To: tanoose who wrote (85 ) 7/18/2000 1:21:09 PM From: tanoose Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 112 Idaho Consolidated completes staking at Stillwater Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp IDO Shares issued 29,294,399 Jul 17 close $1.20 Tue 18 Jul 2000 News Release Mr. Del Steiner reports Idaho Consolidated Metals has completed staking an additional 173 claims in the Stillwater complex. This increases Idaho's land position by 2,200 acres to approximately 30,000 acres. The newly staked claims consist of 39 mill sites located northwest of Black Butte to facilitate development of the eastern portion of the Stillwater complex. Located east of Fishtail Creek are 78 lode claims that extend Idaho's claim block by three miles. An additional 56 lode claims were staked on the western end of the complex in the Blakely Creek area. Idaho Consolidated staked the 78 lode claims based on geological mapping and sampling during the 1999 field season and confirmed by the preliminary interpretation of recent geophysical results, which indicate an eastern extension of the Stillwater complex. Currently, the company is permitting four drill holes to test for the eastern extension of the J-M Reef. The Blakely Creek claims cover a four-mile-long, very strong electromagnetic conductor detected by the geophysics in an area not previously explored due to glacial gravel and talus. This strong conductor is one of four indicated by the geophysics, none of which have been sufficiently explored. "I am pleased that the geophysics was effective in locating additional areas of potential mineralization and that the company was able to increase its land holdings on the Stillwater complex," said Del Steiner, president and chief executive officer of Idaho Consolidated. The previously announced drill program is well under way and the first drill hole was successfully completed to a depth of 500 feet, with very good core recovery. Presently the drill is at a depth of 450 feet in the second hole. Assays are pending. (c) Copyright 2000 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com With regards,Frank