VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Starfield Resources Inc. (OTCBB:SRFDF) (TSX Venture Exchange:SRU) has received assay results for main sulphide lens(es) encountered in twelve additional definition drill holes completed within the eastern portion of the West Zone at the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt-palladium-platinum property. This definition drilling, within an area of inferred resources, is part of Starfield's 2004 Phase I Exploration Program, which has the objective of increasing the "indicated" category of mineral resources reported in the 2002 estimate of 6.7 million tones at 1% Cu+Ni cut-off grade for the "Pit Area" (Dr. N.C. Carter, April 4, 2003). Previous 2004 assay results for the main lens(es) sulphide mineralization were reported for drill holes 04-162 to 04-180 (Press Release July 19, 2004, SRU-10-04; August 16, 2004, SRU-15-04).
Table I assay results are from inclined diamond drill holes completed over a strike length of 1.865 kilometers. Intersection lengths reported for the moderately north-dipping sulphide lenses approximate true thicknesses in this part of the West Zone.
Approximately 13,569 meters of 2004 NQ core drilling has been completed as part of Phase I drilling of the "Pit Area". It is important to note that these 2004 drill holes have a two-fold purpose. The first mineralization encountered in these holes consists of sulphide mineralization reflected by the continuous, strong, UTEM-3 conductor identified by initial surface geophysical surveys. This conductive zone is coincident with a similar strong conductor identified by an airborne VTEM survey in 2004. Gabbro-hosted footwall mineralization below the main sulphide lens(es) is also present in most holes drilled; assay results for this footwall-style of mineralization are pending for the holes reported below.
The Company continues to be encouraged by the main sulphide lens(es) results. In particular, holes 04-185, 04-187, 04-192 and 04-193 display considerable thicknesses of sulphide mineralization grading more than 2% copper + nickel.
TABLE I
"PIT AREA" HIGHLIGHTS -- DEFINITION DRILLING --
MAIN SULPHIDE LENS(ES) ASSAY RESULTS
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Hole Inclination Location Interval(m) Length
No. (m) (ft)
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04-182 -60
(degree) 47+90W/ 1+75N 199.53-202.25 2.72 8.92
(including 199.53-201.15 1.62 5.31
04-183 -75
(degree) 47+90W/ 1+75N 159.68-164.30 4.62 15.16
(including 161.78-164.30 2.52 8.27
04-184 -60
(degree) 47+45W/ 1+75N 152.96-155.58 2.62 8.60
04-185 -75
(degree) 47+45W/ 1+75N 156.80-176.90 20.10 65.94
(including 156.80-162.02 5.22 17.13
(including 164.00-176.90 12.90 42.32
04-186 -60
(degree) 47+00W/ 1+75N 138.65-141.70 3.05 10.01
141.70-149.55 Gabbro dyke
149.55-153.35 3.80 12.47
04-187 -75
(degree) 47+00W/ 1+75N 171.43-179.00 7.57 24.84
04-189 -60
(degree) 57+00W/ 2+00N 61.17-65.00 3.83 12.57
(including 61.17-63.88 2.71 8.89
04-190 -60
(degree) 58+00W/ 2+00N 36.00-41.07 5.07 16.63
44.75-46.19 1.44 4.72
04-191 -60
(degree) 58+00W/2+00N 105.74-107.08 1.34 4.40
143.30-147.12 3.82 12.53
04-192 -60
(degree) 39+35W/1+40N 50.38-56.15 5.77 18.93
56.15-65.70 Gabbro Dyke
65.70-72.45 6.75 22.15
85.06-88.02 2.96 9.71
04-193 -72.5
(degree) 39+35W/1+40N 55.55-62.12 6.57 21.56
68.45-79.00 10.55 34.61
04-194 -60
(degree) 48+80W/1+75N 150.70-164.80 14.10 46.26
(including 160.59-164.80 4.21 13.81
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Hole Cu Ni Co Pd Pt 2 PGE*
No. % % % g/t g/t
------ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
04-182 0.524 0.225 0.030 1.08 0.25 1.33
0.712 0.361 0.048 1.48 0.40 1.88)
04-183 1.151 0.588 0.077 1.01 0.11 1.12
1.658 1.021 0.131 2.07 0.18 2.25)
04-184 1.276 0.563 0.074 1.16 0.10 1.26
04-185 1.078 0.899 0.121 2.00 0.25 2.25
1.339 0.802 0.106 1.70 0.43 2.13)
1.123 1.069 0.145 2.20 0.21 2.41)
04-186 1.047 0.737 0.092 1.60 0.50 2.10
0.93 1.088 0.139 1.77 0.16 1.93
04-187 1.402 1.075 0.138 1.93 0.20 2.13
04-189 0.599 0.307 0.047 0.57 0.15 0.72
0.653 0.347 0.067 0.66 0.09 0.75)
04-190 0.726 1.07 0.129 1.87 0.17 2.04
0.913 0.533 0.085 1.21 0.19 1.40
04-191 0.394 0.534 0.067 1.13 0.12 1.25
0.942 0.676 0.088 2.02 0.11 2.13
04-192 1.37 0.922 0.113 2.02 0.27 2.29
1.377 0.98 0.12 2.30 0.64 2.94
1.188 1.021 0.213 2.12 0.17 2.29
04-193 1.436 1.024 0.102 2.30 0.27 2.57
0.752 0.956 0.106 1.90 0.26 2.16
04-194 0.944 0.398 0.046 1.00 0.19 1.19
1.655 0.512 0.059 1.27 0.16 1.43
Details concerning drill core sampling, sample preparation, accredited laboratory geochemical and assay analytical methods, QC and QA procedures can be referred to in detail in Press Release # SRU-07-04, June 10, 2004, page 3.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, "Glen C. Macdonald" Glen C. Macdonald, P.Geo., Director
(Glen Macdonald is the Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for preparing the technical disclosure in this news release)
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