NWT Mineral Exploration

[Ed Monton]

Miramar hits 11.5 g/t Au over 66.5 metres at Hope Bay


2005-06-09 05:36 ET - News Release

Mr. Anthony Walsh reports

MIRAMAR INTERCEPTS OUTSTANDING WIDTHS & GRADES IN STEP-OUT DRILLING AT MADRID RESULTS INCLUDE 11.5G/T GOLD OVER 66.5M (OR 0.34 OZ/TON OVER 218 FEET) IN 100M STEP-OUT HOLE

Miramar Mining Corp. has released the results from a further 23 holes drilled to upgrade and expand the resources within the western portion of the Madrid deposit at its Hope Bay project in Nunavut. Two holes were drilled to test exploration targets. The remaining 21 drill holes were designed to improve Miramar's understanding of underdrilled portions Madrid and to begin stepping out beyond the limits of previous drilling. Also reported are four holes from the Doris deposit.