LONDON, June 15, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Crew Gold Corporation ("Crew" or the "Company") (Other OTC:CRUGF) (TSE:CRU) (OSE:CRU) (Frankfurt:KNC) is pleased to report that recent drilling carried out during January to April 2007 continues to confirm the Siguirini resource potential and first-pass drilling along strike has also outlined further near surface saprolite mineralization at Siguirini West prospect. The Siguirini prospect is located 10 kilometres north of Lefa's new processing plant.
The drill program at Siguirini is a combination of infill (50m x 25m grid) and extensional drilling to the west with the majority of the holes returning grades above the average grade of the current inferred resource (214,000 ounce at 3.17 g/t Au).
Aircore drilling at the Siguirini West prospect to the west of the current Siguirini resource is located on the geochemical trend between Siguirini and Boubere.
Given the relative high grade and close proximity of the Siguirini prospect to the plant and infrastructure at Fayalala, the Company will undertake an accelerated feasibility study to assess the optimum treatment flowsheet and feed rates.
Selective drill results are listed below.
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Hole ID Hole Max Depth Depth Intercept
Type depth From To (metres @ grade)
(m) (m) (m)
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Siguirini Infill Drilling
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SIRC0058 RC 100 15.0 28.0 13m @ 2.23 g/t
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SIRC0059 RC 83 36.0 45.0 9m @ 5.48 g/t
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SIRC0064 RC 80 22.0 28.0 6m @ 2.52 g/t
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SIRC0067 RC 96 8.0 20.0 12m @ 9.74 g/t
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SIRC0068 RC 84 10.0 19.0 9m @ 4.13 g/t
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SIRC0071 RC 89 10.0 17.0 7m @ 14.16 g/t
21.0 29.0 8m @ 2.00 g/t
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SIRC0072 RC 84 15.0 22.0 7m @ 8.09 g/t
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SIRC0073 RC 80 19.0 24.0 6m @ 5.10 g/t
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SIRC0079 RC 81 29.0 34.0 5m @ 3.70 g/t
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SIRC0081 RC 92 34.0 42.0 8m @ 4.46 g/t
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SIRC0082 RC 80 13.0 20.0 7m @ 6.19 g/t
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SIRC0083 RC 80 15.0 22.0 7m @ 5.83 g/t
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SIRC0089 RC 84 20.0 29.0 9m @ 6.01 g/t
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SIRC0091 RC 85 27.0 34.0 7m @ 6.41 g/t
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SIRC0092 RC 92 15.0 22.0 7m @ 8.71 g/t
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SIRC0094 RC 90 18.0 27.0 9m @ 5.01 g/t
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SIRC0095 RC 88 13.0 19.0 6m @ 5.28 g/t
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SIRC0096 RC 90 17.0 24.0 7m @ 6.09 g/t
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Siguirini West
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SIR0422 AC 55 10.0 14.0 4m @ 2.96 g/t
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SIR0427 AC 55 32.0 37.0 6m @ 6.31 g/t
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SIR0437 AC 55 38.0 46.0 4m @ 3.29 g/t
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SIR0444 AC 55 10.0 14.0 4m @ 3.89 g/t
16.0 24.0 8m @ 9.30 g/t
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SIR0446 AC 60 12.0 16.0 4m @ 2.15 g/t
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Jan Vestrum President and CEO of Crew commented, "The infill drilling at Siguirini holds the potential to add further significant ounces to the current overall resource and well above the current Measured and Indicated resource grade of 1.5g/t for the Lefa Gold Mine. Given the higher grade of the Siguirini resource and the close proximity to the new CIP Plant, this creates the opportunity for Crew to be able to fully develop and mine this resource in a short time span and add to and improve the production profile at Lefa. Additionally, the initial along-strike drilling on the Siguirini - Boubere trend to the west of the Siguirini resource is also returning some very attractive results from near surface saprolite material and the Company is encouraged from what may be a more extensive mineralised system. The Company is confident that the potential for organic growth at Lefa is beginning to be demonstrated and the operation will play a significant role to achieve Crew's target of one million ounces annual gold production within the next two to three years."
Quality Assurance and Control and Qualified Person
All drilling is conducted using industry accepted equipment and procedures for drilling and sampling. All drill intercepts reported in this press release relate to either RC percussion (dry samples, 1m intervals, greater than 75% sample recovery) or NQ/HQ diamond drill core (half core samples, maximum 1m intervals, greater than 95% sample recovery) for Resource definition drilling, all first pass regional exploration drilling is conducted using AC drilling, with follow up using RC. Historically sampling and assaying of wet RC samples has occurred, this data is flagged in the resource database. A program of confirmatory diamond drilling is ongoing to verify the reliability of this data.
All assay results reported have been determined by 50 gram fire assay, aqua regia digest and atomic absorption spectrometer readings to a detection limit of 0.01 g/t gold by independent assay contractors SGS Siguiri. A check assay program with internationally recognized and certified umpire assay laboratories Genalysis (Perth, Australia) and ALS Chemex (Vancouver, Canada) is also conducted to confirm reliability of assay data. The data is verified on an ongoing basis by Crew's Qualified Person.
Data, of a scientific or technical nature, regarding mineral reserves and mineral resources of Crew Gold Corporation included in this document has been verified by Mr. Andrew Pardey, the General Manager Exploration. Mr. Pardey is a "qualified person" within the meaning of Canadian National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Pardey is not "independent" of Crew Gold Corporation within the meaning of NI 43-101 as he holds securities of the company. All exploration work of the company is conducted under the supervision of Mr. Pardey.
Jan A Vestrum
President and CEO
Safe Harbour Statement
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