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 Thu Mar 13, 2008
Sultan Minerals Intersects Lead-Zinc and Gold at its
Jersey-Emerald Molybdenum-Tungsten Property, BC, Canada


 
Sultan Minerals Inc. (SUL-TSX-V) ("Sultan") is pleased to announce that seventeen additional diamond drill-holes have intersected and expanded a zone of lead-zinc mineralization on its 100% owned Jersey-Emerald molybdenum-tungsten Property in southern British Columbia.

Final assay results are now available for 21 diamond drill holes, JS07-01 through JS07-21, that test a zone of stratiform zinc mineralization discovered by trenching in September 2007 (see News Release of Sept. 24, 2007). The mineralization was initially confirmed by four diamond drill holes, JS07-01 through JS07-04, reported on February 11, 2008.

Highlights of the 21 holes reported here were hole JS-07-01 which assayed 10.53% zinc and 3.02% lead across 5.0 feet within a 60.0 foot thick zone that assayed 3.35% zinc and 0.73% lead, hole JS-07-17 which assayed 7.69% zinc across 5.9 feet within an 85.0 foot thick zone that assayed 1.46% zinc and hole JS-07-08 which assayed 5.22% zinc across 20.0 feet within a 60.0 foot thick zone that assayed 1.33% zinc.

The 21 drill holes test a 1,000 foot by 1,000 foot area centred on the north end of the historic Jersey Lead-Zinc Mine. The results suggest that several horizons of significant zinc and lead mineralization occur within a thick, zinc-rich horizon that stretches east and west from the north end of the historic Jersey Mine workings. Lead and silver concentrations are seen to increase to the north and west, while zinc concentrations increase to the south and east.

In addition to the lead-zinc mineralization an unexpected gold intersection was encountered in hole JS-07-15. This hole assayed 6.16 g/t gold across a 24.4 foot core length from 22.6 to 47.0 feet. The intersection included a 10.0 foot section from 37.0 to 47.0 feet that assayed 10.43 g/t gold. Additional diamond drilling is required to determine the potential of this zone.

Significant lead, zinc and silver intersections from the 21 drill holes are given in the following table:

DRILL-HOLE
NUMBER

GRID
North

GRID
East

AZMTH /DIP
FROM
(feet)
TO
(feet)
WIDTH
(feet)

Zn
(%)

Pb
(%)

Ag
(g/t)

JS07-01*

9245

9095

000/-90

14.00

74.00

60.00

3.35

0.73

7.50

Including

 

 

 

31.80

52.40

20.60

5.77

0.99

10.62

Including

 

 

 

69.00

74.00

5.00

10.53

3.02

36.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-02*

9245

9105

130/-60

8.00

16.00

0.09

2.03

0.09

1.28

and

 

 

 

29.70

98.20

0.05

1.32

0.05

0.54

Including

 

 

 

29.70

32.00

8.87

11.33

8.87

55.55

and

 

 

 

79.00

98.20

0.22

4.72

0.22

3.48

Including

 

 

 

91.40

98.20

0.54

8.52

0.54

7.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-03*

9295

9195

000/-90

 

 

 

No

Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-04*

9052

8961

000/-70

1.50

55.80

54.30

1.63

0.47

2.60

Including

 

 

 

26.80

55.80

29.00

2.75

0.84

4.59

Including

 

 

 

49.50

55.80

6.30

5.55

3.14

16.89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-05

9046

8966

195/-70

3.00

73.00

70.00

1.28

0.14

0.75

Including

 

 

 

33.00

53.00

20.00

2.66

0.11

1.50

Including

 

 

 

43.00

53.00

10.00

3.32

0.13

1.89

and

 

 

 

63.00

73.00

10.00

2.78

0.65

1.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-06

8952

8895

282/-55

29.00

37.50

8.50

3.12

0.06

1.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-07

8950

8896

000/-90

29.00

54.00

25.00

0.88

0.01

0.28

Including

 

 

 

29.00

36.70

7.70

1.84

0.01

0.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-08

8948

8897

102/-60

9.00

19.00

10.00

1.94

0.87

1.37

and

 

 

 

49.00

109.00

60.00

1.33

0.04

0.62

Including

 

 

 

49.00

59.00

10.00

2.29

0.06

1.46

and

 

 

 

169.00

209.00

40.00

3.88

0.29

4.82

Including

 

 

 

179.00

199.00

20.00

5.22

0.58

8.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-09

8948

8897

102/-70

8.00

109.00

101.00

0.70

0.04

0.36

Including

 

 

 

39.00

59.00

20.00

2.56

0.17

1.29

Including

 

 

 

49.00

59.00

10.00

3.46

0.29

1.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-10

8710

8667

000/-90

19.00

59.00

40.00

0.48

0.03

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-11

8710

8667

090/-90

8.00

52.00

44.00

0.91

0.02

0.39

Including

 

 

 

32.00

42.00

10.00

2.62

0.02

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-12

8642

8572

010/-70

67.00

119.50

52.50

0.89

0.01

0.25

Including

 

 

 

87.00

97.00

10.00

2.10

0.01

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-13

8630

8572

090/-90

38.00

118.00

88.00

1.32

0.04

0.95

Including

 

 

 

78.00

98.00

20.00

2.98

0.06

1.12

and

 

 

 

78.00

88.00

10.00

3.14

0.04

1.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-14

8630

8578

090/-60

57.00

117.00

60.00

1.21

0.01

0.30

Including

 

 

 

67.00

87.00

20.00

2.77

0.02

0.51

and

 

 

 

67.00

77.00

10.00

4.09

0.04

0.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-15

8460

8510

115/-60

17.00

22.60

5.60

4.74

0.45

2.34

and

 

 

 

107.00

145.50

38.50

2.74

0.03

0.76

Including

 

 

 

117.00

135.20

18.20

4.82

0.06

1.21

Including

 

 

 

117.00

125.70

8.70

7.05

0.06

1.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-16

8460

8510

000/-90

16.60

22.50

5.90

2.05

0.62

3.50

and

 

 

 

118.00

158.50

40.50

3.05

0.03

0.70

Including

 

 

 

125.30

133.00

7.70

5.63

0.10

2.24

and

 

 

 

143.00

158.50

15.50

4.57

0.03

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-17

8385

8369

112/-55

14.00

17.00

3.00

1.71

0.39

3.50

and

 

 

 

112.00

197.00

85.00

1.46

0.01

0.25

Including

 

 

 

130.00

168.10

38.10

2.88

0.02

0.43

Including

 

 

 

162.20

168.10

5.90

7.69

0.01

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-18

8385

8369

112/-45

12.00

18.00

6.00

2.71

0.39

3.48

and

 

 

 

146.00

156.00

10.00

1.24

0.01

0.47

and

 

 

 

171.70

194.00

22.30

1.26

0.01

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-19

8385

8369

112/-68

 

 

 

No

Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-20

8592

9425

331/-69

183.00

195.70

12.50

1.56

0.01

0.21

Including

 

 

 

193.00

195.70

2.70

5.36

0.02

0.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JS07-21

8592

9425

314/-69

148.00

168.00

20.00

2.32

0.03

0.63

Including

 

 

 

158.00

168.00

10.00

4.15

0.03

0.70

and

 

 

 

223.00

273.00

50.00

1.10

0.14

0.61

Including

 

 

 

243.00

253.00

10.00

2.36

0.62

1.64

Note 1: All dimensions and core lengths are recorded in feet in order that results are compatible with the historic mine grid and the existing 5,600 drill hole database.
Note 2:Drill hole intersection angles vary from 40° to 85° suggesting that the true width of these intersections may range from 60% to 95% of the drill core intersection length.
Note 3:* Denotes previously reported drill hole

The 21 drill holes reported above tested a 200-foot wide perimeter that bounds the historic "G Zone" to the east and west. The G Zone was the northernmost workings in the Jersey Lead-Zinc Mine. The grades intersected in these holes are comparable to the historical grades of the Jersey mine which averaged 2.0% Pb and 3.8% Zn. The holes demonstrate that significant lead-zinc mineralization extends well beyond the limits of the historic mining operation. The attitude and intersection depth of the mineralization suggests that a considerable portion of the western margin of the deposit might be extracted by surface mining methods.

The Jersey-Emerald property is located approximately 30 kilometres east of the community of Trail in southern British Columbia. The property was host to BC's second largest lead-zinc producer and Canada's second largest tungsten mine. The two mines were operated by Placer Dome from 1947 until their closure due to low metal prices in 1973. Previous mining operations were confined to a 5.0 square kilometre area in the centre of the present 93.0 square kilometre property. In the vicinity of the historic mines, deposits of lead-zinc, tungsten and molybdenum occur stacked one above the other on this polymetallic property. Soil geochemical surveys completed by Sultan minerals have located extensive, wide spread, soil anomalies for zinc, tungsten and molybdenum on the property. Large soil anomalies for zinc occur 3.0 kilometres south and 2.0 kilometres east of the historic mine suggesting there is exceptional lead-zinc exploration potential far beyond the limits of the historic mines.

Sultan is awaiting assays for a further 40 surface drill holes drilled marginal to the historic lead-zinc and tungsten workings during the 2007 drill program. A 3,500-metre underground drill program is presently underway on the East Dodger Molybdenum Zone. In June 2007 underground drill hole JM07-04 intersected 0.10% molybdenum (MoS2) over a core length of 548.0 feet in the East Dodger Zone. The intersection included several higher grade sections that assayed 0.28% MoS2 over 79.9 feet, 0.23% MoS2 over 43.0 feet and 1.81% MoS2 over 9.9 feet.

Mr. Ed Lawrence, P.Eng., former Manager of the Jersey and Emerald Mines for Placer-Dome, oversees all on-going diamond drilling programs. Mr. Perry Grunenberg, P.Geo., of PBG Geoscience from Kamloops, BC, is Sultan's project supervisor and "Qualified Person" as defined by NI 43-101, "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects".

For further information on the Company's projects, visit www.sultanminerals.com
Arthur G. Troup, P.Eng., Geological
President and CEO

For further information, please contact:
Marc Lee, Investor & Corporate Communications
Tel: (604) 687-4622 Fax: (604) 687-4212 Toll Free: 1-888-267-1400
Email: mlee@sultanminerals.com
or info@sultanminerals.com

or
Catarina Cerqueira , Associate Account Manager
CHF Investor Relations
Phone: (416) 868-1079, Ext. 251
Email: catarina@chfir.com

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this News Release. This release was prepared by Sultan management and no regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements." All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and those actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company's filings that are available at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.sultanminerals.com

 
 

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