To: donkeyman who wrote (70 ) 11/1/1999 10:02:00 AM From: Len Hynes Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 123
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Copper Hill Corporation 709-739-4780 709-739-4785 (FAX) copperhillcorp.com NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CANADIAN CORPORATE NEWS FOR: COPPER HILL CORPORATION SHARES OUTSTANDING:16,647,140 (FULLY DILUTED: 17,751,140) CANADIAN DEALING NETWORK SYMBOL: CUHL NOVEMBER 1, 1999 Copper Hill Corporation: Drilling On North Powderhorn Lake Intersects 80 Feet Of Stratiform/Stratibound Polymetallic Base Metal Sulphides Hosted In Roberts Arm Group ST. JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND--Copper Hill is pleased to announce that diamond drilling has commenced at its North Powderhorn Lake property situated in the Central Mineral Belt of Newfoundland, 40 km south of Springdale and 40 km west of the Central Newfoundland community of Grand Falls-Windsor, adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway. The initial borehole, PN-99-01 was collared near a surface outcrop yielding 4.22% Zn (see Press Release 99-06, October 15, 1999; assays from grab samples ran up to 9.20% Zn; 2.14% Cu; 2.54 g/t Au and 62.7 g/t Ag. PN-99-01 intersected 80 feet of banded, base metal-rich sulphides including sphalerite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. The sulphides are dominantly stratiform/stratibound and hosted by variably siliceous sediments/exhalites/blue-quartz eye crystal tuffs similar to those observed in outcrops and boulders dispersed throughout the property. These country rocks are believed to be time equivalents of the Roberts Arm formation which hosted the Buchan's VMS deposits (17.8 million tonnes averaging 14.88% Zn, 7.7% Pb, 1.3% Cu, 3.7 opt Ag and 0.045 opt Au). Banding/bedding cross the vertically drilled core axis at high angles suggesting a shallow-dipping, subhorizontal fabric. The core is presently being logged, split by diamond saw, sampled and will be submitted for multielement analysis. Sulphide and/or metal zonation and loci of high Au-Ag concentrations will receive added attention during logging. It is Copper Hill's intention to make representative sections of the core available for viewing at the C.I.M./APEGN Conference which will be held November 4-7, 1999 at the Delta St. John's Conference Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. Copper Hill which trades on the CDN holds a number of mineral exploration projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. For further information, please call 709-739-4780; fax: 709-739-4785, or visit our web site home page at copperhillcorp.com to view project location maps and other data. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Earl R. Benson, President. -30-