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To: jrhana who wrote (12836)6/20/2003 8:45:50 AM
From: Little Joe  Respond to of 39344
 
I prefer not to look at it from a "whose right" view. My view would be to watch to see if the seasonal trend holds. If it does not and gold goes counter to the trend between now and August, it strenghtens th bullish argument. If it does follow the seasonal trend. I would be looking for a good entry point near seasonal lows and if I found one, I would take a position then.

Little joe



To: jrhana who wrote (12836)6/20/2003 9:26:36 AM
From: Rocket Red  Respond to of 39344
 
Shear Minerals Ltd.: 4th and 5th Kimberlites Discovered at Churchill

EDMONTON, ALBERTA and VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--Shear Minerals
Ltd. (SRM:TSXV), Northern Empire Minerals Ltd. (NEM:TSXV) and BHP
Billiton today announced that two additional kimberlites have
been discovered on the Churchill Diamond Project. Drill holes
CD006 and CD007, designed to test circular magnetic high
anomalies measuring 250 m by 200 m and 150 m by 150 m
respectively, intersected two new kimberlite bodies named
Kalluk-3 and Kalluk-4.

The current phase of drilling will test a minimum of 15 targets
of the 217 geophysical targets identified to date on the
property. This brings the total number of kimberlites discovered
on the project to five: the Qaumallak (Lightning), Kalluk-1
(Thunder) through Kalluk-4 kimberlites.

"The goal of this year's program is to establish whether there
are kimberlite pipes within the project boundaries and their
spatial distribution. We are drilling geophysical anomalies in
areas where we have good regional chemistry. We are collecting
enough kimberlite to obtain a representative microdiamond
sample," said Ms. Strand. "The level of success realized at such
an early stage in our drill program increases the opportunity to
establish an entirely new kimberlite province in an area of
Canada that is under-explored for diamonds."

To date six targets have been tested and five have resulted in
new kimberlite discoveries. Drill hole CD005 was terminated
prematurely after penetrating 45 feet of granite bedrock due to
poor drilling conditions. The target remains unexplained and
warrants future investigation.

The 2003 program is under the supervision of Dean Besserer, P.
Geol. of APEX Geoscience Ltd., a Qualified Person under NI
43-101. Mr. Besserer is responsible for all aspects of the
projects supervision including Quality Assurance, Quality
Control, and sample Chain of Custody.

Shear has a 51% interest and is operator of all exploration
programs. Northern Empire is earning into a 35% interest by
incurring $750,000 in exploration expenditures. BHP Billiton has
a 14% interest in Churchill and has also agreed to fund the costs
of collection, sampling and processing the initial 200 tonnes of
kimberlite.

On behalf of the Board

SHEAR MINERALS LTD.

Pamela Strand, President

On behalf of the Board

NORTHERN EMPIRE MINERALS LTD.

D. Bruce McLeod, P. Eng, Vice President

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Shear Minerals Ltd.
Pamela Strand
President
(780) 435-0045 or 1-866-298-9695
Website: www.shearminerals.com
or
Northern Empire Minerals Ltd.
D. Bruce McLeod, P. Eng
Vice President
(604) 331-2267 or (888) 338-2200
Website: www.northernempireminerals.com

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.