KINGSTON MINES LTD. 106-1990 S.E. KENT AVE. VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA V5P 4X5 TEL: (604) 642-9561 FAX: (604) 648-8902 September 6, 2006 KINGSTON MINES LTD. VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE Pamela A. Long Assistant Director Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: KINGSTON MINES LTD. (THE "COMPANY") FORM SB-2 FILED APRIL 12, 2006 COMMISSION FILE NO. 333-133232 Dear Ms. Long: We hereby respectfully request, in accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective on September 12, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) or as soon as practicable thereafter. We acknowledge that if the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it will not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing. We further acknowledge that the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority in declaring the filing effective, will not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing. We further acknowledge that the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Yours very truly, /s/ Lou Hilford Lou Hilford President & CEO