Assay Results Confirm the Continuation of Near Surface Mineralization at Slam Exploration’s Nash Creek Deposit

August 19, 2008 Category: Lead, Silver, Zinc  

SLAM Exploration Ltd. announces assay results for 35 additional holes drilled at its wholly-owned Nash Creek Project in New Brunswick. The majority of these holes intersected near surface mineralization including NC08-166 with 2.73% zinc + lead over 36.5 metres and NC08-174 with 4.76% over 16.3 metres.

Based on a 43-101 compliant estimate reported 10 July 2007, the Nash Creek deposit comprised an Indicated Resource of 3.24 million tonnes grading 5.47% zinc + lead with 27.8 g/t silver plus an Inferred Resource of 2.69 million tonnes grading 4.42% zinc + lead with 20.0 g/t silver. SLAM has completed 155 holes since this resource estimation. These holes have expanded the Nash Creek deposit to a strike length of 1,400 metres and width varying from 100 to 300 metres. Thickness ranges from 3 to 45 metres with mineralization occurring at depths from surface to 130 metres. The Company has set a target of 15 million tonnes for the current drilling program.

Preliminary metallurgical tests reported 08 January 2008 show projected recovery rates of 90.5% for zinc and 81.5% for lead. The tests produced a zinc concentrate grading 54.5% zinc, 0.9% lead, 5.7% iron and 115 grams per tonne silver as well as a lead concentrate grading 48.51% lead, 5.88% zinc, 16.83% iron and 160 grams per tonne silver.

The Nash Creek deposit boasts excellent infrastructure with a power-line, railway and major highway transecting the property. The rail and highway provide immediate access to the Belledune smelter and seaport located 25 km away as well as to X-Strata’s BMS No. 12 mine 75 km away. The Caribou mine, operated by Blue Note, is approximately 90 km by road from Nash Creek. With potential for open pit mining methods and excellent mill recoveries the Nash Creek deposit is expected to emerge as a low-cost producer of zinc, lead and silver.

Assay reports on an additional 26 holes are pending as drilling continues. The drill is currently working on a series of 300 metre holes that each has 2 targets; an extension of near-surface mineralization on the east flank of the deposit as well as a deeper zone detected in some previous holes at the 200 metre depth.

Additional information about SLAM and the Nash Creek Project can be viewed at www.sedar.com as well at http://www.slamresources.com/index.cfm?page=projects-NashCreek.

SLAM is a mineral resource company based in Miramichi, New Brunswick. The Company is very active in base metal exploration in the province of New Brunswick. It is also active in gold exploration in the Uchi subprovince of northwest Ontario, where SLAM recently reported successful drilling results from Miminiska-Keezhik and from Reserve Creek. Additional information about SLAM and its projects is available at www.slamexploration.com or from SEDAR filings at www.sedar.com.

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