Nor.Abitibi drilling

A diamond drilling program has started on Northern Abitibi Mining’s (ASE) Douay Twp. gold property under option to Inco (TSE) and Vior (ME) in northwestern Quebec. Equal partners Inco and Vior can earn a 50% interest in the Northern Abitibi claims by spending a total of $1.5 million on exploration over a 4-year period. Operator Inco is probing the northwest strike extent of the Douay West gold zone which was discovered last year on the adjoining property held by Inco and Vior. The West zone hosts pre liminary reserves of 585,000 tons grading 0.30 oz gold per ton. Results from the current drill program will be reported when available, said Northern Abitibi.