BOWMORE Exploration Ltd. (BOW: TSX-V, 0B5.F: Frankfurt “Bowmore”) is pleased to announce the start of a Phase One 5,000 meter diamond drill program on its Standard Gold and Duverny properties, both located in the Abitibi region of Quebec. The objective of the first phase of drilling will be to 1) confirm some of the historical gold intersections in proximity to the past-producing Standard Gold mine and 2) test the host granodiorite intrusion for possible extensions to gold mineralization along sections spaced 700 meters apart. The intrusion defined from previous drilling and by its aeromagnetic signature, is 4.8 km long and 150 to 250 meters wide. It occurs on both properties and hosts the Standard Gold deposit, as well as regional, intense carbonate alteration similar to what occurs in the historical Larder lake gold camp in Ontario.

Previous drilling around the Standard Gold mine (surface and underground holes) indicates potential for bulk tonnage gold mineralization around the past-producing mine and along the granodiorite intrusion. Although only partial assays are available for most historical holes, a few were fully analyzed and returned significant intersections. Highlights are summarized in the following table:

Bowmore has not verified the assaying quality nor the validity of the historical gold intersections reported above. However, Bowmore believes that these results warrant disclosing and are relevant to the planning of the upcoming drill program.

The company is in the process of obtained all necessary agreements and permits for property access and drilling work to be done on the targeted areas. Drilling will extend into the winter period (freeze up) to allow access to swampy portions of the properties.

Standard Gold Property

The Standard Gold property is located in Duverny Township some 19km northeast of the town of Amos, Quebec. It includes the Standard Gold Mine, which operated between 1935 and 1953 producing an unreported quantity of gold. It has been the object of historical exploration work including much diamond drilling. Higher grade gold mineralization occurs within a sheeted, subvertical quartz vein system trending north-northeast with a documented minimum surface extent of 200 metres by 200 metres and a minimum depth of 250 metres. The vein system is hosted within intensely carbonate-altered granodiorite wallrock and historical drilling suggests the wallrock contains low-grade gold mineralization. The vein system sits within a brittle, regionally carbonate-altered (ankeritic) granodiorite intrusion that extends for about 4.8 kilometres within a regional shear zone that itself extends for 9 kilometres onto the adjacent Duverny property to the northwest.

Bowmore has an option to acquire a 51% interest in the Standard Gold property from Threegold Resources Inc. (THG: TSX-V) by making total cash payments of $280,000 and incurring expenditures of $4,000,000 over a five year period. Bowmore may acquire an additional 19% interest (total of 70%) by incurring $6 million in exploration expenditures over an additional five year period.

Duverny

The property is located 15 kilometres North East of the town of Amos and has been the object of historical exploration work since the 1920’s including diamond and reverse circulation drilling, and bulk sampling that reported numerous gold occurrences within the property limits and its vicinity. The property is also located in a favourable geological setting to host low-grade, bulk tonnage gold mineralization. The property geology is dominated by volcanic rocks and covers the edges of the Duverny and Claverny felsic igneous plutons. The property encompasses very large, kilometric zones of intense carbonate alteration (ankerite) and a network of significant shear zones in proximity to the felsic intrusions.

Mr. Paul Dumas, President and CEO of Bowmore Exploration Ltd., stated: “I am pleased to see the drill program at our Standard Gold and Duverny property underway prior to the year end. Both these properties present a great potential for low-grade, bulk tonnage gold mineralization. Some of these historical diamond drill holes indicate good grades and we are hoping to expand these areas of interest.”

Jean-Marie Pronovost, P. Geo., Chief Geologist for Bowmore, is the Qualified Person who has reviewed this news release and is responsible for the technical information reported herein.

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