Southwestern delivers more Boka gold (May 20, 2004)

Vancouver – Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) continues to return gold values from drilling at the Boka gold project in Yunnan Province, China.

Continuation of the grid-based drill program at the Boka 1 South Zone has returned further encouraging results.

• Hole B04-29 – 94.6 metres grading 2.4 grams gold per tonne (starting at 13.4 metres), which includes 15.9 metres of 5.0 grams gold;
• Hole B04-30 59.65 metres of 3.1 grams gold (starting at 17.75 metres), including 27 metres of 4.8 grams;
• Hole B04-31 51.2 metres of 4.32 grams (starting at 3.3 metres), including 26.2 metres of 6.9 grams.

Results for hole B03-22, drilled at the Boka 7 zone, returned no significant results. Site-geologists have interpreted that Boka mineralization may have been offset by late-stage east-west faults resulting in the observed lack of mineralization.

The recently discovered Boka 7 Lower Zone has been identified in outcrop over a thickness of 120 metres and a strike length of over 1,000 metres. Southwestern views this target as high priority and will be advancing it to drill stage.