Rockcliff drills 9.02% Cu, 3.46 g/t Au over 4.74 m

2009-11-10 09:51 ET - News Release

Mr. Ken Lapierre reports

ROCKCLIFF HITS HIGH GRADE COPPER-GOLD MINERALIZATION AT SNOW LAKE, 4.74M GRADING 9.02% COPPER, 3.46G/T GOLD, 1.62% ZINC AND 36.5G/T SILVER DRILL PROGRAM DOUBLES IN SIZE

Rockcliff Resources Inc.'s drilling on the Rail zone has intersected high-grade copper-gold mineralization on its Snow Lake VMS project located in central Manitoba. Hole RL09-37 intersected 4.74 metres of massive sulphides grading 9.02 per cent copper, 3.46 grams per tonne gold, 1.62 per cent zinc and 36.5 grams per tonne silver, including 3.99 metres grading 10.63 per cent copper, 3.86 grams per tonne gold, 1.77 per cent zinc and 42.5 grams per tonne silver. The hole was drilled in an untested area 150 metres north of the historic Rail VMS deposit. Drilling has now increased the Rail zone mineralization (copper, gold, zinc and silver) to 685 metres of strike length and up to 380 metres deep. The Rail zone remains open in all directions and is hosted within juvenile arc rocks of the Snow Lake camp. All VMS mines within the camp are hosted in juvenile arc rocks of the Flin Flon greenstone belt.

An additional 2,500 metres of drilling has been added to the program. The program will focus on defining the outer limits of the Rail zone and test other high-priority geophysical targets identified in previous surveys in the area.

Highlights from previous holes (RL07-01 to RL08-32) completed by Rockcliff on the Rail zone at the Rail property can be viewed on the company's website. Highlights from the recent drill holes RL09-33 to RL09-38 are in the table, including the following:

• 8.38 metres grading 2.65 per cent copper, 0.43 gram per tonne gold, 0.06 per cent zinc and 4.5 grams per tonne silver, including 5.94 metres grading 3.03 per cent copper, 0.28 gram per tonne gold, 0.06 per cent zinc and five grams per tonne silver (RL09-33);
• 4.11 metres grading 2.29 per cent copper, 0.50 gram per tonne gold, 0.08 per cent zinc and 4.5 grams per tonne silver, including 2.23 metres grading 2.91 per cent copper, 0.35 gram per tonne gold, 0.05 per cent zinc and 5.3 grams per tonne silver (RL09-34);
• 4.74 metres grading 9.02 per cent copper, 3.46 grams per tonne gold, 1.62 per cent zinc and 36.5 grams per tonne silver, including 3.99 metres grading 10.63 per cent copper, 3.86 grams per tonne gold, 1.77 per cent zinc and 42.5 grams per tonne silver (RL09-37);
• 3.97 metres grading 2.65 per cent copper, 1.18 grams per tonne gold, 1.64 per cent zinc and 11.8 grams per tonne silver, including 1.83 metres grading 5.58 per cent copper, 2.54 grams per tonne gold, 3.28 per cent zinc and 24.4 grams per tonne silver (RL09-38).

Ken Lapierre, president and chief executive officer of Rockcliff, commented: "We are extremely encouraged with the drill results and in locating a new copper-gold-rich phase within the mineralized system of the Rail zone. The size of the zone continues to expand and confirms our belief in the prolific nature of the region and outstanding potential of our Snow Lake VMS project. Our project, which totals in excess of 500 square kilometres, hosts five underexplored historic VMS deposits and literally hundreds of untested geophysical targets with VMS and gold potential. We will continue to systematically explore and advance our project and look forward to additional discoveries in this world-class greenstone belt."

To date, a total of 1,970 metres in six surface drill holes (RL09-33 to RL09-38) have been completed in this program on the Rail property. The Rail zone intersected in holes 33, 34 and 35 was drilled south of the historic Rail deposit and has confirmed that the copper-rich R1 VMS zone (please see news release in Stockwatch dated Oct. 1, 2008) is not a separate zone but a continuation of the Rail zone. Drill holes 36, 37 and 38, drilled north of the Rail deposit, have confirmed that this area hosts Rail zone mineralization which is more copper-gold rich. The Rail zone has been drilled to a present strike length of 685 metres and to depths of up to 380 metres and remains open in all directions. The zone consists of stringers and massive sulphide lenses of pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite (copper rich) and sphalerite (zinc rich) hosted within a favourable five-kilometre-long trend of prospective juvenile arc rocks.

Drilling is expected to continue up to the Christmas break and then continue into the new year.

Significant assay results from drill holes RL09-33 to RL09-38 are tabulated along with drill hole information. The lengths reported are drill intersected core lengths and do not represent true widths.

                  DRILLING RESULTS

Borehole   From      To   Length Copper  Gold  Zinc   Silver
             (m)     (m)      (m)     %   g/t     %      g/t

RL09-33  410.38  418.76     8.38   2.65  0.43  0.06      4.5
includes 411.91  417.85     5.94   3.03  0.28  0.06      5.0
RL09-34  369.45  373.56     4.11   2.29  0.50  0.08      4.5
includes 369.45  371.67     2.22   2.91  0.35  0.05      5.3
RL09-35  284.61  287.38     2.77   0.66  0.08  0.45      2.9
includes 286.86  287.38     0.52   2.48  0.26  0.07      9.0
RL09-36  128.38  128.75     0.37   6.16  1.00  1.48     20.2
RL09-37   85.48   90.22     4.74   9.02  3.46  1.62     36.5
includes  86.23   90.22     3.99  10.63  3.86  1.77     42.5
includes  89.00   90.22     1.22  11.97  5.28  1.89     47.3
RL09-38   99.97  103.94     3.97   2.65  1.18  1.64     11.8
includes 101.48  103.31     1.83   5.58  2.54  3.28     24.4

Note: Previous hole RL08-16 was extended 152 metres and 
intersected no significant values.

We seek Safe Harbor.

The share price popped nicely, and I think that VMS could do the same with some drill results that we have already seen from this company in the past that are comparable

I am ready for that event as are most on this board

AK