PRESS RELEASE

DUMONT NICKEL INC. - September 5, 2003

DUMONT ARRANGES $3,000,000 FINANCING

DUMONT NICKEL INC. (DNI: TSX-Ven) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Canaccord Capital Corporation, as lead agent, and Toll Cross Securities Inc., to place, subject to regulatory approvals, on a best efforts basis up to 18,750,000 units of Dumont priced at $0.16 per unit for gross proceeds of $3,000,000. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each full warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one additional common share at an exercise price of $0.24 up to 24 months following the closing. The agents will receive from DUMONT an aggregate cash commission equal to 8% of the gross proceeds of the offering as well as 10% broker warrants priced at $0.24. In addition, there will be an over-allotment option in favour of the agent to purchase up to 1,875,000 Units at the Offering Price, exercisable until Closing.

Proceeds of the financing will be used to fast-track ongoing work at DUMONT’s Utah gold and silver projects, and toward additional land acquisitions.

In a statement, Shahe Sabag, President and CEO of DUMONT states that “…this financing will allow DUMONT to significantly advance exploration and development of our properties in the Clifton-GoldHill Mining District in Utah over the next 6 months…".

DUMONT is planning several work programs on the 15.5 square miles of mineral properties under the control of the Utah Joint Venture. The Cane Springs Property work launched in April is one of three programs already active in the field. The remaining programs will focus on verification, upgrading and expansion of historical gold-silver resources as well as on prioritizing targets. One program will focus on the Clifton Shear corridor by extensive systematic sampling and drilling. Another program will focus on determining the source of gold-silver-copper mineralizing events that have resulted in 43 historical mines and more than 125 metal showings documented across the Clifton-GoldHill Mining District. These programs are in their final pre-engineering stages due to be launched into the field over the next few weeks. Management expects that these programs will advance several target areas to the drilling stage which will be announced as they develop.

DUMONT is a mineral exploration company with operations in Utah and Ontario. All of the Company's properties are under active exploration either directly by the Company or via joint venture. DUMONT is Operator of the Utah Joint Venture with approximately 15.5 square miles of mineral properties across the historic Clifton-GoldHill Mining District. DUMONT is one of the largest land holders in the Attawapiskat diamond area in the James Bay Lowlands, Ontario, with a carried interest in the DUMONT Joint Venture under the Operatorship of companies under the direction of Mr.Charles Fipke.

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

DNI - TSX Venture; Issued: 34,828,676 common shares
For further information, contact Shahe Sabag, President & CEO (416-595-1195) or Denis Clement, Chairman (416-364-1909) - or visit www.dumontnickel.com