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El Nino Ventures Update on Exploration Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
TSX.V: ELN OTCBB: ELNOF Frankfurt: E7Q
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTSX.V: ELN\n\n\nOTCBB: ELNOF\n\n\nFrankfurt: E7Q\n\n\n- Drill assay results should start coming in by end of January 2008.\n\n\n- Soil sampling program being carried out.\n\n\n- Planning is underway to define 2008 exploration and drilling campaign.\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Jan. 18 /CNW/ - El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V: ELN;\nOTCBB: ELNOF; Frankfurt: E7Q) announces that the results of the 2007 drill\ncampaign should start coming in by the end of January 2008.\n\n\nThe company has started a soil sampling program to cover the research\npermits owned by the company. This soil sampling program will focus on new\nareas of interest identified on the research permits and the results will be\nincorporated into the 2008 exploration program.\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President of El Nino states, "As of today we have not\nreceived any assay results from our 2007 drill campaign but we have received\nconfirmation from ALS Chemex of Johannesburg that our results will start\ncoming in by the end of January 2008. The backlog at the laboratory combined\nwith the slowdown over the holiday period has delayed our results well beyond\nour expectations. We will publish our results as they are received from ALS\nChemex for the benefit of our valued shareholders."\n\n\nAbout El Nino Ventures Inc.\n\n\nEl Nino Ventures is a junior exploration company, whose corporate\nobjective is to revisit former mining regions and apply the latest\ntechnologies to advanced stage exploration targets. El Nino has acquired a 70%\ninterest in over 350 square kilometers in the world renowned copper belt in\nthe Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition to our copper project in the\nCongo, El Nino is currently in the middle of a 25,000 meter drill program on\nthe Bathurst Mining Camp via an option/ joint venture agreement with Xstrata\nZinc.\n\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Directors\n\n\n(signed)\n\n\nJean Luc Roy, President and CEO\n\n\nThe TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept\n\n\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n\nCUSIPNo. 28335E-10-6\n\n\nThis news release contains certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within\nthe meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of\n1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact,\nincluded herein are forward-...