TORONTO, March 2 /CNW/ - Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX:WM; FWB:
WC7) ("Wallbridge") today announced results of the 13 hole, 8,674 metre drill
program recently completed on its Parkin Offset Dyke Properties in Sudbury,
Ontario. The drilling was funded by joint venture partner Impala Platinum
Holdings Limited ("Impala"), the world's second largest primary platinum
producer, which is earning an interest in the property. (See Wallbridge press
releases dated August 26, 2008 and September 22, 2008).
Significant intersections of nickel ("Ni"), copper ("Cu") and platinum
group element ("PGE") mineralization were cut in three holes, all on the
southern claim block, including:
- WMP-131, which intersected 3.26 metres of 3.3 g/t TPM(x), 0.68% Ni
and 3.01% Cu including 0.38 metres of 13.35 g/t TPM, 2.83% Ni and
13.0% Cu
- WMP-133, which intersected 4.00 metres of 1.2 g/t TPM, 0.17% Ni and
0.25% Cu
- WMP-134 which intersected 7.02 metres of 2.39 g/t TPM, 0.64% Ni and
0.66% Cu, including 0.46 metres of 6.17 g/t TPM, 1.42% Ni and 3.66%
Cu
(x) TPM(equal sign)platinum+palladium+gold
True width is estimated at about 50% of core length.