| Melkior Resources
Inc. ("Melkior")(TSX VENTURE:
MKR) is pleased to announce initial drill results
from the first seven holes of a 23 hole diamond
drilling program, completed November 16, 2007,
on it's wholly owned West Timmins gold project
in Carscallen Township, Timmins area, Ontario (News
Release Nov. 21/07). The current drilling is targeting
several high grade, auriferuous, quartz pyrite
rich veins within an intrusive host similar to
some Red Lake gold deposits where gold occurs in
narrow high grade veins within intrusive host rocks.
These types of vein deposits are often variable
in width and gold grade.
Visible gold
has been observed in outcrop
in the 1010 vein on the ZamZam Zone
and
in hole number WKD-07-18 (1010 Zone) for
which assays are pending. A photograph of
the visible gold in WKD-07-18 will be available
on the Company Website www.melkior.com.
Drilling on the Shenkman
Zone encountered the southward continuation
of the ZamZam Zone. Hole WKD-07-6B intersected
1.00 metre grading 40.37 g/t gold 60 metres
below surface. This important development extends
the high grade gold system 400 metres to the
south and to a vertical depth of 60 metres
with the vein being open to the north, the
south and to depth. |
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Three drill holes
(WKD-07-06, 6B, 6C) on the Shenkman Zone were drilled
from one set-up in a westerly direction at inclinations
of 50, 70 and 90 degrees from the horizontal. These
holes targeted a pronounced Induced Polarization
(IP) chargeability anomaly and a north-south trending
quartz vein where surface grab samples returned
assays of up to 15 g/t gold. The IP anomaly was observed
to be due to wide disseminated pyrite mineralization
in altered Quartz Feldspar Porphyry which locally
exhibits very stong hydrothermal alteration and
contains anomalous gold. The interpreted continuation
of the ZamZam Zone vein system is hosted within the
Carleton Intrusive adjacent to the altered porphyry.
The IP anomaly extends for 150 metres to the southeast. On the ZamZam Zone surface overburden
removal and sampling this summer exposed a 55 metre
length of high grade gold in quartz veins with a
maximum gold assays of 843.72 g/t in a grab sample
and 12.71 g/t over 3 metres in a chip sample. Hole
WKD-07-9B drilled on the ZamZam Zone confirms depth
continuity of the vein system with an intersection
of 0.85 metres grading 13.1 g/t gold encountered
31 metres below the exposed vein on surface.
| Highlights of drill hole assays: |
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| Zone |
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Drill Hole |
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From (m) |
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To (m) |
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Assay (g/t
Au) |
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Width (m) |
| Shenkman |
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WKD-07-06 |
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48.00 |
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48.90 |
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5.43 |
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0.90 |
| Shenkman |
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WKD-07-6B |
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63.32 |
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64.32 |
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40.37 |
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1.00 |
| Shenkman |
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WKD-07-6B |
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78.53 |
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79.63 |
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4.49 |
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1.10 |
| Shenkman |
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WKD-07-6C |
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101.70 |
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102.45 |
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3.97 |
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0.75 |
| ZamZam |
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WKD-07-09 |
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45.20 |
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46.25 |
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5.49 |
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1.05 |
| ZamZam |
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WKD-07-9B |
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40.45 |
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41.30 |
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13.31 |
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0.85 |
| ZamZam |
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WKD-07-14 |
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18.38 |
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19.18 |
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10.25 |
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0.84 |
| ZamZam |
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WKD-07-14 |
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24.37 |
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25.37 |
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3.68 |
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1.00 |
| ZamZam |
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WKD-07-14B |
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29.88 |
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32.20 |
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1.71 |
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2.32 |
These assay results build upon
those of a very successful summer exploration program
that generated gold assays up to 864.3 g/t gold and
the discovery of several new gold bearing veins which
appear to extend for several hundred metres along
strike. The limited assay results available to date
justify additional drilling on the ZamZam Zone. Assay
results from the 1010 zone are expected to be available
shortly. Assay results for samples submitted for
ICP analysis are expected in approximately three
weeks. Samples from the NQ drill core
were either split using a hydraulic core spliter
or sawn in half with one half sent for assay and
the other half retained for reference. Samples were
analysed by Bourlamaque Assay Laboratories of Val
d'Or , Quebec for assay using the standard fire assay
technique with a gravimetric finish. Due to the presence
of coarse gold, all samples returning values over
5 g/t Au are being re-assayed after sieve screening of metallic particles
to more accurately determine the gold content. The
field work and sampling was done by geologist Wade
Kornik BSc. This news release was prepared by Jens
E. Hansen , P. Eng, President Melkior Resources
Inc., a Qualified Person under Article 43-101. About
Melkior: Melkior is exploring for minerals
in Quebec and Ontario . The Timmins Area is becoming
a major focus of the company in it's current gold
exploration programs. As well, additional claims
have been recently acquired in the area for nickel,
copper and gold in Eldorado, Langmuir and adjoining
townships. These claims adjoin properties held by
Liberty Mines Inc and Golden Chalice Resources Inc.
A map of the Eldorado Property is available at www.melkior.com.
Recently Melkior Resources has acquired claims in
Loveland Township near Timmins adjoining patented
claims held by Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. Claims
recently staked at key locations on the Geraldton
Longlac gold belt will be explored in the coming
months. In the Ungava Area of northern Quebec Melkior
owns 49% of the Kenty Delta nickel copper PGE deposits
in partnership with Xstrata Nickel and it also holds
100% of the Launay Gold project near Val D'Or. This
press release may contain forward-looking statements
that are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to
vary materially from targeted results. Such risks
and uncertainties include those described in the
Company' periodic reports including the annual report
or in the filings made by the Company from time to
time with securities regulations. The Company undertake
no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date they are made
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated event. |