Nickel & Cobalt

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Brilliant's Lanfranchi produces 1,619 t Ni in quarter


2008-01-31 09:53 ET - News Release

Mr. Mike Sieb reports

BRILLIANT MINING CORP.: RECORD QUARTERLY PRODUCTION-47% INCREASE OVER SEPTEMBER QUARTER LANFRANCHI NICKEL MINE, KAMBALDA DISTRICT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Brilliant Mining Corp. has reported record quarterly production from its 25-per-cent-owned Lanfranchi nickel mine, located in the world-class Kambalda nickel district of Western Australia.

Key point summary:


Quarterly production reaches 1,619 tonnes nickel (Ni) contained Ni metal, a 47-per-cent increase from September quarter;
Winner high-grade ore production increases average nickel grade for Lanfranchi by 25 per cent;
Deacon development on schedule with vent raise construction under way.

The Lanfranchi joint venture (JV) mined 62,539 tonnes of ore with grade averaging 2.59 per cent Ni for 1,619 tonnes Ni contained, a 47-per-cent increase in nickel tonnes over the previous quarter. Mining during the quarter included ore from the high-grade Winner orebody which commenced in October and resulted in the average mined nickel ore grade increasing by 25 per cent.


LANFRANCHI MINE DECEMBER, 2007, QUARTERLY PRODUCTION AND DELIVERIES(I)(II)

Three months Three months Three months
ending ending ending
Area Details Units Dec. 31, 2007 Sept. 30, 2007 June 30, 2007

Ore mined dmt 62,539 52,886 60,864
Ni grade % 2.59 2.08 2.19
Mining Ni metal contained t 1,618 1,098 1,330
lb 3,567,000 2,421,000 2,932,000
Cu grade% 0.21 0.19 0.20
Ore delivered dmt 60,330 52,523 57,565
Ni grade% 2.59 2.08 2.19
Ore
Delivered Ni metal contained t 1,563 1,093 1,262
lb 3,446,000 2,410,000 2,782,000
Cu grade% 0.22 0.19 0.20

Notes:
(i) 25% of the reported ore deliveries or production is attributable to Brilliant Mining
(ii) DMT equals dry metric tonnes, T equals tonnes, lb equals pounds

Brilliant Mining owns a 25-per-cent interest in the Lanfranchi joint venture, which owns the Lanfranchi nickel mine together with associated infrastructure, mining leases and mineral claims. The remaining 75-per-cent interest in the Lanfranchi JV is held by Sally Malay Mining Ltd.

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

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