TSX Venture SYMBOL:
NSM
February
19, 2009
NORTHERN
STAR ANNOUNCES FURTHER DRILL RESULTS FROM ITS MALARTIC-MIDWAY PROJECT
Val
d’Or, Quebec, February 19, 2009 – Northern Star Mining Corporation (TSX:NSM)
(Northern Star Mining or the “Company”) is pleased to announce further drill
hole results from its wholly owned Malartic-Midway
gold project located 16km west of Val-d’Or, Quebec. Val-d’Or is a world
renowned gold mining district.
Results from surface drill hole on the
Chabela Zone are:
|
HOLE # |
From
(m) |
To
(m) |
Core
length (m) |
Grade
(g/t Au) |
Rock
Type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MC-08-122 |
153.5 |
159.5 |
6.0 |
5.21 |
Gabbro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MC-08-125 |
154.2 |
156.5 |
2.3 |
5.46 |
Gabbro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MC-08-126 |
158.0 |
160.0 |
2.0 |
6.92 |
Gabbro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MC-08-138 |
155.5 |
164.4 |
8.9 |
7.77 |
Gabbro |
|
Including |
157.0 |
159.6 |
2.6 |
14.43 |
Gabbro |
|
Including |
161.8 |
163.0 |
1.2 |
10.79 |
Gabbro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MC-08-138 |
175.4 |
177.4 |
2.0 |
6.08 |
Gabbro |
In addition, lower grade porphyry of the Osisko and Goldex types was
intersected in the upper Chabela area and returned:
|
HOLE # |
From
(m) |
To
(m) |
Core
length (m) |
Grade
(g/t Au) |
Rock
Type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MC-08-118 |
118.7 |
127.2 |
8.5 |
1.63 |
Porphyry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MC-08-119 |
101.4 |
107.4 |
6.0 |
2.45 |
Porphyry |
The true width of the zone is approximately
75 per cent of the drilled intersection.
The drill results continue to develop the
gold potential of the Malartic-Midway project, as
well as discover new gold mineralized zones.
Work underground continues. The Decline to
the Briar Zone sector has now advanced over 770 meters, with an additional 240
meters advancement of the Chabela branch. The Chabela branch will continue
onwards towards the L-Zone discovery area, where other drill results are
awaited.
In addition, over 160 meters of lateral cross
cut development has been carried out to date in the Chabela area. Development and
sampling continues in this sector.
The Company is also scheduled to start its
2009 surface exploration program by mid-March. Drill target areas include the
South Porphyry (Osisko boundary area), Midway mine
sector, Blake River, Briar Depth and South Briar extensions, and L-Zone.
The Company also announces that Mr. Claude Larouche has resigned as vice-resident of the company. The
Company thanks Mr. Larouche for his significant
contributions and wishes him the best of success.
Eugene Gauthier, Geol, Ing (OIQ), acts
as the qualified person of the Company and has reviewed the contents of the
news release. The diamond drilling and
exploration programs are being carried out under the direct supervision of Eugene
Gauthier, Ing (OIQ).
The Company is maintaining strict standards for QA (quality assurance)
and QC (quality control), by keeping under lock all
drill cores, rejects and pulps for further testing. Samples were sent to ALS Chemex and Techni-Lab labs in Val d’Or, Quebec. High grade assays
intersections were subject to total gold metallic sieve method in addition to
the standard fire assay and AA finish.
ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD
“Jonathan
Awde”
Jonathan Awde, Vice-president, Corporate Finance
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Northern
Star Mining Corporation TOLL FREE (800) 460-5031 or (819) 825-8088, (FAX) (819)
825-1199 Website: www.nsmgold.com
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