Claude Resources Releases Santoy 8/8E Drilling Results
"Intercepts 314.25 g/t over 1.74 metres and 24.31 g/t over 10.88 metres"
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - February 5, 2008 : Claude Resources (TSX: CRJ / AMEX: CGR) today released the results of an extensive 2007 exploration drill program on the Santoy 8 and 8E deposits of the Seabee region in northern Saskatchewan. Highlights of the exploration program include the following (full results available on the Claude Resources Inc. website at www.clauderesources.com):
Hole ID |
Grams /Tonne |
Width (m) |
|
JOY-07-246 |
63.15 |
0.80 |
|
JOY-07-258 |
15.57 |
2.82 |
Including 26.44 g/t over 1.47 m. |
JOY-07-285 |
105.07 |
0.99 |
|
JOY-07-286 |
24.31 |
10.88 |
Including 23.08 g/t over 1.01 m.
Including 140.95 g/t over 1.00 m.
Including 22.68 g/t over 1.03 m.
Including 48.57 g/t over 1.03 m. |
JOY-07-288 |
11.07 |
5.99 |
Including 25.01 g/t over 0.97 m.
Including 32.07 g/t over 0.95 m. |
JOY-07-289 |
20.39 |
2.04 |
Including 39.40 g/t over 0.99 m. |
JOY-07-295 |
10.75 |
4.60 |
Including 28.26 g/t over 1.42 m. |
JOY-07-297 |
18.16 |
3.46 |
Including 44.65 g/t over 1.05 m. |
JOY-07-404 |
9.87 |
4.07 |
Including 22.16 g/t over 1.22 m. |
JOY-07-407 |
30.49 |
1.35 |
|
JOY-07-410 |
33.36 |
5.02 |
Including 119.40 g/t over 1.25 m. |
JOY-07-423 |
17.42 |
4.77 |
Including 33.27 g/t over 2.01 m. |
JOY-07-424 |
23.19 |
2.03 |
Including 38.72 g/t over 1.00 m. |
JOY-07-426
JOY-07-426 |
12.71
19.40 |
3.25
1.54 |
Including 28.31 g/t over 1.20 m.
|
JOY-07-478 |
48.82 |
2.40 |
|
JOY-07-479 |
314.25 |
1.74 |
|
JOY-07-482 |
46.95 |
1.05 |
|
JOY-07-485 |
12.91 |
3.18 |
|
JOY-07-489 |
13.76 |
4.96 |
|
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"The results reported today have significantly extended mineralization and proved continuity within the Santoy 8 and 8E deposits which are located within twelve kilometres of the Seabee mill," stated Claude Resources Exploration Manager Brian Skanderbeg. "Mineralization remains open down plunge as well as to the north of the Santoy 8 and 8E zones."
The drill program, carried out between January and November 2007, was comprised of 144 diamond drill holes totaling 31,610 metres in Santoy 8 (23,380 m in 101 holes) and Santoy 8E (8,230 m in 43 holes). The program provided 25-meter infill data to a depth of 250 metres on the deposits as well as testing strike and plunge extensions. Gold mineralization at Santoy 8 has been confirmed over a strike length of 600 metres, a dip length of 350 metres and remains open along strike and down plunge to the north. Santoy 8E has been intercepted over a strike length of 200 metres, a dip length of 250 metres and remains open along strike and down plunge to the north. True thickness of Santoy 8 and 8E deposits varies from 1.5 to 30 metres.
Drilling of the Santoy 8 and 8E deposits conducted up to September 2005 defined an inferred resource of 910,000 tonnes at 8.7 g/t uncut and 6.1 g/t with a top cut of 30.0 g/t. Claude Resources is in the process of producing a revised 43-101 resource calculation.
Philip Ng, P.Eng. and Claude's Vice-President of Mining Operations, is the Qualified Person who has reviewed and approved this news release. Drill core was halved and samples averaging 1.0 - 1.5 meters were submitted to TSL Laboratory, an ISO approved facility, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Rigorous quality assurance and quality control procedures have been implemented including the use of blanks, standards and duplicates (1 in 10 samples). Core samples were analyzed by a 30 gram gold fire assay with an atomic absorption and gravimetric finish. Intercepts are reported as drilled widths and range from 70% to 95% of true widths. Composite intervals were calculated using a 3.00 g/t cut-off and may include internal dilution.
Claude Resources Inc. is a public company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX-CRJ) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX-CGR). Claude is a gold exploration and mining company. The Company also owns producing oil and natural gas assets. The Company's entire asset base is located in Canada. Since 1991, Claude has produced approximately 800,000 ounces of gold from its Seabee mine in northeastern Saskatchewan. The Company also owns 100% of the 10,000 acre Madsen property in the prolific Red Lake gold camp of northwestern Ontario.
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For further information please contact:
Neil McMillan, President & CEO, Claude Resources Inc.
Phone: (306) 668-7505 Fax: (306) 668-7500
Brian Skanderbeg, Exploration Manager, Claude Resources Inc.
Phone: (306) 668-7505 Fax: (306) 668-7500
Email: clauderesources@clauderesources.com
Website: www.clauderesources.com
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