2008 Exploration to begin on Trade Winds’ British Columbia Copper and Gold projects
Vancouver, BC, July 16, 2008 - Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (Trade
Winds) (TSX-V: TWD, FSE: TVR) is pleased to announce the start of 2008
exploration on the Treasure Mountain Copper and the Dardanelles Gold
projects located near Terrace, British Columbia. Permitting and
mobilization is underway in preparation of field work on both projects
once conditions permit. The focus of this field season will be to
advance both projects from grass roots stage to drill stage properties,
including drilling on the Treasure Mountain Copper Project.
Treasure Mountain
The
2008 field program on the Treasure Mountain Copper project is designed
to follow up the 2007 discovery of zones of disseminated copper
mineralization. At the Danee Zone, a 145m thick permeable layer of
volcanic sediments is host to disseminated copper mineralization that
was the subject of initial trenching last season. Based on these
previous results the company plans to determine the size and
mineralization of this zone. The program will begin with geological
mapping and trenching to identify drill targets for diamond drilling
planned for the late 2008 or early 2009 field season, primarily
dependent upon weather conditions.
Exploration and drilling is
also planned for the Purdex Zone, targeting the zone where historical
drilling intersected 53 feet (16.2 metres) grading 2.11 % copper (non
43-101 compliant data) and the Trail Zone from which a 2006 trench
sample returned 1.72% copper and 23.4 g/t gold. In addition, the
Treasure North grass roots property, acquired in 2007, will be targeted
for prospecting sampling of known historical showings.
Dardanelles
Trade
Winds has planned the 2008 exploration program on this 100% owned
property to follow up the results of the Company’s 2005 drill program
which returned intersections of 17.85 g/t gold over 2.0m and 4.64 g/t
gold over 1.2m from veins on the hanging wall of an Aplite dike. The
Dardanelles field program will consist of systematic geological
mapping, surface trenching and sampling designed to determine the
length of known Aplite dike/vein system and to determine if multiple
dikes/veins exist as indicated from the 2005 field work.
This
exploration program will also target underground exploration of the
560m adit originally driven in the 1920’s along the known Aplite
dike/vein system, including detailed mapping and sampling.
Mr.
Alex Burton, P. Eng., P. Geo., is the project manager for the Treasure
Mountain and Dardanelles properties, and the material in this news
release has been prepared and reviewed by Stephen Wallace, P. Geo, VP
Exploration, a Qualified Person as defined in NI43-101. Trade Winds,
as operator of these projects, has implemented a quality control
program to ensure best practice in the sampling and analysis of the
drill core. All fire assay results are being provided by ALS Chemex.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President (604) 648-6225
Colin Robson, Investor Relations Toll Free (866) 698-9187 ext 231 or (604) 648-6223
Email: info@tradewindsventures.com
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