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Press Release for Friday  July 17  ]  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KENRICH MINING CORPORATION (VSE - KRC) STANDARD & POOR'S full manual listing S.E.C. 12g3-2(b) - 82-2809 20-F-BLUE SKY U.S.A. TRADING APPROVED  Suite 910-510 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3A8 Telephone: (604) 682-0557 Facsimile: (604) 688-3346 NEWS RELEASE -ÿ July 17, 1998 Preliminary Results from Homestake/Prime Exploration on the Corey Property  Kenrich Mining Corporation ("Kenrich") is pleased to announce results from surface exploration work that is ongoing on the 6,000 hectare Prime (PRU) Block of the Kenrich's wholly owned 18,700 hectare Corey Property.  Homestake Canada Inc., on behalf of Prime Resources Group Inc. presently has a 20 man crew conducting geological mapping, surface sampling, and trenching as part of their $10.58 million right to earn a 51% interest in the Prime (PRU) Block. The surface work is oriented towards outlining drill targets within felsic volcanics and mudstones identified on the PRU Block. The geologic setting is similar to that"at Gskay Creek.  The work to date has defined four separate areas within a 400m by 400m section of mudstone and rhyolite breccia which carry anomalous values of gold, silver, arsenic, antimony and mercury. This area continues to be a priority exploration target.  Gold/silver ratios and elevated base metal contents reflect a similar geochemical signature to Eskay Creek and indicate this area as a potential drill target. Mineralization within mudstones appears to be stratiform and disseminated, mineralization within the rhyolite appears to be stockwork-type quartz-sulfide veining. A table of the more significant results from a total of 209 samples follows:  Sample Number	Description	                     Au g/t   Ag ppm 21102	   Grab, Rhyolite tuff breccia	                      2.20	0.2 21103	   Grab, argillite	                                      3.73	3.3 21134	   Grab, mudstone, Py	                      0.35	60.5 22577	   Grab, Rhy-bx 10% fg Py , 0.5% Sphal	      6.67	344 22582	   Grab, Rhy-bx 0.51 to 1 mm bx frag	      1.30	25 22578	   Grab, Rhy-bx 10-15% Py with qtz-sericite   0.67	18.6 22604	   Grab, mudstone contact with rhyolite	      0.25	13 21037	   Grab, mudstone	                                     0.40	10 21406	   0.7m chip, Rhyolite, Py 2%	                     0.51	30 21407	   0.1 m, Rhyolite, fg Py 2%	                    0.57	26 21408	   Grab, Rhyolite, float in place. fg Py 2%     0.30	54.6 21093	   Rhy-bx  10-15% Py, 0.5% Ga , 0.5% Cpy      0.79	13.6 With the above indications of mineralization, Kenrich looks forward to the results from Homestake/Prime's drill testing of the Lower Cumberland zone.  Kenrich, as operator of the 12,700 hectare Kenrich (KRC) Block of the Corey Property has been conducting surface exploration work which has been concentrated on the HSOV and Nica 1 areas. Stratiform sulphide mineralization has been found in the mudstones at HSOV. Results from this program will be released when all results have been received and compiled.  On Behalf of the Board of Directors Kenneth W. Trociuk President/CEO  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: KENRICH MINING CORPORATION AT: DIRECT (604) 682-0557 website: kenrichmining.com   Note: If you have an E-Mail address and would prefer to receive Kenrich's News through this format, please E-Mail us at info@kenrichmining.com.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The VSE has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this announcement.