FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-(Marketwire – January 29th, 2008) – Premium Exploration, Inc. (TSX-V:PEM) (“Premium” or the “Company”) (http://www.premiumexploration.com/) is pleased to announce that it has SEDAR filed the “REVIEW OF THE FRIDAY-PETSITE, PROPERTIES, ELK CITY AREA, IDAHO, U.S.A.” The report reviews the historical exploration work conducted on the Friday-Petsite property and has determined that the inferred resources comply with the definition of such resources as required by NI 43-101.
The report reviewed the extensive historical exploration work conducted on the South Orogrande Shear Zone over the past 20 years by Bema Gold Corporation, Cyprus Amax Minerals, and Kinross Gold Corporation. Approximately US$3.25 million has been expended on exploration activities in the past and Wilf Struck, P.Eng. of CV Enterprises describes the Friday / Petsite property as an Advanced Exploration Property and further concluded that the past exploration has defined a medium-sized disseminated gold deposit that is open along strike and at depth and potentially expandable through additional exploration.
Mr. Struck has reviewed the resource as calculated by Kinross in 1999 and has concluded that this deposit has an “Inferred Resource” complying with NI 43-101 standards at the following tons and cut-off grades:
|
Cutoff Grade (oz/t Au) |
Oxide Inferred Resource |
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|
Tons |
Au oz/t |
Contained Au oz |
|
|
0.000 |
11,978,000 |
0.0130 |
156,280 |
|
0.005 |
7,440,000 |
0.0195 |
145,060 |
|
0.010 |
4,606,000 |
0.0270 |
124,360 |
|
0.015 |
2,996,000 |
0.0349 |
104,430 |
|
0.020 |
2,133,000 |
0.0418 |
89,180 |
|
0.025 |
1,602,000 |
0.0484 |
77,460 |
|
Cutoff Grade (oz/t Au) |
Sulphide & Mixed Inferred Resource |
||
|
Tons |
Au oz/t |
Contained Au oz |
|
|
0.000 |
58,706,000 |
0.0117 |
689,060 |
|
0.005 |
36,945,000 |
0.0172 |
635,460 |
|
0.010 |
21,291,000 |
0.0244 |
520,380 |
|
0.015 |
13,731,000 |
0.0311 |
427,460 |
|
0.020 |
9,299,000 |
0.0377 |
350,880 |
|
0.025 |
6,196,000 |
0.0455 |
281,960 |
|
Cutoff Grade (oz/t Au) |
Total Inferred Resource |
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|
Tons |
Au oz/t |
Contained Au oz |
|
|
0.000 |
70,684,000 |
0.0120 |
845,340 |
|
0.005 |
44,385,000 |
0.0176 |
780,520 |
|
0.010 |
25,897,000 |
0.0249 |
644,740 |
|
0.015 |
16,727,000 |
0.0318 |
531,890 |
|
0.020 |
11,432,000 |
0.0385 |
440,060 |
|
0.025 |
7,798,000 |
0.0461 |
359,420 |
The report recommends a staged exploration plan to determine if the Inferred Resource can be upgraded to that of mineral reserves. The first phase recommended includes 4000 meters of core drilling, in addition to limited metallurgical testing and ground based geophysics for a budget of $1,460,470. The second phase, if warranted by the results from the first phase would include 8,000 meters of drilling and additional metallurgical testing for a budget of $2,774,640.
Qualified Person
Mr. Wilf Struck, P.Eng., geologic consultant to the Company, is the Qualified Person (“QP”) responsible for the technical disclosure in this press release, in accordance with National Instrument 43-101.
About Premium Exploration, Inc.
Premium Exploration, Inc. is a precious metals exploration company focused on exploration in North America, with an acquisitions focus on Mexico. Premium’s goal is to discover precious metal deposits that are strategically located in areas that would allow their profitable extraction, with minimal political, social or environmental risks. Current holdings are in Mexico and the USA. To maximize the possibility of realizing this goal, Premium’s exploration team continues to review early-stage projects located within under-explored precious metal belts that host multi-million ounce deposits. By acquiring prospects internally and financing some of them through joint venture partners, Premium is able to maximize the potential for discovery while mitigating risk and increasing shareholder value. Additional information may be found on our website at http://www.premiumexploration.com/.
Contact Information:
Premium Exploration, Inc.
Brett Delaney / Christine Kopr
Investor Relations
(604) 682-0243
Email:
ir@premiumexploration.com
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