Starfield Resources Inc. - Re-Analyses And Check Assays Confirm Significant PGE's In West Zone Ferguson Lake.Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002 Ferguson Lake Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-Platinum-Palladium Project, Nunavut, Canada Starfield Resources Inc. ((CDNX CDNX See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). : SRU SRU Slippery Rock University (Pennsylvania) SRU Scottish Rugby Union SRU Strategic Response Unit SRU Sulfur Recovery Unit (refinery term) SRU Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound SRU Shop Replaceable Unit ); OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: SRFDF) has received further verification of high-grade palladium-platinum-rhodium concentrations reported in drill hole FL01-101 (reported October 3, 2001 and April 24, 2002). Reject sample material from the low-sulphide, biotite-rich high-grade PGE PGE Pacific Gas and Electric Company PGE Portland General Electric PGE Prostaglandin E PGE Platinum Group Elements PGE Pacific Great Eastern (Railroad) PGE Phenyl Glycidyl Ether PGE Perfect Girl Evolution intercept intercept in mathematical terms the points at which a curve cuts the two axes of a graph. were sent to Activation Laboratories. Nickel Sulphide sulphide: see sulfide. Fire Assay fusions followed by INAA INAA Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis INAA Islamic National Accord Association INAA Integrated Network Access Arrangement INAA Intelligent Network Access Arrangement and ICP/MS ICP/MS Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (chemical analysis) analytical instrument determinations were the methods used to check PGE contents, in particular, 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. concentrations. These latest results as well as previous data received from other accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. laboratories using different analytical methods are presented below:
HOLE FL01-101 PGE CONFIRMATION RESULTS
(Sample 467188, interval 962.28-962.63 meters, length 0.35 meters)
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Pd Pt Rh Analytical
(g/t) (g/t) (g/t) Methods
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Activation Lab 90.00 32.2 3.12 Nickel Fusion
94.60 30.3 3.41 INAA
ICP-MS
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Acme Lab Fire Assay
Average (4) 102.05 31.95 3.51 Gold inquart
105.64 35.03 Silver inquart
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Fire Assay
Bondar Clegg 103.00 26.71 Silver inquart
2.74 Gold inquart
2.93 Repeat
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These check assay results verify that the various analytical procedures Analytical Procedures is one of financial audit skill which help an auditor understand the client's business and changes in the business, to identify potential risk areas and to plan other audit procedures. used by these accredited laboratories consistently confirm the significantly high concentrations of rhodium (Rh) as well as 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. (Pd) and platinum (Pt) in this distinctive zone. The current drilling program is designed to further identify the target both east and west of the original intercept. Starfield Resources has also received confirmation re-analysis, check assay, results for hole FL01-99 completed in August of 2001. The hole is located at 8+56 North on section 62+00 West and was drilled at an angle of -80 degrees on an azimuth azimuth (ăz`əməth), in astronomy, one coordinate in the altazimuth coordinate system. It is the angular distance of a body measured westward along the celestial horizon from the observer's south point. of 176 degrees to a depth of 869 meters. The objective of hole FL01-99 was to further test West Zone at depth below hole FL01-84 which had intersected a 46-meter interval of massive and stringer string·er n. 1. One that strings: a stringer of beads. 2. Architecture a. A long heavy horizontal timber used as a support or connector. b. A stringboard. sulphides grading 1.34% Cu, 0.76% Ni, 0.089% Co, 1.99 g/t Pd and 0.32 g/t Pt. Initial results for the massive and stringer sulphide interval in hole FL01-99 were provided by Bondar Clegg Canada Limited. A four acid sample digestion digestion Process of dissolving and chemically converting food for absorption by cells. In the mouth, food is chewed, mixed with saliva, which begins to break down starches, and kneaded by the tongue into a ball for swallowing. was followed by initial multi-element geochemical ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. analysis and subsequent assays of samples with values exceeding 5000 ppm (Pages Per Minute) The measurement of printer speed. See gppm. PPM - Portable Pixmap for copper and 4000 ppm for nickel. Palladium and platinum in parts per billion were determined by fire assay fusions using a silver inquart collector and ICP-AES ICP-AES Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy ICP-AES Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry determinations. Sample pulps from the 31.96-meter interval (34 samples) were submitted to both 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 and Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. Analytical Laboratories for accredited check analyses. ALS Chemex multi-element geochemical results were determined by four acid sample digestion followed by ICP-AES/MS determinations. Sample analyses containing greater than 10,000 ppm Cu were re-assayed for Cu and this data is incorporated below. Palladium and platinum were determined in parts per billion by Fire Assay fusions using a silver inquart collector followed by ICP-MS ICP-MS Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy determinations. Acme Analytical multi-element geochemical results were determined by an aqua regia aqua regia (äk`wə rē`jēə) [Lat.,=royal water], corrosive, fuming yellow liquid prepared by mixing one volume of concentrated nitric acid with three to four volumes of concentrated hydrochloric acid. acid sample digestion followed by ICP-MS determinations. Geochemical results are reported for Cu and Pd as Ni and Pt concentrations are only partially extracted using aqua regia acid digestions. Weighted average values for three sample intervals based on results from the three ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 registered laboratories are presented in the following table:
HOLE FL01-99 FERGUSON LAKE WEST ZONE COMPARATIVE DATA PALLADIUM
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Core
Interval depth length Analyses Fire Fire Aqua
in metres in method: Assay assay regia
metres
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Instru-
ment: ICP-AES ICP-MS ICP-MS
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773.72 to 805.68 31.96 1619 1698 1701
1.62 1.70 1.70
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Including
773.72 to 783.15 9.43 2159 2005 2062
2.16 2.01 2.06
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and
786.06 to 783.15 16.94 1739 1968 1936
1.74 1.97 1.94
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Bondar ALS Acme
LABORATORY Clegg Chemex
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PLATINUM
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Interval depth
in metres Fire assay Fire assay
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UNITS ICP-AES ICP-MS
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773.72 to 805.68 ppb 300 355
g/t 0.30 0.36
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Including
773.72 to 783.15 ppb 248 188
g/t 0.25 0.19
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and
786.06 to 783.15 ppb 386 467
g/t 0.39 0.47
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Bondar ALS
Clegg Chemex
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COPPER
Interval depth Core Analyses 4 - Acid 4 - Acid Aqua
in metres Length in method: regia
metres
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Instru-
ment: AA AA ICP-MS
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773.72 to 805.68 31.96 13831 13767 13688
1.38 1.38 1.37
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Including
773.72 to 783.15 9.43 13687 14060 13354
1.37 1.41 1.34
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and
786.06 to 783.15 16.94 16535 16366 16324
1.65 1.64 1.63
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LABORATORY Bondar ALS Acme
Clegg Chemex
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NICKEL
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Interval depth 4 - Acid 4 - Acid
in metres
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UNITS AA AA
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773.72 to 805.68 ppm 6797 6869
% 0.68 0.69
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Including 773.72 to 783.15 ppm 8292 8323
% 0.83 0.83
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and 786.06 to 783.15 ppm 7807 7932
% 0.78 0.79
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Bondar ALS
Clegg Chemex
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The re-analyses results are in good agreement with the initial
analytical and assay data now reported for FL01-99. Starfield
Resources Inc. will continue to monitor PGE and base metal data from
both low-sulphide and massive sulphide zones as intercepted in the
current phase of drilling.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Glen Macdonald, P.Geol.,
No. SRU-04-02
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