ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP.

Alexco Resource announced additional results from its 2009 exploration core drilling program at the Keno Hill Project, Yukon. Highlights includes from DDH K09-201 cut an interval grading: 18.48 g/t gold, 200.3 g/t silver, 2.79% lead and 3.92% zinc over 1.03m from 237.20 to 238.23m and DDH K08-200 cut an interval grading: 4.55 g/t gold, 18.6 g/t silver, 0.15% lead and 0.15% zinc over 2.03m from 81.86 to 83.89m. Mineralization in the Keno 700 area is hosted in two sets of veins: easterly trending, gold/silver-enriched longitudinal veins; and northeast-trending, silver/base metal-enriched transverse veins.