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West Timmins to Initiate Drilling
on Highway 144 Gold Property, Timmins, Ontario
(Vancouver, November 15, 2007) West
Timmins Mining Inc. (TSX: WTM) announced today that drill testing is set to
commence on its 100% owned Highway 144 Gold Property
in Timmins, Ontario. The Highway 144 Property is located immediately south
of the Company's Thunder Creek Property and less than 2.5 kilometres
south of the Timmins West gold deposit which is currently undergoing
advanced exploration and development. The Highway 144 Property covers 4.0 kilometres
of the ultramafic-sediment contact that hosts the
high-grade Thunder Creek and Timmins West gold discoveries. The Highway 144
Property forms part of the Company's West Timmins Gold Project
which covers 114 square kilometres along the western extension of North America's # 1 gold producing district.
"Given the gold discoveries
at Timmins West and Thunder Creek we eagerly anticipate the launch of the
2007-2008 Highway 144 drill program," said Darin Wagner, President and
CEO of West Timmins Mining. "The contact environment has proven to be
a very good host for gold mineralization along strike and we plan to
undertake systematic testing of this target on the Highway 144 Property
over the coming weeks."
The Porcupine Joint Venture
identified three new zones of gold mineralization on the Highway 144
Property in late 2006, including an 8.00 metre zone
grading 1.05 g/t gold in sedimentary rocks immediately east of the ultramafic-sediment contact (see NR07-01, January 18,
2007). This gold bearing structure is open along strike and to depth and
will be the initial target of a 15 to 20 hole, 6,000 metre, drill
program planned for the Property.
The Highway 144 Property was
previously optioned to the Porcupine Joint Venture (Goldcorp Inc./Kinross Gold Corporation) and returned to West Timmins
Mining unencumbered in August 2007.
Quality
Control and Assurance
Drill results from the Highway
144 Property, as initially reported by the Company (NR07-01, January 18,
2007), were collected and analyzed under the care and control of Goldcorp
Inc. as operator of the Porcupine Joint Venture. Halved diamond drill core
was sampled on site at the Dome Mine in Timmins, Ontario
by trained personnel employed by Goldcorp. Sealed samples were delivered to
the preparation facilities of SGS Geochemical Laboratories in Sudbury, Ontario and
then forwarded to SGS's lab facilities in Toronto, Ontario
for analysis. Samples were analyzed for gold via standard fire assay - ICP
finish using a 50 gram
charge. For quality control purposes analytical standards were submitted
into the sample stream once in every 20 samples. Mr. Darin Wagner (M.Sc., P.Geo), the Company's President, has acted as the
non-independent qualified person for this news release. The drill core from the Property, and results reported, have been
reviewed by the qualified person.
About West Timmins Mining
Inc. (www.westtimminsmining.com):
West Timmins is focussed on the
exploration and development of district-scale gold and related base metal
projects in the major gold camps of North America.
WTM currently has five drills testing high grade gold and base metal
targets on its West Timmins and Monta�a de Oro Projects. In Timmins, Ontario,
drilling continues to evaluate the new Thunder Creek gold discovery. At Monta�a de Oro, located in the heart of the Sierra
Madre Belt, drilling is focussing on the La Dura polymetallic
discoveries. West Timmins Mining is based in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada and
trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol WTM.
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On behalf of the Board of
West Timmins Mining Inc.
"Darin W. Wagner"
Darin W. Wagner
President and Chief Executive Officer
For further information contact:
Darin W. Wagner, President & CEO
West Timmins Mining Inc., Vancouver
Tel: (604) 685‐8311
/ Toll Free: (866) 685‐8311
For further detail on West
Timmins Mining Inc. please refer to prior disclosure at www.SEDAR.com.
This press release contains
forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian and
U.S. securities regulation, including statements regarding the future
activities of the Company and planned use of the proceeds from the
financing.. Forward looking statements reflect the current beliefs and
expectations of management and are identified by the use of words including
"will", "expected to", "proposed",
"plans" and other similar words. Actual results may differ
significantly. The achievement of the results expressed in forward looking
statements is subject to a number of risks, including those described in
the company's annual information form as filed with the Canadian securities
regulators which are available at www.sedar.com. Investors are cautioned not
to place undue reliance upon forward looking statements.
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does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this news
release, which has been prepared by management.
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