Nov 17, 2005: North American Gem Inc. (NAG:TSX-v) (the Company) is pleased to announce that drilling has now commenced on the Whiskey Gap Project. The Whiskey Gap property, located in southern Alberta, is contiguous with North American Gems 200,000 acre Del Bonita property and underlain by a series of fluvial sandstones of Cretaceous age, thought to be analogous to sandstones in parts of Texas and Wyoming that host significant roll front uranium deposits.

Preliminary sampling of domestic water sources by International Ranger has defined several very strong radon and uranium anomalies in the water, that compare favorably with published radon studies conducted in proximity to sandstone hosted uranium ore bodies in Texas and Wyoming. The text of the International Ranger geological report on the Whiskey Gap property by G.S. Hartley may be viewed at http://www.internationalranger.com/Prospect.pdf .

The Company has contracted HC Drilling Inc. of Richmond, British Columbia for drilling to test approximately fifteen recently identified targets.

This Exploration project is being conducted under the direction of Glenn .S. Hartley P. Geol. in accordance with the regulations of National Instrument 43-101.

North American Gem Inc. (NAG:TSX-v) is a junior exploration Company based in Western Canada. The Company's primary goal is to explore for Uranium, Molybdenum, Gold, Copper and other Base metals. The Company is actively pursuing several opportunities, including the company's Louise Lake Property located in British Columbia, Canada and its Uranium and Multi-mineral deposit Properties which are the Del Bonita, the Western Basin, the Bonny Fault, and the Whiskey Gap, all located in Alberta, Canada.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors
NORTH AMERICAN GEM INC.
Charles Desjardins
President and Director

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