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El Nino Ventures and CanAm Uranium to Commence $500,000 Work Program on Prolific Bancroft Uranium Property
3/19/2007
VANCOUVER, Mar 19, 2007 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --
El Nino Ventures Inc. ("El Nino") (TSX.V: ELN; OTCBB: ELNOF; Frankfurt: E7Q) and CanAm Uranium Corp. (OTCBB: CAUI.OB) (formerly Boulder Creek Exploration Inc.) are pleased to announce that the first phase of a $500,000 work program will be commencing on the Bancroft Uranium Project. This work program will consist of 1650 meters of drilling on a property that was once home to four past producing mines, producing a total of 14,862,653 lbs. U3O8 between 1956 - 1982. Subject to results, a follow up drill program is planned.
This work program is the result of an agreement signed with CanAm Uranium formerly, Boulder Creek Exploration Inc. in November 2006. Under the terms of this agreement, El Nino will receive 275,000 shares of CanAm Uranium Corp., and cash payments totaling CDN $125,000. CanAm Uranium Corp. can earn in a 60 percent interest by committing CDN $1,000,000 over the next two years, and could earn up to 80 percent of the project by issuing a further 300,000 shares and spending an additional CDN $1,500,000.
About CanAm Uranium Corp.
CanAm Uranium Corp, is a Nevada incorporated junior resource company with a corporate objective focused on the strategic acquisition and development of exploration properties in well-known prolific mining areas, especially known for Uranium, of Canada, Southern Africa, Australia and the United States.
About El Nino Ventures Inc.
El Nino is an exploration stage company whose corporate objective is to revisit former mining regions and apply the latest technologies to advanced stage exploration targets. El Nino Ventures has entered into an Option/Joint Venture Agreement with Xstrata Zinc Canada to explore the world class Bathurst Zinc/Base Metals Mining Camp in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
(signed)
Jean Luc Roy, President and COO
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