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To: LoneClone who wrote (79)	1/31/2007 10:26:23 PM
From: LoneClone	Respond to of 9212

Franconia Appoints George Tikkanen Chairman Wednesday January 31, 9:30 am ET ca.us.biz.yahoo.com SPOKANE, WASHINGTON--(CCNMatthews - Jan. 31, 2007) - Franconia Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:FRA - News) is pleased to announce that George D. Tikkanen has been formally appointed as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Tikkanen, who has been a director of the Company since 2001, replaces Ernest K. Lehmann, who is stepping down. Mr. Lehmann will remain as a director and will continue to assist Franconia as a technical, political and community affairs consultant. Mr. Tikkanen has been active in the mining and mineral exploration industry since 1956, including more than 22 years at senior corporate and Board levels. He retired in 1999 from Cominco Ltd. as Vice President of Exploration and was President of Cominco Resources International from 1987 to 1995. Since that time, he has been active as a consultant in the mining and mineral exploration industry and has held directorships of many companies worldwide. His many successes include management of programs that discovered the Polaris zinc deposit in northern Canada, the Kudz Ze Kayah base metal deposit in Yukon and the Hilltop, Aqqaluk and Paalaaq zinc deposits at Red Dog in Alaska. He was intimately involved with the exploration, development and operation of the Red Dog mine; the development and operation of the Buckhorn gold mine in Nevada, the Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile, the operation of the Pine Point zinc mine, the Con gold mine in Canada's NWT, the Black Angel zinc mine in Greenland, the Rubiales zinc mine in Spain and the Magmont lead-zinc mine in Missouri. Brian Gavin, Franconia's President commented, "George is one of the most experienced and widely respected professionals in our business. His counsel and more than 45 years of experience in mineral exploration, mining, mine project and public company management are invaluable to Franconia as it makes the transition to the next stage of development, especially at our Birch Lake project." "I would like to thank Ernie for his exceptional contributions in the past and look forward to his continued assistance as a consultant, director and business partner. Ernie's knowledge and experience of the Minnesota mining scene is second to none." Franconia Minerals Corporation trades on the TSX-V under the symbol FRA. (For additional information see www.franconiaminerals.com.) The directors of Franconia Minerals Corporation accept responsibility for this announcement. Franconia currently has 43,380,120shares issued and outstanding. Brian Gavin, President FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT: Although Franconia Minerals Corporation believes many of its properties have promising potential, its properties are in the early stages of exploration. None have yet been shown to contain proven or probable mineral reserves. There can be no assurance that such reserves will be identified on any property, or that, if identified, any mineralization may be economically extracted. Incorporated in Alberta Canada No. 207953670 THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE. Contact: Farah Alibhai Franconia Minerals Corporation (Vancouver) (604) 731-7340 Email: info@franconiaminerals.com Greg Taylor Franconia Minerals Corporation (Toronto) (416) 605-5120 Email: gtaylor@gtinvestorrelations.com Source: Franconia Minerals Corporation

To: LoneClone who wrote (79)	2/1/2007 12:15:54 AM
From: koan	Respond to of 9212

All I need you to attest to LC is that a bunch of us isolated BMC and LBE about four months ago. From there on it is my recollection of my buying and the thinking involved in that buying. There is a reason LC why approaches other than (what may seem logical)-lol, work :1) for one, think, why do they split stock when they get too high? 2) Speculation is another amorphous variable, nevertheless often the most powerful variable in determining price and value of a stock. And speculation of the size of an ore body is aften a more powerful motivator than actual 43-101 ore. Right now speculation of the ore body is important but speculation of the price of nickel itself may be an even more powerful variable. So finding nickel proxy;s is of number one importance. And the reason I buy 4 stocks of equal value is because I am using them more as nickle proxy's than anything particular or intrinsic to the company. It is easier for a stock to double from .10 to .20 than $10 to $20. Getting a feel for things like momo, speculation, management, potential value or playing the odds is a legitmate approach.