NORTHERN ABITIBI INTERSECTS 27 METRES GRADING 7.9 GRAMS PER TONNE GOLD
For Further Information Contact: Shane Ebert at 1.250.964.2699 or
Jean Pierre Jutras at 1.403.233.2636
Northern Abitibi Mining Corp. (“Northern Abitibi”) is pleased to provide a summary of exploration results from its 2009 exploration program at the Viking gold project, Newfoundland.
The 2009 program was extremely successful in delineating zones of gold mineralization through trenching and drilling. The highlight of the 2009 program was the identification and discovery of the Thor Trend, a north-south oriented continuous zone of gold mineralization that has been traced at surface over a strike length exceeding 1000 metres. Drilling to date indicates that the altered and mineralized zone extends to depths of at least 100 to 200 metres below surface, and trenching and drilling have confirmed mineralized widths of at least 30 to 60 metres. The Thor Trend remains open along strike in both directions and at depth. The Thor Trend is showing excellent potential for a very significant gold resource containing several high grade veins within a lower grade potentially bulk-minable mineralized halo. Select drill results from the 2009 exploration program are summarized in the table below.
Viking Project – Select drill intercepts from the 2009 exploration program
|
Drill Hole
|
From (m)
|
To (m)
|
Width (m)*
|
Gold g/t
|
Silver g/t
|
|
09VK-14
|
20.6
|
78
|
57.4
|
2.6
|
1.4
|
|
09VK-14
|
48.3
|
52.6
|
4.3
|
18.4
|
10.7
|
|
09VK-14
|
49.3
|
50.3
|
1
|
45.5
|
33.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-16
|
31.5
|
49.0
|
17.5
|
2.9
|
1.2
|
|
09VK-16
|
37.5
|
38.0
|
0.5
|
36.0
|
13.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-17
|
20.7
|
50.1
|
29.4
|
1.0
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-19
|
2.8
|
44.2
|
41.4
|
2.0
|
0.5
|
|
09VK-19
|
12.2
|
30.4
|
18.2
|
4.1
|
0.8
|
|
09VK-19
|
26.3
|
27.5
|
1.2
|
37.5
|
3.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-20
|
5.6
|
35.6
|
30
|
1.7
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-21
|
4.7
|
45.2
|
40.5
|
1.0
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-22
|
8.0
|
30.2
|
22.2
|
1.9
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-23
|
11.0
|
38.0
|
27.0
|
7.9
|
2.1
|
|
09VK-23
|
19.7
|
24.5
|
4.8
|
41.4
|
10.2
|
|
09VK-23
|
24.0
|
24.5
|
0.5
|
136.0
|
38.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-30
|
15.0
|
38.8
|
23.8
|
2.7
|
0.8
|
|
09VK-30
|
31.5
|
37.9
|
6.4
|
7.8
|
2.0
|
|
09VK-30
|
37.1
|
37.9
|
0.8
|
32.7
|
11.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-31
|
43.9
|
49.0
|
5.1
|
16.7
|
6.5
|
|
09VK-31
|
45.8
|
46.9
|
1.1
|
24.1
|
4.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-32
|
12.5
|
52.2
|
39.7
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
|
09VK-32
|
13.5
|
31.1
|
17.6
|
2.5
|
0.5
|
|
09VK-32
|
28.1
|
28.6
|
0.5
|
45.9
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-35
|
65.4
|
66.0
|
0.6
|
27.7
|
10.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-38
|
74.0
|
95.0
|
21.0
|
1.2
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-39
|
52.5
|
98.0
|
45.5
|
1.0
|
0.3
|
|
09VK-39
|
70.4
|
98.0
|
27.6
|
1.5
|
0.3
|
|
09VK-39
|
70.4
|
71.5
|
1.1
|
23.4
|
1.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-41
|
21.1
|
41.0
|
19.9
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
|
09VK-41
|
40.3
|
41.0
|
0.7
|
21.9
|
26.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09VK-43
|
53.7
|
85.0
|
31.3
|
1.0
|
0.3
|
*The true widths of the mineralized intercepts have not been determined.
Drilling highlights include high grade intercepts of 27 metres grading 7.9 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 4.8 metres grading 41.4 g/t gold, and 0.5 metres grading 136 g/t gold, along with lower grade intercepts of 18.2 metres grading 4.1 g/t gold, 57.4 metres grading 2.6 g/t gold and 41.4 metres grading 2.0 g/t gold.
A compilation of current surface exploration and airborne geophysical survey results support the interpretation that continued drilling could double the Thor Trend as it has been outlined to date. In addition several large exploration targets occur on the Viking property that have not yet been drill tested. The Company is targeting a multi-million ounce gold deposit at the Viking property and the 2009 exploration program has been an excellent first step toward reaching that target. Northern Abitibi owns a 100% interest in the Viking property with Altius Resources retaining a 2 to 4% sliding scale net smelter royalty tied to the price of gold. The Viking property is located in the mining friendly jurisdiction of Newfoundland and Labrador and has excellent access and local infrastructure, with a paved highway and power line located less than one kilometre from the project. A detailed description of the Viking project is available on our website (www.naminco.ca).
The company is currently working on planning and permitting a 2010 exploration program with the goal of producing a National Instrument 43-101 compliant resource estimate by late summer or early fall 2010.
Dr. Shane Ebert, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of this summary.
“Shane Ebert”
Shane Ebert
President/Director