To All:  News Release:  Hurdman Township drilling commences                                                                                                                     Noront Resources Ltd                                                    NOT Shares issued 16,986,812                                 Mar 16 close $0.34 Tue 17 Mar 98                                                  News Release Mr R. Nemis reports The company has been advised by its earn-in joint  venture  partner  Baltic Resources that a contract for diamond drilling has been executed and that a diamond drill program will commence over the next several days covering the company's  extensive  Hurdman  Township zinc project (6,280 acres) north of Timmins, Ontario in the Smooth Rock Falls area. The proposed drill program will test the extensions of a sulphide  enriched zone  where  previous  drilling  intersected 4.6% zinc over 23 feet (7.0m); 2.4% zinc over 44 feet (13.4m) and 1.9% zinc over 127 feet (38.7m). In addition Haddington  Resources,  the  company's  earn-in  joint  venture partner  in three of the company's properties southwest of Timmins, Ontario in Ogden-Thorneloe townships, has reported that  a  program  consisting  of linecutting,  magnetometer and VLF EM16 surveys has been completed over the three properties. From historical records of the Ogden  north  property,  a 1978  induced  polarization  anomaly was identified and three zones of gold mineralization had been intersected in one wildcat diamond  hole  completed in  1968,  on  the  flank of the IP anomaly which was established ten years later. This intersection indicates the untested gold exploration  potential of the area. The company has recently added  to  its  extensive  land  holdings  in  the Timmins,  Ontario area by acquiring a 100% interest, subject to a 1% nsr in four claims comprised  of  40  units  (1,600  acres)  in  Denton  Township, southwest  of  Timmins,  Ontario.  This  claim  group  was  acquired due to favourable geology and untested targets in this active area of the  Timmins camp. (c) Copyright 1998 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com |