 2006. A developing feature of this mineral
district is the significant discovery of high grade platinum and
palladium mineralisation found in the footwall to the massive
sulphide deposit. Starfield's Ferguson Lake Project is unfolding as
Nunavut's largest ongoing base and precious metal project.

Glen C. Macdonald, P.Geo., Director. (Glen Macdonald is the
Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for
preparing the technical disclosure in this news release)

Caution concerning forward-looking statements

This communication to shareholders and the public contains certain
forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from
those indicated by such statements. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein, including, without
limitations statements regarding future production, 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. The TSX Venture Exchange
has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy
or accuracy of this release.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United
States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under
the US Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the "US Securities Act")
or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within
the United States or to US Persons unless registered under the US
Securities Act and applicable securities laws or an exemption from
such registration is available.

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Contact:
Michael Joyner, The Equicom Group, +1-416-815-0700 ext.275,
mjoyner@equicomgroup.com; Leif Smither, Starfield Resources,
+1-877-233-2244