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| News Release
February 15, 2005 |
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| Higher Platinum -- Palladium Grades at Lismer
Extension Zone |
| 27 Metres at 3.43 g/t
Pt/Pd/Au |
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Vancouver, BC - Pacific North West Capital Corp. (PFN: TSX)
reports assays from the 500 metre long
newly discovered Lismer Extension Zone on the River
Valley Project.
The Lismer
Extension Zone lies 400 metres southeast along strike
from the mineral resource reported in the Dana Zones,
and 400 metres northwest of the Lismer Zone mineral
resource. | |
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Strong PGE Mineralization continues to be
intersected at Lismer as well at Varley within the
contact breccia
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$3.0 Million Phase 7 Program Drilling
Continues
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A third drill has begun work on the
property
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Geophysical IP surveys underway
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is one of nine
target areas, along the 15 kilometre long northern
contact of the River Valley intrusive. The drill holes,
in the Lismer Extension Zone continue to intersect wide
widths of sulphide mineralization within the intrusive
contact breccia. |
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| Additional high-grade intervals have been
intersected in the current exploration drill program
which includes 27 metres at 3.43 g/t Pt/Pd/Au (3E) in
DDH LR-140. Results to date are defining a
mineralized zone that is between 20 and 30 metres in
width and extends to at least 200 metres in depth and
contains higher grades over significant widths,
e.g. 7.0 metres at 3.75 g/t 3E and 2.0 metres at 16.62
g/t 3E in LR-141 (See Intersection Table). The
drill holes were all drilled across strike (See
Location Map). The dip of the zone varies
along strike and to depth but generally it is to the
southwest at between 65 and 75
degrees. |
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| Eleven additional holes have now been drilled in
the Lismer Extension Zone, all aimed at determining the
trend and depth extent of the mineralized zone.
All assays have been completed by SGS Laboratories and
check assays by ALS Chemex. Please click on the map image to
view entire
map | | |
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Other Mineralized
Zones |
| Two other drills are now working on
the Varley Zone approximately 3 kilometres southeast of
the Lismer's Ridge Zone. This drilling
will continue to evaluate and expand the mineralized
zone that currently hosts an inferred resource of 2.7
million tonnes of 1.16 g/t (3E) |
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| Three drill rigs are working on the
property. Two drill holes
have been completed in the Casson Zone, located within
the River Valley Intrusive, 1800 metres south of the
Dana
Zone. | |
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| Narrow (<3.0
metres) sulphide zones were intersected in these drill holes. An IP survey has been
completed in the Casson area, to evaluate this interior portion of
the layered intrusive.
All assays are pending. Other
mineral zones that will be drill tested as machines become available
include the Azen South, Azen North, Drop, and Jackson Flats
Zones. |
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Phase 7 Budget Summary May 2004 to April 2005 --
Mapping, Geophysics, Drilling, Bulk Sample
PFN,
in joint venture with Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited
(Anglo Platinum) is carrying out a $3.0 million Phase 7 program. The
program plans for 15,000 metres of diamond drilling, metallurgical
testing and the collection of a bulk sample. At the current
time, a 40 tonne bulk sample has been collected for metallurgical
studies, which will be used for metallurgical testing on the Dana
North and Dana South Zones.
Particular emphasis is being
placed on expanding targets identified by reconnaissance drilling,
geophysics and geological mapping especially along the northern
contact of the intrusive. The platinum-palladium mineralization has
been identified to exist within the contact breccia zone occurring
over a strike length in excess of 15 kilometres. The initial mineral
resource estimates have been concentrated only in the Dana Lake and
Lismer's Ridge Zones, a 3 kilometre long area. The Qualified
Person for this release is John Londry, VP
Exploration.
About Pacific North West
Capital Corp.
Pacific North West Capital Corp. (TSX.PFN,
OTCBB: PAWEF) is an exploration company focused on the discovery of
platinum group metals in North America. PFN is currently exploring
the River Valley Project (joint ventured with Anglo American
Platinum Corporation Limited "Anglo Platinum", the world's largest
primary producer of platinum) and the Agnew Lake Project, currently
under option to Anglo Platinum. Anglo Platinum has committed
over $15.8 million to the River Valley Project to date and may earn
a 65% interest by funding it through to production. In Alaska,
PFN has a Joint Venture Agreement with Lonmin Plc, the world's third
largest primary underground platinum group metals producer. In
late 2004 PFN established a nickel division and currently has an
Option Joint Venture in the Timmins Mining District with
Falconbridge Ltd. |
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On behalf of the
Board of Directors
"Harry Barr" Harry Barr, President
& CEO |
| For further
information, please contact our Investor Relations Department at
Toll Free 1-800-667-1870 |
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact, included herein are
forward-looking statements that involve various risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed in the
Company's documents filed from time to time with The Toronto Stock
Exchange, British Columbia Securities Commission and the United
States Securities & Exchange Commission. Not to be construed as
an offer to buy or sell securities of this company.
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