VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 21, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Entourage Mining Ltd. (the "Company" or "Entourage") (OTCBB:ETGMF) announces that American Assay Laboratories of Sparks Nevada has informed the Company that Entourage has intersected anomalous gold in the eleventh hole of its drill program on the Black Warrior Gold/Silver project, situated at Silver Peak in Esmeralda County Nevada. The eleventh hole was drilled to a depth of 540 feet and anomalous gold was intersected at a depth of 115 feet and continued to a depth of 140 feet (see table below). Two additional five-foot intercepts with anomalous gold values were encountered from 350-355 feet and from 370 feet to 375 feet, in the same hole, as indicated below:
SAMPLES Au Ag
Ppb ppm
BW-11 110-115 86 0.3
BW-11 115-120 417 0.3
BW-11 120-125 108 0.2
BW-11 125-130 25 (less than) 0.2
BW-11 130-135 191 0.2
BW-11 135-140 455 0.2
BW-11 350-355 203 0.4
BW-11 370-375 433 1.1
The Black Warrior project is situated in the prolific Walker Lane gold belt region of Esmeralda County Nevada and consists of 70 claims. The Company is encouraged by these results and is continuing exploration; Entourage is investigating detachment style mineralization similar to the Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc. gold deposit adjacent to the Black Warrior, where a mine able reserve of more than 200,000 ounces of gold has been discovered. James Turner, P. Geo. and a "qualified person" as that term is defined in National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the content of this portion of this release.
Hatchet Lake Uranium Drilling Update
The Company has been informed by United Carina Resources Corp., operator of the Hatchet Lake Uranium project, that during the recent exploration drilling program that four holes were completed to depths of 78-102.7 m to drill test two separate geophysical conductors and one hole was abandoned at a depth of 31.1 meters on another conductor. The Hatchet Lake project is situated in the eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, 30 kilometers north of major uranium production centers near the Rabbit Lake and McClean Lake mills and their associated high-grade unconformity uranium deposits.
Two hole fences (C-01 and C-02 and C-03 and C-04) were drilled on two weak conductors southwest of Turkey Lake on the Hatchet Lake Project. These holes intersected Athabasca sandstone underlain by faulted basement rocks. Secondary hematite alteration occurs in all the holes and is structurally controlled. Weak radioactivity is associated with the secondary hematite in hole C-04. The conductors tested are up to 1.6 kilometers in length and over 300 meters in width.
Analytical results will be released as soon as available. The remainder of the drill targets will be tested as soon as conditions permit. Also, in the northern part of the property, work will be conducted on Topping Island in Hatchet Lake. Previous work on the island consisted of geophysics and limited drilling. The source of high-grade uranium boulders on the island has yet to be found. Ground conditions on the island are suitable for summer exploration programs.
The Hatchet Lake property is currently 100 percent owned by United Carina and consists of four claim blocks, totaling 41,864 acres. Entourage Mining Ltd. is earning a 50 percent interest in the property. Dan Studer, P. Geo. And a "qualified person" has reviewed the contents of this portion of the news release.
Smeaton/Forte a la Corne Diamond Update
Drill hole WD-3 tested magnetic anomaly C-Gpp in Saskatchewan. The drill hole intersected kimberlitic rocks from the base of Cretaceous strata at 160 m and continued in re-sedimented and pyroclastic kimberlitic strata with three minor mudstone breaks to 333.9 m. A half-split of the entire kimberlitic interval weighing in total 307.3 kg was analyzed for micro-diamonds at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) in Saskatoon, using the caustic fusion process with a bottom screen size of 0.106 mm. No micro- or macro-diamonds were recovered. Dr. Harrison Cookenboo, PhD, P.Geo and a "qualified person" supervised the sampling and has reviewed this portion of this release.
The Company has identified 19 other anomalies in the area and is evaluating these targets for drill testing. The first of these additional targets, Anomaly D-WJ-7, has been drilled and has intersected kimberlitic material and further evaluation of this and the other targets is underway.
On behalf of the Board, Entourage Mining Ltd. Gregory F. Kennedy President
Forward Looking Statement
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this press release may be forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Entourage Mining Ltd.'s actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, volatility of commodity prices, product demand, market competition, and risks inherent in Entourage Mining Ltd.'s operations. These and other risks are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.