Drill Program Completed On Sterling Property

VANCOUVER - Imperial Metals reported that the Sterling property, the completed phase of the underground drill program included 52 holes totaling over 13,000 feet. The objective of this program was to define and expand the 144 zone. Results confirmed high grade mineralization within the 144 zone; the discovery and definition of the east extension of the 144 zone; the discovery of an open mineralization trend on the west side of the 144 zone; and the discovery of the gold-hosting potential of the latite dike which divides the main 144 zone from the east extension.
An operations plan has been submitted and approved, and the required bonding has been placed with the State of Nevada and the Bureau of Land Management that would permit the restart of mining and heap leach operations at the Sterling mine.
The wholly owned Sterling gold property is located 185 kilometres northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The company's address is 200 - 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B6, 604.669.8959, fax: 604.687.4030.