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Lundin Mining Announces Drill Program in Norrbotten, Northern Sweden
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FOR: LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION TSX SYMBOL: LUN NOVEMBER 4, 2004 - 10:33 ET Lundin Mining Announces Drill Program in Norrbotten, Northern Sweden VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Nov. 4, 2004) - (TSX:LUN)(Nya Marknaden:LUMI) Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a drilling program has been completed on the Ailatis copper-gold target at the Company's Norrbotten Project in northern Sweden. The Ailatis target is located within the area of agreement with Anglo American Exploration BV and Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd. ("Anglo-Rio"). The Ailatis target area is approximately 8 kilometers west of the Rakkurijarvi target area where significant copper-gold mineralization was encountered in a drilling program conducted earlier in the year (see Lundin Mining news release dated April 5 and June 1, 2004). Drilling on the Ailatis target commenced in early September, 2004 and was completed in late October, 2004. Twenty-three drill holes totaling 2,317 meters were drilled to test a number of chargeablilty anomalies within an area of four square kilometers where basal till samples of bedrock indicate anomalous values in gold and copper. Underlying bedrock consists of highly altered mafic volcanics, gabbro and conglomerate. Numerous holes were drilled previously in the area by the Swedish Geological Survey in 1990, the best of which intersected 17.3 meters grading 0.88% copper(i). All drill core was split, sampled and shipped to the preparation lab of North Atlantic Natural Resources AB in Uppsala, Sweden. Samples were subsequently shipped to ALS Chemex Labs in Vancouver, Canada for gold and multi-element analysis. Results will be reported when available, expected in late November. They will also be available on the Company's website at www.lundinmining.com. The Qualified Person in charge of the project is professional geologist Mr. Robert Lilljequist. (i) Note: these are historical drill results reported before the implementation of National Instrument 43-101. Lundin Mining is a Canadian mining and exploration company with a primary focus in Scandinavia. The main asset of the company is the Zinkgruvan mine, located about 200 kilometres southwest of Stockholm, Sweden. The mine has been producing zinc, lead and silver on a continuous basis since 1857. Current production amounts to about 64,000 tonnes of zinc, 32,000 tonnes of lead and 1.8 million ounces of silver per year. Lundin Mining holds approximately 37 percent of the shares of North Atlantic Natural Resources AB (NAN), a mining and exploration company listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NAN. North Atlantic's primary asset is the Storliden copper and zinc mine in the Skellefte District of northern Sweden, which has been in production since 2001.Lundin Mining also holds a large copper/gold exploration project in the prolific Norrbotten Mining District in northern Sweden. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Edward F. Posey, President -30- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Lundin Mining Corporation Sophia Shane Head of Corporate Communications (604) 689-7842 (604) 689-4250 (FAX) or Lundin Mining Corporation Robert Eriksson Investor Relations - Europe +468-545-07470 Website: www.lundinmining.com |