TSXV: SFR
VANCOUVER, May 17 /CNW/ - Starfire Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce the intersection of nickel mineralization by diamond drilling carried out on the Company's 100% owned Langmuir Nickel project near Timmins, Ontario. The Company drilled four holes between February and April 2007 to test South Zone mineralization as a continuation of the 2006 drill program (holes EL-06-01 to 03), the results of which were reported by Starfire in its January 2, 2007 news release.
Hole EL-07-04 was stopped early at 188 meters and did not reach its target depth due to a structural change in orientation of the stratigraphy. Consideration will be given to deepening this hole.
Hole EL-07-05 reached its target depth of 288 meters but failed to intersect the zone.
Hole EL-07-06 was collared on the frozen tailings pond from the Langmuir No. 2 Mine to test the South Zone up-dip from the intersection in hole EL-06-03 reported on January 2, 2007 (4.48% nickel, 0.37% copper over a core length of 5.55 meters). Mineralization intersected in EL-07-06 from 202.0-203.5 meters was sampled as a single interval and consists of millerite-pentlandite filled fractures at the lower komatiite-dacite contact. The interval contains 3.51% nickel and 0.065% copper over a core length of 1.5 meters. The estimated true thickness of this intersection is 80% of the core length and it occurs at a vertical depth of 190 meters below surface. The hole was completed at a depth of 229 meters and is located 30 metres west of the Inspiration Mining/Starfire Minerals claim boundary.
Hole EL-07-07 was stopped early at 117 meters due to deteriorating ice conditions. This hole will be re-drilled at a later date.
The collar locations of the 2007 program are listed in the following table:
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hole No. Azimuth Inclination Northing Easting ------------------------------------------------------------------------- EL-07-04 332 60 0+76 2+75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- EL-07-05 325 45 1+40 3+50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- EL-07-06 340 72 3+80 3+70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- EL-07-07 340 55 3+80 3+70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samples of the AWT-size core selected for analysis were split, with one half of the sample retained for reference. Assays were performed by Swastika Labs of Swastika, Ontario utilizing the following method for nickel and copper: A 0.5 gram sample of the pulp is dissolved in a beaker with 5 ml HNO3 plus 10 ml HCl, and diluted to 100 ml with distilled water. The solution is analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Analytical runs include repeats, a blank, and a standard for quality control and assurance.
Exploration on the entire claim group will resume in June.
Starfire's Qualified Person as that term is defined in National Instrument 43-101 for this release is Philip J. Rush, P.Geo.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
STARFIRE MINERALS INC.
"Dan Mosher"
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Dan Mosher
President/CEO
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