News
Release
KETTLE
RIVER RECEIVES SOIL
SAMPLE RESULTS AND ADDITIONAL
TRENCH ASSAYS
February 19, 2008: Kettle River Resources
Ltd. has received results
from a fall 2007 soil sampling program at the Minnie Moore showing where several
new targets for follow-up in 2008 have been outlined. A grid was established to cover an area
500 meters east-west by 1250 meters north-south, roughly centered on the Minnie
Moore discovery outcrop. There was
no previous soil geochemical coverage over much of this area, which is underlain
by the favorable Triassic Brooklyn stratigraphy. Soil samples were collected at 12.5
meter intervals along 50 meter spaced, east-west trending grid lines. In total, 991 soil samples were
collected and submitted to Acme Analytical Laboratory for gold and a
multi-element ICP suite.
The Minnie Moore zone has a modest
multi-element (Ag-Au-As-Se-Sb-Hg-Pb-Cu-Mo +/- Zn) soil geochemical signature of
limited surface extent. Several
anomalies, with similar geochemical signatures and of similar or larger
magnitude and extent, were defined by the soil survey. The fall 2007 drill program was completed
prior to receiving the soil geochemical results and as a result, drilling did
not test the areas of best geochemical response from the soil survey. The strongest and largest soil anomaly
is centred approximately 400 meters southwest of the Minnie Moore trenches,
trends parallel to the Minnie Moore vein and measures approximately 300 meters
by 100 meters in size.
Several small outcrops of vuggy quartz veining in limestone,
similar to the Minnie Moore discovery outcrop, were noted in this area during
the 2007 field program, but no significant results were returned from samples
collected. This area was not tested
by the 2007 drill program. This
area, as well as other similarly untested geochemical anomalies on the Minnie
Moore grid, will be tested by trenching (where topography allows) and by Diamond
drilling during 2008. The Battle zone, 7
kilometers to the southwest of the Minnie Moore zone, will also be drilled in
2008.
Results from additional trench samples collected at the
Minnie Moore epithermal silver-gold zone during the fall of 2007 have been
received. The new trench sample
results have returned up to 1,084 g/t Ag (31.7 oz/t Ag) and 1.63 g/t Au
(0.05 oz/t Au) over a 4.0 meter (partial) true width across the
vein.
Previously released results, for 5 lines of samples taken
across the vein over a strike length of 40 meters, returned up to 1,469 g/t Ag (42.9
oz/t Ag) and 3.95 g/t Au (0.12 oz/t Au) over 4.2 meters (see KRR news
release, December 20. 2007).
The new trench results include an additional line of samples collected in
Trench 1/3, to infill between sample lines 1 and 2 (see photo,
www.kettleriver.com). New results
also include an extension to the east end of sample line 5 (Trench 2).
Trench |
Width (m) |
Ag (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
|
Trench
1/3 |
|
|
|
|
Sample line 1 |
8.5 |
414 |
0.88 |
previously
released |
including |
4.5 |
652 |
1.61 |
previously
released |
|
|
|
|
|
Sample line 1A |
7.4 |
764 |
0.93 |
new assay
data |
including |
4.0 |
1,084 |
1.63 |
new assay
data |
|
|
|
|
|
Sample line 2 |
5.8 |
432 |
0.55 |
previously
released |
including |
0.8 |
1,362 |
2.54 |
previously
released |
|
|
|
|
|
Sample line 3 |
6.2 |
1,044 |
2.71 |
previously
released |
including |
4.2 |
1,469 |
3.95 |
previously
released |
|
|
|
|
|
Trench
2 |
|
|
|
|
Sample line 4 |
4.0 |
175 |
0.08 |
previously
released |
|
|
|
|
|
Sample line 5 |
4.5 |
141 |
0.09 |
new assay
data |
including |
2.9 |
126 |
0.08 |
previously
released |
Samples
were representative, continuous chip samples, collected across the true width of
the mineralized zone, and were analyzed at Acme Analytical Laboratory for gold
and a multi-element suite, by ICP-MS analysis. Subsequent fire assay was done on
samples exceeding the ICP detection limit of 100 g/t for silver. A quality
control-quality assurance program was implemented, including field duplicate
samples and company inserted blanks and standards at regular
intervals.
Linda Caron, M.Sc., P.Eng. is the
Qualified Person under NI 43-101 who has supervised the 2007 work program and
who has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release. For additional information regarding the
Minnie Moore zone, please refer to the company�s news releases in Stockwatch on
July
24, 2007, Aug 27,
2007, Oct. 29, 2007, Nov. 20, 2007, Dec. 20,
2007, and to the company�s
website.
Contact Larry Widmer
(250) 878
5099 or Ellen Clements 1-800 856
3966
On Behalf of the Board,
�Signed�
Ellen Clements, Director
President &
CEO
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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
RELEASE.