A 2000-Meter Drill Program on the Abcourt-Barvue and Aldermac Properties Starts Today
MONT-ST-HILAIRE, QUEBEC, CANADA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/06/08 -- Mr. Renaud Hinse, president and C.E.O. of Abcourt Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ABI), is very pleased to announce that a 2000-meter drill program on the Abcourt-Barvue properties starts today. On Abcourt-Barvue, one 175-meter hole is drilled to increase the indicated resources and on the Aldermac property, several holes will be drilled to extend the mineralized zone where excellent copper-zinc values were intersected in our 2008 winter drilling program.
Abcourt Mines Inc. is an exploration and development company with strategically located properties in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. The Abcourt-Barvue project with 43-101 silver-zinc ore reserves and resources and the Elder mine with 43-101 gold resources are both past producers. Abcourt is now focused on bringing these two projects back in production and at the same time, it is working on other projects (Aldermac, Jonpol and Vendome), to increase its mineral resources inventory. A positive 43-101 feasibility study was recently completed on the Abcourt-Barvue project. In addition, mill equipment has been purchased. For additional information, see our Press Releases dated February 16, 2007, August 9, 2007, February 1st, February 7, March 12 and May 28, 2008. To know more about Abcourt, please consult our web site www.abcourt.com and Sedar www.sedar.com, see "Abcourt Mines Inc".
The Abcourt shares are trading on the TSX Venture Stock Exchange under the symbol ABI.V and at Frankfurt and Berlin in Germany.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for statements of historical facts, all statements in this news release, including, without limitation, statements regarding forecasts, plans and objectives of Abcourt Mines Inc., are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
This press release was prepared by Mr Renaud Hinse, a qualified person, president of Abcourt Mines Inc. The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Abcourt Mines Inc. Renaud Hinse, president 819-768-2857 or 450-446-5511 819-768-5475 or 450-446-3550 (FAX) rhinse@abcourt.com Abcourt Mines Inc. Joe O'Brien Investors' relations 416-750-8041 416-750-8051 (FAX) jobrien@abcourt.com
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