Houston Lake Mining Inc. NEWS _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Houston Lake Mining Drills 17.25 m at 2.93 g/t Au Including 2.50 m at 10.05 g/t Au Shareholder’s Elect Incumbent Board at Annual General Meeting
Sudbury, Ontario – February 22, 2010 – Houston Lake Mining Inc. (TSX.V: HLM), an advanced exploration company seeking gold, platinum group and rare metal deposits in Ontario, is pleased to announce the first 6 holes of a planned 4,000 metre Phase IV diamond drill program on the Company’s 100% optioned Dubenski Property. The property is located near Kenora, Ontario. Additional core samples have been shipped to the lab for fire assay analysis. Drilling continues on the property and the company is aiming to complete the program by early March. The goal of the drill program is to add resources between the Shaft and Central Zones and to the west of the Shaft Zone, thereby extending the limits of these zones.
“Results from the first six holes continue to support our theory that Shaft, Central and East Zones may form one large and continuous gold mineralizing system at Dubenski,” commented Trevor Walker, Interim President of Houston Lake Mining. “We are continuing to intercept gold mineralization over significant widths with additional high‐grade structures developing within the deposit.”
Core Length Drill Hole Intercepts, Dubenski Mineralized Zone
| Hole Number | From | To | Interval | Au | Interval (ft) | Au | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (m) | (m) | g/mt | oz/st | |||||||
| DB09‐58 including | 133.00 | 142.00 | 9.00 | 1.93 | 29.53 | 0.062 | |||||
| 135.50 | 135.90 | 0.40 | 10.84 | 1.31 | 0.347 | ||||||
| DB09‐59 including including | 112.00 | 125.50 | 13.50 | 2.01 | 44.29 | 0.064 | |||||
| 116.00 | 119.60 | 3.60 | 3.01 | 11.81 | 0.096 | ||||||
| 140.00 | 153.50 | 13.50 | 2.29 | 44.29 | 0.073 | ||||||
| 145.00 | 148.50 | 3.50 | 2.30 | 11.48 | 0.074 | ||||||
| DB09‐60 including | 79.95 | 97.20 | 17.25 | 2.93 | 56.60 | 0.094 | |||||
| 89.50 | 92.00 | 2.50 | 10.05 | 8.20 | 0.322 | ||||||
| 138.50 | 140.00 | 1.50 | 1.24 | 4.92 | 0.040 | ||||||
| DB10‐61 including | 62.00 | 83.00 | 21.00 | 2.21 | 68.90 | 0.071 | |||||
| 68.00 | 71.00 | 3.00 | 3.19 | 9.84 | 0.102 | ||||||
| 93.50 | 96.50 | 3.00 | 1.15 | 9.84 | 0.037 | ||||||
| DB10‐62 including | 43.25 | 71.00 | 27.75 | 1.81 | 91.05 | 0.058 | |||||
| 51.60 | 57.70 | 6.10 | 4.22 | 20.01 | 0.135 | ||||||
| DB10‐63 | 34.70 | 35.80 | 1.10 | 1.88 | 3.61 | 0.060 |
Collar Locations for Drill Holes, Dubenski Property
| Drill Hole # | Northing | Easting | Collar Dip | Azimuth | Drill Hole | Drill Hole | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Metres) | (Metres) | (Degrees) | (Degrees) | Length (m) | Length (ft.) | |||||||
| DB09‐58 | 5464195 | 438348 | ‐45 | 360 | 149 | 489 | ||||||
| DB09‐59 | 5464192 | 438362 | ‐45 | 360 | 158 | 518 | ||||||
| DB09‐60 | 5464210 | 438362 | ‐45 | 360 | 203 | 666 | ||||||
| DB10‐61 | 5464221 | 438363 | ‐45 | 360 | 146 | 479 | ||||||
| DB10‐62 | 5464233 | 438362 | ‐45 | 360 | 107 | 351 | ||||||
| DB10‐63 | 5464250 | 438364 | ‐45 | 360 | 83 | 272 |
About the Dubenski Property
The Dubenski property is one of eight contiguous properties comprising the Company’s 100% owned and optioned 1,674 hectare (4,135 acre) West Cedartree Gold Project located near Kenora, Ontario. The project area encompasses three zones hosting gold resources at Angel Hill (NI 43‐101 compliant), Dogpaw Lake No. 1 Vein (historic) and Dubenski Mineralized Zone (NI 43‐ 101 compliant).
The Dubenski property contains an historic resource which was reported to extend to a depth of 150m (492 ft.) and includes the Shaft, Central and East Zones. Drilling by Houston Lake in winter of 2008 has defined the Shaft Zone for a strike length of 60 metres (197 feet) and to a depth of approximately 100 metres (328 feet). Phase II and III drill results successfully extended the Phase I drill program and NI 43‐101 resource from 60 metres to 365 metres along strike. P&E Mining Consultants of Brampton, Ontario were contracted to prepare a NI 43‐101 compliant Mineral Resource estimate to encompass the Phases I, II, and III (see press release dated November 5, 2009). The categorized Mineral Resources are:
Table 1. Dubenski Mineralized Zone Resource Estimate Utilizing Optimized Pit Shell
| INDICATED | INFERRED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut‐Off Au g/t | Tonnes | Au g/t | Au oz. | Tonnes | Au g/t | Au oz. |
| Pit 0.65 g/t UG 2.5 g/t | 524,000 27,000 | 3.55 3.26 | 59,800 2,900 | 12,000 10,000 | 1.96 3.32 | 800 1,000 |
| TOTAL | 551,000 | 3.53 | 62,700 | 22,000 | 2.57 | 1,800 |
(1) The updated resource for the Dubenski Mineralized Zone was estimated on the basis of the Oct 31/09 24 month trailing average Au price of US$895/oz and $US exchange rate of $0.92. The open pit cut‐off grade of 0.65 g/t Au was derived from $C2.50/tonne mining, C$15/tonne processing, C$5/tonne G&A and 95% process recovery. The open pit portion of the resource was defined in a 50 degree slope optimized pit shell. The underground cut‐off grade of 2.5 g/t Au was derived from $55/tonne mining, C$15/tonne processing and C$5/tonne G&A and 95% process recovery.
(2) Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio‐political, marketing, or other relevant issues.
(3) The quantity and grade of reported inferred resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these inferred resources as an indicated or measured mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an indicated or measured mineral resource category.
(4) The mineral resources in this press release were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council December 11, 2005.
Due Diligence
All samples reported were shipped to TSL Laboratories, an ISO accredited facility, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Samples were analyzed by fire assay utilizing a 50 gram charge. All samples were assayed with an AA finish and those samples assaying above 3 g/mt gold were retested utilizing a gravimetric finish.
This news release was reviewed by Bryan McKay, P. Geo., who is a Qualified Person under the guidelines of the National Instrument 43‐101.
Annual General Meeting
In addition, the Company’s Annual General Meeting was held at its offices in Sudbury on February 11, 2010. A quorum being present, the Company re‐elected its Board of Directors and ratified that Sievert, Sawrantschuk & Associates, LLP act as auditors of the Corporation. The Board includes Chairman Reginald F. Walker; John G. Kelly, P. Eng; Robert Callander, MBA, CFA and Robert J. McLean, C.H.R.P.
About Houston Lake Mining Inc.
Houston Lake is an advanced, vertically integrated resource exploration company. The Company is actively exploring for gold, platinum group metal and rare metal deposits in northwestern Ontario with a strategic focus on the West Cedartree gold project. Houston Lake’s objective is to become a gold producer by surface mining its West Cedartree gold project and developing its 100% owned and optioned properties. The Company has a total of 42,497,638 common shares issued and outstanding. For additional information, please visit us at www.houstonlakemining.com.
Company Contacts
Houston Lake Mining In Canada: Linx Partners Ltd. Trevor Walker, MBA Wanda Cutler Tel: 416‐603‐4646 Interim President Tel: 705‐897‐7622 In United States: ICS Fax: 705‐897‐7618 George Duggan Tel: 818‐542‐6880
Forward‐looking Statements
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