Gold Exploration in West Africa

[FL]

Oromin (OLE.V) found 65m@7.83g/ton, 17m@24.09, earlier: 25m@12.35. Good.

Also, Senegal's a good country. Price pattern during downdraft has been OK. I think I'll get some OLE. But when? FL

Oromin Explorations Ltd.: Additional Drilling Success at Sabodala
Monday June 19, 10:45 am ET

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 19, 2006 -- Oromin Explorations Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:OLE.V - News)(Other OTC:OLEPF.PK - News) -

- HOLE DH 17 AT GOLOUMA WEST INTERSECTS 65 METRES GRADING 7.83 G/T GOLD

- EXCAVATOR TRENCH TR-62 AT GOLOUMA WEST RETURNS 17 METRES GRADING 24.09 G/T GOLD

Oromin Explorations Ltd. is pleased to report the results from an additional seven drill holes on its Sabodala Property in eastern Senegal. Oromin has now completed twenty-two drill holes on its priority target areas and has results for nineteen drill holes, twelve of which have previously been announced. The attached map and Oromin's website shows the location of the drill holes and trenches.

The latest drilling continues to expand the mineralized zones at Golouma West and Golouma South. Work is continuing at the Niakafiri South area, the Masato area and three zones within the broad Golouma gold geochemical anomaly.

The focus of Oromin's exploration at Sabodala is to find and delineate all gold deposits within the 230 square kilometre Sabodala exploration concession. Exploration will continue through the rainy season to expedite its property-wide evaluation. Oromin plans to utilize two core rigs on all currently known mineralized zones and new discoveries over the summer months and plans to begin detailed grid-based reverse circulation drilling to further delineate and define each deposit.

The new results outlined in the following tables include four holes from Golouma West, where drilling continues, and three holes from Golouma South. In addition, results from a series of recently completed excavator trenches at the Golouma West target area are also set out below.

Golouma West

Drill Hole
(DH)
or Trench Grid Azimuth/ From - To Interval Gold
(TR) Co-ordinates Dip (m) (m) (g/t)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
DH-16 3550N/4680E 030 degrees/ 48.0-66.0 18.0 2.84
-45 degrees
incl. 51.0-57.0 6.0 5.93
80.0-90.0 10.0 3.50

DH-17 3550N/4680E 030 degrees/ 67.0-132.0 65.0 7.83
-65 degrees
incl. 67.0-76.0 9.0 2.65
and 96.0-108.0 12.0 3.79
and 118.0-121.0 3.0 2.73
and 125.0-132.0 (i)7.0 60.73

DH-18 3550N/4705E 030 degrees/ 84.0-88.0 4.0 3.42
-45 degrees

DH-19 3550N/4705E 030 degrees/ 110.0-112.0 2.0 1.77
-65 degrees 115.0-121.0 6.0 1.38
131.0-133.0 2.0 2.48

TR-56 3532N/4722E 020 degrees 34.0-38.0 4.0 2.08

TR-57 3589N/4598E 360 degrees 29.0-41.0 12.0 7.67
incl. 31.0-32.0 1.0 82.8

TR-58 3487N/4785E 040 degrees 11.0-15.0 4.0 1.26

TR-59 3389N/4854E 025 degrees 6.0-12.0 6.0 16.62
incl. 11.0-12.0 1.0 66.2

TR-60 3357N/4922E 025 degrees (ii)7.0-10.0 3.0+ 6.22

TR-61 3589N/4801E 030 degrees 39.0-53.0 14.0 2.30

TR-62 3621N/4537E 005 degrees 20.0-37.0 17.0 24.09
incl. 32.0-33.0 1.0 364.7

TR-65 3603N/4433E 355 degrees 31.0-42.0 11.0 2.42

(i) Four adjacent one metre samples within this interval were
analysed by the total gold-metallic screen method. Because of the
presence of visible gold within the core, these samples were
selected for analysis by this method, which is more accurate in
such circumstances.

(ii) A 2.0 metre wide artisanal mining pit lies adjacent to the 3.0
metre minimum sampling width reported here.

Trenching and drilling have now confirmed gold mineralization at Golouma West along a minimum strike extent of 750 metres within a NW-SE trending soil anomaly traceable for over 1,000 metres within the much broader Golouma gold anomaly. Drill results display excellent correlation to a minimum vertical depth of 125 metres. Reported core intervals are not true widths. Oromin is planning additional excavator trenching and drilling along the mineralized trend both to the NW, SE and down-dip of the holes drilled to date.

Golouma South

Drill Hole
(DH)
or Trench Grid Azimuth/ From - To Interval Gold
(TR) Co-ordinates Dip (m) (m) (g/t)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
DH-13 3057N/5138E 110 degrees/ 57.0-60.0 3.0 2.90
-45 degrees
87.0-90.0 3.0 1.19

DH-14 3005N/5124E 110 degrees/ 44.0-61.0 17.0 7.06
-45 degrees
incl. 47.0-53.0 6.0 16.37
and 52.0-53.0 1.0 56.55

DH-15 3005N/5124E 110 degrees/ 62.0-70.0 8.0 6.53
-70 degrees
80.0-82.0 2.0 2.06

Trenching and drilling have confirmed gold mineralization at Golouma South along a minimum strike extent of 200 metres within a NE-SW trending soil anomaly traceable for over 3,000 metres within the much broader Golouma gold anomaly. Drill results display excellent correlation to a minimum vertical depth of 100 metres. Reported core intervals are not true widths. Oromin is planning additional excavator trenching and drilling along the mineralized trend both to the NE, SW and down-dip of the holes drilled to date.

Previous Results

Since the commencement of Oromin's USD$8 million comprehensive exploration program at Sabodala, a huge amount of geochemical, geophysical, rock and drill core data has been collected with very encouraging results. In excess of thirty new prospecting discoveries have been identified throughout the Sabodala exploration concession with a distance of 17.0 kilometres between the northernmost and southernmost. Through trenching and drilling, Oromin has discovered two new gold zones (Golouma West and Golouma South), has confirmed and expanded the previously known Masato Deposit and has discovered and expanded the southern extension of the Niakafiri Deposit located on the adjacent property of Mineral Deposits Limited. Oromin will continue its ongoing exploration through the rainy season to expedite its property-wide evaluation of the Sabodala exploration concession.

The following tables summarise some of the previously announced results from Golouma West and Golouma South. The attached map shows the general location of these drill holes.

Golouma West

Drill Hole
(DH)
or Trench Grid Azimuth/ From - To Interval Gold
(TR) Co-ordinates Dip (m) (m) (g/t)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
DH-01 3616N/4569E 010 degrees/ 18.0 - 29.0 11.0 2.77
-45 degrees
incl. 23.0 - 26.0 3.0 4.71
41.0 - 43.0 2.0 3.03

DH-02 3590N/4576E 010 degrees/ 21.0 - 24.0 3.0 9.43
-45 degrees
41.0 - 43.0 2.0 2.49

TR-02 3636N/4673E 180 degrees 39.0-59.0 20.0 1.73

TR-04 3670N/4566E 185 degrees 19.0-35.0 16.0 7.08

TR-30 3787N/4467E 090 degrees 1.0 - 32.0 31.0 1.93
incl. 1.0 - 17.0 16.0 3.52


Golouma South

Drill Hole
(DH)
or Trench Grid Azimuth/ From - To Interval Gold
(TR) Co-ordinates Dip (m) (m) (g/t)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
DH-03 3016N/5161E 110 degrees/ 0-30.0 30.0 2.42
-45 degrees
incl. 11.0-26.0 15.0 4.55
incl. 15.0-19.0 4.0 14.02

DH-11 3035N/5130E 110 degrees/ 40.0-63.0 23.0 6.64
-45 degrees
incl. 40.0-48.0 8.0 11.75
and 55.0-58.0 3.0 17.23
76.0-77.0 1.0 4.36

DH-12 3035N/5130E 110 degrees/ 45.0-58.0 13.0 2.84
-70 degrees
incl. 53.0-57.0 4.0 4.81
79.0-87.0 8.0 1.30

TR-18 3012N/5144E 110 degrees 12.0-37.0 25.0 12.35

TR-20 3085N/5192E 130 degrees 8.0-15.0 7.0 1.19

TR-49 3026N/5204E 315 degrees 12.0-24.0 12.0 3.60
incl. 17.0-22.0 5.0 7.90

TR-51 2989N/5135E 110 degrees 33.0-42.0 9.0 35.29
incl. 39.0-40.0 1.0 283.4

All fieldwork was carried out under the supervision of Gerald McArthur P. Geol., a "qualified person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, who has also verified the data disclosed in this news release. TSL Laboratories in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan carried out all assaying.

To find out more about Oromin Explorations Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:OLE.V - News), visit www.oromin.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of

OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.

Chet Idziszek, President

NOTE: To view the map associated with this release, please click the following link: http://www.ccnmatthews.com/docs/ole0619.pdf



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