Excellon Announces High-Grade Assay Results from Six Sulphide Intercepts in Guadalupe Manto and Additional Intercepts in the Guadalupe South Manto.TORONTO Toronto (tərŏn`tō), city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing -- Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension VENTURE:EXN EXN The Exploration Network ) is pleased to announce assay results from the first 9 of the 17 previously reported intercepts in the recently discovered Guadalupe Manto at its 100% owned Platosa Project in Durango, Mexico. Of the nine, six intercepts were of massive and semi-massive sulfides, ranging from 2.4 to 9.4 metres in thickness and ranging from 839 to 4029 g/T (26.9 to 128.8 oz/T) silver; 3.4 to 20.1% lead, and 3.0 to 31.6% zinc zinc, metallic chemical element; symbol Zn; at. no. 30; at. wt. 65.38; m.p. 419.58°C;; b.p. 907°C;; sp. gr. 7.133 at 25°C;; valence +2. Zinc is a lustrous bluish-white metal. It is found in Group 12 of the periodic table. (see Tables 1A and 1B). These intercepts outline a coherent sulphide sulphide: see sulfide. body, at least 50 by 50 metres wide and averaging 5.6 metres thick, that has a thickness-weighted average grade of 1,331 g/T (42.8 oz/T) silver, 20% lead and 14% zinc. This body is flanked on the northeast, southwest and south by sulphide-bearing breccias in the other three holes of up to 10 metres thick, which are typical of the margins of Platosa-style mantos (Holes LP-135, 139, 140). All nine holes reported herein lie on, or to the southeast of the N60E line of drill holes, which includes the Guadalupe Manto discovery hole (LP-132). Results from the eight holes (LP142-LP149) drilled to the northwest of this line are pending (see press release of 03/03/06). Combined sulphide intercepts from all 17 holes indicate that the Guadalupe Manto is a shallow northeastdipping body, 1.8 to 9.4 m thick, at least 60 by 100 metres in plan and it remains open in several directions. As well, Excellon is pleased to announce that the second surface drill rig has encountered three additional massive sulfide sulfide, chemical compound containing sulfur and one other element or sulfur and a radical. Sulfides may be salts or esters of hydrogen sulfide, H2S, or may be formed directly, e.g., by heating a metal with sulfur. intercepts (Holes LP-158, 160 and 162), 3.8, 1.1 and 4.1 metres thick respectively, 15 metres on either side and to the southeast of the Guadalupe South Manto discovery hole (LP 153). This discovery hole is approximately 100 metres southeast of the Guadalupe Manto. Results for all four holes, and an adjoining breccia-bearing hole (LP-159) are pending. Excellon plans to continue step-out drilling of the Guadalupe and Guadalupe South Mantos on 15-metre centres with this drill and use its first rig for testing both for possible feeders to the Guadalupe Manto at depth, and the structural zone that adjoins the NE-1 Manto. Excellon has also contracted a third surface drill rig that will be dedicated to drilling district-scale targets on the Joint Venture property held with Apex Silver Mines Limited and on the Saltierra Property optioned from Exploraciones del Altiplano altiplano (ăl'tĭplä`nō), high plateau (alt. c.12,000 ft/3,660 m) in the Andes Mts., c.65,000 sq mi (168,350 sq km), W Bolivia, extending into S Peru. , S.A. de C.V. This rig has arrived and should begin drilling shortly. "As expected, the grades coming from the Guadalupe Manto are comparable to the high-grade High-grade Credit quality of AAA or AA. high-grade Of, relating to, or being a bond with little risk of default on the part of the issuer. High-grade is usually reserved for bonds rated AAA or AA by the rating services. ores we're currently exploiting under our test-mining program and we have high hopes that the results from the eight pending holes will be similar. We have begun planning to expand the test-mining program to encompass the Guadalupe Manto, and we expect to head over to it soon, after we reach the so-far untouched 6 Mantos. The Guadalupe and Guadalupe South Mantos are shaping up so nicely in terms of solidifying so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. our ability to keep the test-mining program going that we've decided to gear up our exploration program more aggressively than we had planned as recently as last month. This stems partly from the grades and thicknesses we're encountering and partly from increasing confidence in our geophysical ge·o·phys·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. and biogeochemical targeting techniques. We have a good inventory of initial targets for our third rig, but we're beginning a district-wide biogeochemical sampling program to identify additional target areas and see if we can use it to improve our overall understanding of the system," said Richard Brissenden, Excellon's chairman. The Platosa exploration program is designed and supervised su·per·vise tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es To have the charge and direction of; superintend. [Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin by Dr. Peter Megaw, Excellon's consulting geologist and exploration manager of its Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum subsidiary. Assaying is being performed by SGS SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SGS Symantec Gateway Security (appliance) SGS School of Graduate Studies SGS Subgrid Scale SGS Singapore Government Securities SGS Shell Global Solutions Laboratories of Don Mills Don Mills is a new town and neighbourhood in Toronto, recognized as the first planned and fully integrated post-war community developed by private enterprise in North America. , Ontario with check assaying by ALS Als (äls), Ger. Alsen, island, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, in the Lille Bælt, separated from the mainland by the narrow Alensund. Chemex of Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography and/or BSI BSI - British Standards Institute Inspectorate in·spec·tor·ate n. 1. The office or duties of an inspector. 2. A staff of inspectors. 3. An inspector's district. inspectorate Noun 1. of Reno, Nevada. Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, independent geological ge·ol·o·gy n. pl. ge·ol·o·gies 1. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth. 2. The structure of a specific region of the earth's crust. 3. A book on geology. and mining consultants, has executed the engineering design and supervision of the test-mining program. Qualified Person and Quality Assurance and Control Dr. Peter Megaw, PhD, CPG CPG central pattern generators. , has acted as the Qualified Person, as defined in NI 43-101, for this disclosure and supervised the preparation of the technical information on which this release is based. Dr. Megaw has a Ph.D. in geology geology, science of the earth's history, composition, and structure, and the associated processes. It draws upon chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and mathematics (notably statistics) for support of its formulations. and more than 20 years of relevant experience focused on silver and gold mineralization Mineralization The process by which the body uses minerals to build bone structure. Mentioned in: Rickets mineralization, n the bioprecipitation of an inorganic substance. , and exploration and drilling in Mexico. He is a Certified See certification. Professional Geologist (CPG 10227) by the American Institute of Professional Geologists A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. Geologists are also known as earth scientists or geoscientists. The following is a list of famous or notable geologists. and an Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). Registered Geologist (ARG See argument. arg - argument 21613). Dr. Megaw is not independent of Excellon as he and his company are shareholders.
TABLE 1A: ASSAY RESULTS FOR HOLES LP132-LP141
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DDH Interval Interval Interval Recovery Ag Ag Pb Zn
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No. From To mts. % g/T oz/T % %
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LP132 139.25 148.64 9.39 70 1516 48.7 16.4 15.2
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LP133 158.93 163.18 4.28 96 2557 82.2 13.9 15.3
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LP133 163.18 169.62 6.44 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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LP133 169.62 172.06 2.44 58 1127 36.2 20.1 31.6
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LP135 150.69 152.70 2.01 61 318 10.2 1.6 2.6
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LP136 144.94 149.94 5.00 100 839 26.9 4.5 3.0
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LP137 140.45 143.84 3.39 72 2303 74.0 7.4 7.6
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LP137 140.45 142.34 1.9 77 4009 128.8 12.9 13.4
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LP138 126.50 134.35 8.0 70 860 27.6 3.4 11.1
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LP139 113.20 123.20 10.0 84 111 3.6 0.8 0.4
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LP139 115.20 120.20 5.0 78 175 5.6 1.1 0.5
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LP140 129.10 130.10 1.0 100 15 0.5 0.3 0.0
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LP141 130.15 134.79 4.6 89 1331 42.8 12.4 28.6
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Average of DDHs 32, 33, 35,
36, 37, 38, 41 5.6 1331 42.8 20.0 14.1
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Note: Bold indicates intercepts dominated by massive sulphides: see
Table 1B below
TABLE 1B: ORIENTATION DETAILS, DESCRIPTIONS AND ESTIMATED TRUE
INTERCEPT THICKNESSES FOR HOLE LP132-LP141
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Estimated Sulphides
Hole Azimuth Dip From To Interval Width Description
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Massive
sphalerite,
N60 galena and
EXO5LP132 degrees E -75 139.25 148.64 9.39 7.75 pyrite.
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Massive
S60 sphalerite
EXO6LP133 degrees W -60 158.93 162.28 3.35 3 and galena.
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Massive
sphalerite
EXO6LP133 169.62 172.06 2.44 1.5 and galena.
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S60 Patchy (30%)
EX06LP135 degrees W -65 148 151 3 2.6 Sulphides
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S60 Patchy (30%)
EX06LP136 degrees W -60 143.94 148 4.06 3.4 Sulphides
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N60 Patchy (30%)
EX06LP137 degrees E -75 140.45 141.45 1 0.8 Sulphides
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Massive
sphalerite
EX06LP137 141.14 142.34 1.2 0.7 and galena.
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Semi-massive
N60 sphalerite
EX06LP138 degrees E -80 126.5 134.35 8 7.5 and galena.
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Breccia with
less than 5%
EX06LP139 0 -90 113.2 123.2 10 8 sulphides
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Fine grained
galena and
EX06LP140 0 -90 129.1 129.15 0.1 0.1 pyrite.
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Massive
N60 sphalerite
EX06LP141 degrees E -82 130.15 134.79 4.6 4.5 and galena.
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On behalf of
EXCELLON RESOURCES INC.
Richard W. Brissenden, A. Douglas MacKenzie,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vice Chairman
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