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Brilliant Mining drills 33 m of 11.3% Ni at Lanfranchi

2007-09-13 07:41 MT - News Release

Mr. Mike Sieb reports

BRILLIANT MINING CORP.: HIGH GRADE MASSIVE NI SULPHIDE ZONE DELINEATED, LANFRANCHI OREBODY

Brilliant Mining Corp. has provided the results of 27 holes from a continuing resource delineation drill program for the Lanfranchi extension in the Lanfranchi nickel mine, located in the Kambalda nickel district of Western Australia. Of particular significance was the delineation of a high-grade massive Ni sulphide zone to the west and alongside the projected extension of the Lanfranchi Ni channel.

Key point summary:

* 27 drill holes reported to date;
* Program extends Lanfranchi Ni sulphide mineralization;
* High-grade massive Ni sulphide corridor identified on the western margin, with best intersections:
o 11.30 per cent Ni over 33.0 metres(i);
o 7.46 per cent Ni over 13.8 metres(i);
o 5.37 per cent Ni over 24.1 metres(i).
* Resource delineation drill program continues.

(i) Preliminary modelling indicates a one- to two-metre true thickness.

John Williamson, chief executive officer and director of Brilliant Mining, stated, "Underground drilling at the Lanfranchi mine repeatedly confirms the continuation of mineralization down plunge of the existing nickel sulphide channels and provides a high level of confidence for a sustained growth in the resource inventory of the project."

To date, 27 holes have been completed as part of the Lanfranchi extension underground resource delineation drill program with assay results reported in the attached table. Nickel sulphide mineralization has been extended 60 metres down plunge from the lowest production level and across widths exceeding 200 metres. The Lanfranchi Ni channel remains open to depth.

Grades and thicknesses encountered in this drill program are in alignment with past production experience in the Lanfranchi nickel channel. Under the previous operator, the Lanfranchi orebody produced 1.4 million tonnes of ore grading 2.32 per cent nickel, along a 1.4-kilometre plunge extent, with true thickness generally ranging from one to three metres. Mining widths of the Lanfranchi nickel channel have historically ranged between 100 to 200 metres.

A high-grade massive nickel sulphide zone has been delineated along the western margin of the drill program. Drill highlights include 33 m grading 11.3 per cent Ni from hole LAN148 and 13.8 m grading 7.46 per cent from hole LAN137. An initial interpretation suggests a very low angle intercept with an estimated true thickness of one to two metres hosted in the basalt and situated marginally below the normal ultramafic/basalt contact target horizon. The massive Ni sulphide zone appears open both up and down plunge and possibly to the west. The Lanfranchi joint venture is currently completing the initial 40-hole resource delineation drill program with the intention to model all the results as a whole for a better understanding of the extent and orientation of the high-grade zone.

 
  
 DRILL RESULTS AT LANFRANCHI EXTENSION (1) (2) 
  
 Drill 
 hole    From     To  Interval 
 ID        (m)    (m)       (m)    Ni%   Cu% 
  
 LAN123  29.9   31.3       1.4   9.06%  0.23 
 LAN124  42.0   45.0       3.0   1.61%  0.11 
 LAN125  75.7   77.5       1.8   7.66%  0.91 
 LAN126  35.0   38.0       3.0   1.04%  0.05 
 LAN127  68.8   92.9      24.1   5.37%  0.34 
 LAN128  37.0   38.7       1.7   4.64%  0.42 
 LAN129  63.0   65.0       2.0   2.15%  0.14 
 LAN130  78.0   78.9       0.9   0.51%  0.03 
 LAN131     -      -         -    NSG    NSG 
 LAN132     -      -         -    NSG    NSG 
 LAN133  46.7   50.6       3.9   1.64%  0.06 
 LAN134  48.1   48.5       0.4   0.88%  0.02 
 LAN135  56.3   56.5       0.2   4.01%  0.18 
 LAN136  64.5   66.2       1.7   1.81%  0.03 
 LAN137 107.0  120.8      13.8   7.46%  0.46 
 LAN138 120.0  122.0       2.0   1.27%  0.10 
 LAN139  63.6   66.9       3.3   6.10%  0.63 
 LAN140  47.0   56.8       9.8   1.13%  0.09 
 LAN141  73.0   75.4       2.4   6.38%  0.34 
 LAN142  79.0   80.3       1.3   0.52%  0.02 
 LAN143  90.2   91.0       0.8   0.83%  0.02 
 LAN144  58.0   59.2       1.2   5.39%  0.31 
 LAN145  63.2   64.0       0.8   3.18%  0.04 
 LAN146  70.6   71.0       0.4   1.69%  0.26 
 LAN147  82.8   83.4       0.6   5.40%  0.28 
 LAN148  96.0  129.0      33.0  11.30%  0.96 
 LAN149 121.0  139.7      18.7   3.06%  0.15 
 

(1) Holes LAN123 to LAN132 have been previously
released but without copper grade.
(2) True thicknesses are undetermined at this time.
Intercept length to true thickness conversion
will vary based on angle of drill hole relative
to the orientation of the target horizon.
Expected intercept angles range from near
perpendicular to subparallel.

NSG: no significant intersection

The project is supervised by Mr. Williamson, PGeol, of Edmonton, Alta. Mr. Williamson is CEO and a director of Brilliant, and is the qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.