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Exhibit 99.1

CIGMA METALS CORPORATION

NEWS RELEASE 02-2008	May 26, 2008

	Trading Symbol:
	Pink Sheets “CGMX”
	Frankfurt C9KA.F

NEWS RELEASE

Cigma Metals Corporation exploration update for the work completed to date on the Dostyk Project in North Eastern Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan – May 26, 2008 - Cigma Metals Corporation (the “Company”, “Cigma”) is pleased to provide an exploration update for the work completed to date on the Dostyk Project in North Eastern Kazakhstan.

Three diamond drill rigs have been operating on Dostyk licence initially focussing on the Berezky East and Quartzite Gorka targets. The Company has also completed 3 Diamond Drill Holes on the Karagandy-Ozek target area and has started drilling on the Almandai target. Already the first drill hole has intersected significant mineralisation.

Cigma holds a total of thirteen target areas within the Dostyk exploration license. Eight of the target areas marked in Red on the map below, Cigma is holding in trust, a 19% participatory interest for Augustus Minerals Limited and is awaiting approval for the transfer from the Kazakhstan authorities. The Company has been exploring all the target areas for base and precious metals.

Highlights

The Company was originally granted a 2 year extension to the license covering 8 target areas (marked in red).

The Company applied for and was granted a 2 year extension to the license covering 5 additional target areas, which the Company has selected based on available data and detailed analysis. The remaining area was then returned to the government.

During 2008, a total of 4387m of drilling has been completed on the Berezki East Target, the Quartzite Hill target and the Karangandy Target.

DDH Bz14 showed 136m @ 0.9g/t gold from 33m including 52m at 2.1g/t gold and 0.2% copper from 58 meter

The first drill hole on the Almandai target intersected strong sulphide mineralisation below 10m of overburden to 65m, continuing at depth. Drilling continues on this target. The Company expects to receive the assay results soon.

Berezki East Target

During 2008 the Company has completed 7 Diamond Drill holes for a total of 2303 meters. The assays have been received for all holes except DDH Bz16.

The North-East flank of the mineralised zone has been intersected by three Diamond Drill Holes. In Diamond Drill Holes Bz12 and Bz13 gold grade ranges from 0.1 to 0.7g/t on widths from 5 to 70 meters. Significant intersections include, DDH Bz14 136m @ 0.9g/t gold from 33m including 52m at 2.1g/t gold and 0.2% copper from 58 meters.

The mineralised zone remains open along depth and strike.

Quartzite Gorka Target

During 2008 the Company has completed 5 Diamond Drill Holes for a total of 1459 meters. The Company is waiting for the assay results.

Almandai Target

Following up a previously delineated soil anomaly, the Company intersected sulphide mineralization in the first hole. The Company intends to follow up drilling and to test the subsurface potential of this soil anomaly.

Cigma Metals Corporation is a mineral exploration company focusing on the exploration and development of its two mineral exploration properties in the Tomsk Oblast region of Siberia, Russia, and its exploration property located in the Dostyk region of Kazakhstan. All the project areas were selected due to their proximity to a well-developed infrastructure, known mineral occurrences and from historical records of gold and base metals production. The Company’s stock is quoted for trading in the United States of America on the OTC Pink Sheets under the symbol “CGMX.PK”, and under the symbol “C9KA.F” on the Frankfurt Exchange, in Germany.

For Further information, please call Lars Pearl

Phone:	+41 7887-96966
Address:	18, 80 Furmanova Str, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
Telephone:	Almaty Office +7 327 2611 026
Website:	www.cigmametals.com

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Lars Pearl”

Lars Pearl

President, CEO and Director

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