October 26, 2010, VANCOUVER, B.C. - Dorex Minerals Inc. (“Dorex” or the “Company”)
announces Company has received the preliminary analytical results from the Phase I 2010 soil,
silt and rock geochemical sampling program on the Strawberry Flats Gold Project, Southern
British Columbia, approximately 20 kilometers northwest of the historic Rossland Mining Camp.
Of the 1,124 soil samples delivered to Acme Labs, 1,014 samples returned assays (111 samples
did not contain sufficient sample material to be fully analyzed). Gold-in-soil results ranged from
trace to 851 ppb Au. 566 of the soil samples returned results below detection limit and 447 soil
samples returned results of 2 ppb Au or greater. These 447 samples averaged 10.4 ppb Au, with
70 samples returning values of 11 ppb Au or greater.
The eight (8) silt samples collected returned values from trace to 36ppb Au. Three (3) of the silt
samples returned results below detection limits and five (5) samples reported 2 ppb Au or
greater. These 5 samples averaged 9.2 ppb.
The 28 rock samples collected and analyzed ranged from trace to >10,000* ppb Au (*resultant
assay was above analytical detection limits and the over limit assay has not yet been received).
Eight (8) of the 28 reported assays below detection limit and twenty rock samples graded 3 ppb
or above.
The preliminary data from the Phase I program has been recently received and is currently being
compiled and interpreted by Company geologists and management. Over limit assays and an
internal Dorex QA/QC review are pending. Once all analytical results have been finalized, they
will be used to guide the Phase II trenching program slated to begin in early November 2010. At
the moment the Company is able to report only the analytical data, as a georeferenced study will
not be completed until all data is received.
The Phase I exploration program was designed to confirm, infill and expand the historic gold-insoil
geochemical anomalies reported by previous workers as well as to ground truth the surface
and underground workings on the Strawberry Flats Gold Property.
The bulk of the Phase I program consisted of a large geochemical grid covering an area of
approximately 1.8 km by 1 km with 50 m spaced lines sampled on 25 m to 50 m centres. This
grid was focused on expanding the historic geochemical grids to the North towards Astral
Mining Corp’s contiguous Jumping Josephine Project. In addition, one detailed geochemical grid
was established near the known anomalies on the Strawberry Flats Gold Project during this
program. This detailed grid covered an area of approximately 120 m by 140 m with 20 m spaced
lines and sampled on 10 m centre.
All collected samples were shipped to ACME Analytical Laboratories in Vancouver, B.C. where
they were sent for analysis by Group 1EX ICP-MS for 41 elements and a 30 gram Fire Assay
Finish (Group 3B01) on all samples.
The 1989-1990 programs were conducted to follow up on a potential bedrock source of gold-insoil
anomalies within the Strawberry Flats Gold Project. Cameco's “Trench No. 5” averaged 7.04