WTM Intersects 16.64 Metres Grading 5.87% Zinc, 0.58% Copper,
20.69 g/t Silver and 0.31 g/t Gold
at La Dura West
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Includes 3.54 Metres Grading 19.46% Zinc
(Vancouver, February 13,
2008) West Timmins Mining Inc. (TSX: WTM)
announced that ongoing drilling of the La Dura West Zone on the Company's
100% owned Monta�a de Oro Project in Sonora, Mexico has intersected
additional zinc-copper-silver-gold mineralization. Drill hole LC07-17
returned an intercept of 16.64 (54.58 feet) grading 5.87% zinc, 0.58%
copper, 20.69 g/t silver and 0.31 g/t gold. This most recent intercept
extends the La Dura West Zone to approximately 200 metres along strike. The
zone remains open along strike to the west.
The massive sulphide intercept
in hole LC07-17 is cored by a 3.54 metre interval which returned 19.46%
zinc, 0.78% copper, 25.76 g/t silver and 0.24 g/t gold. Updated drill hole
plans and sections for the La Dura West Discovery will shortly be available
on the Company's website at www.westtimminsmining.com.
Hole LC07-16 was drilled to the
northwest from the same collar as holes 9 and 13-17 and intersected a fault
zone at a down-hole depth of 48 metres. This fault is interpreted to trend
roughly east-west and displace the down-dip projection of the La Dura West
Zone. Additional drilling will be required to determine the orientation and
offset on this structure.
The La Dura West Discovery is
one of a number of zones of mineralization related to a large, multi-stage
intrusive system which can be traced over several kilometres within the
south-central portion of the Monta�a de Oro Project area. Drilling continues at La Dura
West and on the nearby La Dura East zinc-lead-silver discovery. The Monta�a
de Oro Project covers 585 square kilometres and is situated less than 50
kilometres from six new mines or advance exploration projects including
Goldcorp's lowest cost gold producer - the El Sauzal deposit, Coeur d'Alene
Mines Palmarejo-Trogan silver-gold deposit and Pan American Silver's Alamo
Dorado silver mine.
Quality Control and Assurance
Geochemical results reported herein are from halved drill core samples
collected from the Company's Monta�a de Oro project. Core sampling is
conducted on site by trained personnel and sealed samples are transported
to ALS-Chemex's preparation facilities in Hermosillo, Mexico by employees
of consulting firm Minera Cascabel S.A. de C. V. on behalf of West Timmins
Mining. Samples were assayed for gold by standard fire assay- ICP finish
with a 30 gram charge. Samples additionally underwent 34 element ICP-MS
analysis. Silver, zinc, copper and lead values in excess of 100 ppm, 1%, 1%
and 1% respectively were re-analyzed by fire assay. The remaining half of
the drill core is stored in a secure facility on the project site. For
quality control purposes blank and analytical control standards were
inserted into the sample sequence at regular intervals. Mr. Darin Wagner
(M.Sc., P.Geo), the Company's President, has acted as non-independent
qualified person for this news release. The qualified person has visited
the project site, reviewed the available technical information for the project
and has verified that there were no discrepancies with the respect to the
quality control samples submitted for analysis along with the drill core.
About West Timmins Mining Inc. - (www.westtimminsmining.com)
West Timmins currently has four active drill projects, projected to
complete over 40,000 metres of diamond drilling, on its exploration
projects in the Sierra Madre Belt of Mexico and in the Timmins Gold Camp of
Northern Ontario. West Timmins is focussed on the exploration and
development of district-scale gold and related base metal projects in the
major gold camps of North America. West Timmins Mining is based in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and trades on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol WTM.
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On behalf of the Board of
West Timmins Mining Inc.
"Darin W.
Wagner"
Darin W. Wagner, P. Geo.
President and Chief Executive Officer
For further
information contact:
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Darin W. Wagner,
President & CEO
West Timmins Mining Inc., Vancouver
Tel: (604) 685-8311
Toll Free: (866) 685-8311
E-mail: info@westtimminsmining.com
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Jordann Nettles,
Manager Investor Relations
West Timmins Mining Inc., Vancouver
Tel: (604) 685-8311
Toll Free: (866) 685-8311
E-mail: jnettles@westtimminsmining.com
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accuracy or adequacy of this news release, which has been prepared by
management.
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prior disclosure at www.SEDAR.com.
The securities described in this press release have not been and
will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or under any U.S. state securities laws, and such securities may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent an exemption from such
registration requirements.
This press release contains forward looking statements within the
meaning of applicable under Canadian and U.S. securities regulation,
including statements regarding the future activities of the Company.
Forward looking statements reflect the current beliefs and expectations of
management and are identified by the use of words including
"will", "expected to", "plans", "planned",
"projected" and other similar words. Actual results may differ
significantly. The achievement of the results expressed in forward
looking statements is subject to a number of risks, including those
described in the Company's annual information form as filed with the
Canadian securities regulators which are available at www.sedar.com.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon forward looking
statements.
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