Champion Bear completes Separation drill program
   Champion Bear Resources Ltd                                                             CBA  Shares issued 10,757,069                                               2001-03-07 close $1  Thursday Mar 8 2001                                                     News Release  Mr. Richard Kantor reports   Champion Bear Resources has completed a diamond drill program on its wholly  owned Separation Rapids property located in the Kenora mining division of  Northwestern Ontario. A total of 15 holes were drilled for a total of 1,545 metres.  Five drill holes were drilled to define and test the Marko's and North Marko's  dikes (SR-11 to 15). Four holes were drilled to test the east extension of the  North Marko's pegmatite (SR-16 to 19). Drill holes SR-20 to 25 were drilled in  the vicinity of Pegmatite No. 7 and No. 8, located on the eastern claim block.   Champion Bear has only received assay results from drill hole SR-13. Drill hole  SR-13 was drilled 22 metres west of SR-1 and intersected the Marko's pegmatite  between 12.1 and 25.8 metres (13.7 metres). The upper section is a blocky  petalite and feldspar phase with up to 1.4 per cent rubidium. The lower section of  the dike at 22 to 25.8 metres (3.8 metres) assayed 407 parts per million (ppm)  Ta2 O5 (0.81 pounds per ton). Assays for lithium, tin and niobium from drill hole  SR-13 are pending.   Drill results on pegmatite No. 7 indicate that the pegmatite extends west for 100  metres but pinches out toward the east. However, several new dikes were  encountered to the southeast. Assay results from the remaining drill holes will be  reported by Champion Bear as they become available.   The NQ drill core was logged on site and samples split using a mechanical splitter.  One-half of the core taken at designated intervals (generally one metre in length)  was placed in plastic bags sealed by strapping tape and shipped by courier  express to the primary laboratory, Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, Ont. This  laboratory uses neutron activation techniques for rubidium, cesium, tantalum, tin  and niobium. Lithium determination is by boron fusion procedure. The drilling  program was supervised by Tony Pryslak, vice-president, exploration, of  Champion Bear.   (c) Copyright 2001 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com |