West Timmins Mining Intersects
Zinc-Rich Massive Sulphide
Mineralization at La Dura West
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(Vancouver, October 18, 2007) West Timmins Mining Inc. (TSX:WTM) announced today that drilling
of the La Dura West discovery on the Company's Monta�a
de Oro Project has intersected a 26.45 metre (86.76 foot) wide
zone of sphalerite-pyrite-chalcopyrite-bearing breccia, including a 3.10 metre
interval of massive sphalerite-pyrite
mineralization. This intercept occurs at a down-hole depth of 39.65 to 66.10 metres in hole LC07-14, the second hole of the current program.
The first hole of the current program, LC07-13, also intersected 17.90 metres of sphalerite-pyrite-chalcopyrite-bearing breccia, including a number of 0.30 to 1.80 metre wide
zones of massive sphalerite-rich sulphide mineralization.
Both holes were collared to follow up and expand on the La Dura West
discovery announced June 14, 2007. Discovery hole LC07-07 returned 18.35 metres (60.32 feet)
grading 5.15% zinc, 0.45% copper, 25.65 g/t silver and 0.50 g/t gold
including a 0.95
metre wide massive sphalerite-pyrite
interval which graded 27.22% zinc (see news release NR07-18).
The Company also reported that it had received preliminary results
from an induced polarity ("I.P.") survey of the La Dura West area
which outlines a strong chargeability feature coincident with La Dura West sulphide
breccia and footwall gold zone. The I.P.
anomaly can be traced for over 450 metres north-northwest through the
survey area and remains open to the south, west and to the northwest
beyond the limits of the current survey.
"The reported intercepts in holes LC07-13 and LC07-14
represent the thickest and most strongly mineralized portions of the La Dura West system
observed to date," said Darin Wagner, President and CEO of West
Timmins Mining Inc. "The correlation between the known zones of
mineralization and the I.P. survey is also very positive."
A new plan map and cross-sections for the La Dura West area, as
well as photographs of the massive sulphide intercept in hole LC07-14, are available on the Company's website
at www.westtimminsmining.com. Drilling is ongoing in the La Dura West area and
a second drill is anticipated to arrive on site within the next few
weeks. Assay results will be released as they are received by the
Company.
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. Based on
currently available information the intercepts in holes 13 and 14 are
interpreted to represent 103 and 107% of true thicknesses respectively.
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Massive Sphalerite
LD07-14
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Core Sample
LD07-14
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LD West
Cross Section
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LD West
Long Section
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LD Mineralized Zone & Drill Plan
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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 results
contained herein and received independent verification of the results reported.
About West Timmins Mining
Inc. - (www.westtimminsmining.com)
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 currently has five drills testing high grade gold and
base metal targets in Canada
and Mexico.
Follow up drilling continues on the Company's Thunder Creek gold discovery
in Timmins and on the La Dura polymetallic discoveries, part of Monta�a
de Oro Project in Sonora,
Mexico. 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:
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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does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this news
release, which has been prepared by management.
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Timmins Mining Inc. please refer to prior
disclosure at www.SEDAR.com.
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expressed in forward looking statements is subject to a number of risks,
including those described in the Company's annual information form as filed
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Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon forward looking
statements.
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