Aquila Drills 23.9 Meters 1.98% Copper and 2.86% Zinc at the Pinwheel Zone and 32.3 Meters of 10.12% Zinc at the Main Zone Hinge
Market Wire, December, 2006
AQUILA RESOURCES INC. (TSX VENTURE: AQA)(FWB: JM4A) ("Aquila" or the "Company") today announced more high grade copper, zinc, gold and silver intercepts from the Pinwheel Zone plus thick zinc rich massive sulfide intercepts from the Main Zone Hinge at the Back Forty Project in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Highlights include:
Pinwheel Zone:
- 23.9 meters estimated true thickness of 1.98% copper, 2.86% zinc.
- 34.0 meters estimated true thickness of 2.2 g/t gold, 1.55% copper.
- 46.9 meters estimated true thickness of 2.1 g/t gold, 0.72% copper.
Main Zone Hinge:
- 21.7 meters (true thickness not known) of 7.36 % zinc.
- 32.3 meters of 10.12% zinc estimated true thickness.
- 43.9 meters of 7.47% zinc estimated true thickness.
More detailed results from these drill holes are shown in the tables below.
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Pinwheel Drill Results
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All
Intervals in
Meters
------------ Est.
True g/t g/t % % %
Hole # From To Width Au Ag Cu Pb Zn Description
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LK-121P No Significant Values
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LK-125P No Significant Values
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LK-133P 10.3 36.2 23.9 0.8 31.8 1.98 0.02 2.86 Pinwheel massive
sulfide
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includes 24.5 30.5 5.5 0.6 29.9 2.14 0.01 8.18 Pinwheel massive
sulfide
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and 29.0 36.2 6.6 1.6 72.9 6.23 0.02 1.10 Pinwheel massive
sulfide
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LK-134P No Significant Values
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LK-136P 5.5 6.6 1.0 13.9 13.5 0.05 0.02 0.00 Pinwheel gossan
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LK-137P No Significant Values
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LK-139P 5.1 6.0 0.9 22.0 79.0 0.27 0.04 0.00 Pinwheel gossan
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6.0 40.0 34.0 2.2 48.9 1.55 0.01 0.14 Pinwheel massive
sulfide
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includes 6.0 13.5 7.5 2.9 134.0 3.31 0.01 0.02 Pinwheel massive
sulfide
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LK-141P 14.1 61.0 46.9 2.1 22.5 0.72 0.02 0.25 Pinwheel massive
and stringer
sulfide
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Main Zone Hinge Drill Results
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All
Intervals in
Meters
------------ Est.
True g/t g/t % % %
Hole # From To Width Au Ag Cu Pb Zn Description
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LK-126P 78.7 82.0 3.4(i) 1.1 19.3 0.40 0.06 1.55 Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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LK-132P 134.7 156.4 21.7(i) 0.7 27.1 0.37 0.53 7.36 Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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includes 146.7 152.7 6.0(i) 0.7 55.8 0.13 1.75 17.85 Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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LK-140P 130.4 135.4 5.0(i) 0.9 13.1 0.21 0.02 2.05 Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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LK-142 No Significant Values Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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LK-146 47.6 79.9 32.3 1.1 6.0 0.07 0.03 10.12 Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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includes 62.5 79.9 17.4 1.7 8.1 0.11 0.05 13.91 Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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LK-147 115.9 159.9 43.9 0.8 8.7 0.06 0.02 7.47 Main zone hinge
massive sulfide
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(i) drilled thickness, true width not known
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