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Marathon PGM uncovers record combined values.


The first four drill holes in Marathon PGM PGM Program
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 Corporation's 2007 program on its Marathon PGM-Cu Project, 10 kilometres north of Marathon, have turned up record numbers.

Included in the results is Hole M-07-237, which features a 1.75-metre interval grading 30.7 grams per tonne tonne

measure of weight or mass; 1 tonne=1000 kg. See also ton.
 palladium palladium, chemical element
palladium [Gr. Pallas, goddess of wisdom], metallic chemical element; symbol Pd; at. no. 46; at. wt. 106.42; m.p. 1,554°C;; b.p. 2,970°C;; sp. gr. 12.02 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4.
, 27.7 grams per tonne platinum, 0.97 grams per tonne rhodium rhodium (rō`dēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Rh; at. no. 45; at. wt. 102.9055; m.p. about 1,966°C;; b.p. 3,727±100°C;; sp. gr. 12.41 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6.  and 0.09 grams per tonne gold.

Also of note is Hole M-07-239, which has a 1.9-metre interval grading 67.4 grams per tonne palladium, 39.1 grams per tonne platinum, 1.04 grams per tonne rhodium and 0.76 grams per tonne gold. These combined PGM and gold values of 59.4 grams per tonne and 108.3 grams per tonne are the highest ever recorded in the Coldwell Coldwell may refer to:
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 Complex. These results confirm the trend of increasing grades from south to north as identified in drilling conducted in 2006.

A second drill is currently working to define the southern extent of the property's RD Zone and to explore the RG Zone as identified in the 2006 trenching program.
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Date:Mar 1, 2007
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