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HPM/Forgues Project continues to return significant nickel/copper/cobalt assays. Drill core from hole HPM-08-03 showing 43.18metres grading 1.74% nickel and 0.90% copper.


MANICOUAGAN'S PROPERTIES ARE IN TWO OF THE
TOP 12 MINING JURISDICTIONS IN THE WORLD

Manicouagan Minerals Inc. (TSXV:MAM) is a Canadian based exploration company with a diversified portfolio of quality exploration projects located in Quebec and Saskatchewan.

Key Projects:

  • HPM/Forgues - Nickel/Copper/Cobalt, Quebec
  • Mouchalagane - Nickel/Copper/PGE, Quebec
  • Brabant Lake Zinc Deposit, Saskatchewan

QUEBEC
Mid-North Quebec
Growing Package of Base Metal - PGE Exploration Opportunities in Mid-Quebec

HPM/Forgues Nickel/Copper/Cobalt Property


  • 2008 - completed 17 diamond drill holes for an aggregate of 3,388 metres (assay results pending for 13 holes)
  • Best interval to date from drill hole HPM-03-08:
    • 43.18 metre interval grading 1.74% nickel, 0.90% copper and 904 ppm cobalt
  • Ground geophysical Surveys - (HLEM and Mag) completed
  • Ground truthing is ongoing (weather permitting)
  • Diamond drilling program expected to resume in early 2009
  • Located 160 kilometres east-southeast of Mouchalagane
  • Priority exploration target!
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Mouchalagane Nickel/Copper/PGE Property

  • 2008 - completed 10 diamond drill holes for an aggregate of 1,770 metres
  • Nickel, copper and PGE mineralization at the "Bob Showing" has now been traced by diamond drilling for approximately 200 metres along strike and to a depth of about 90 metres. The mineralization remains open along strike and partially at depth.
  • Best interval to date from hole MCH-08-02:
    • 6.47 metre internal grading 0.89% nickel, 0.28% copper, 0.96 g/t platinum and 1.64 g/t palladium
  • Results are pending for complete suite of PGEs (including Rhodium and Ruthenium)
  • Diamond drilling in 2007 provided exceptional Platinum and Rhodium values with intercepts including:
    • 2.04 metres assaying 1.78% Nickel, 0.49% Copper, 2.11 g/t Platinum and 6.47 g/t Palladium, and;
    • values up to 0.99 g/t Rhodium and 1.08 g/t Ruthenium
  • Eleven reconnaissance grids have been established over priority airborne electromagnetic anomalies (AEM) identified by the recently completed AeroTEM II Airborne survey
  • Indication of strongly mineralized systems - confirmed by 2007 exploration diamond drilling
  • Significant property wide potential
  • Priority exploration target!
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SASKATCHEWAN
Brabant Lake Zinc Deposit


NEW RESOURCE ESTIMATE - JULY 2008
  • Zinc Grades improved by 77% to 9.18% Zn
  • Copper grade improved by 39% to 0.79% Cu
Both Current and prior resource estimates are tabled below:

2008 MPH/P&E Resource Estimate 1,2,3,4

 

Tonnes

Zn%

Cu%

Pb%

Ag g/t

Au g/t

Zn lbs millions

Cu lbs millions

Pb lbs millions

Ag millions oz

Au oz

Indicated

1,475,000

9.18

0.79

0.23

32.6

0.15

298.5

25.7

7.5

1.55

7,100

Inferred

2,975,000

5.55

0.55

0.13

13.9

0.10

364.0

36.1

8.5

1.33

9,600

1994 Deptuck Resource Estimate4

 

Tonnes

Zn%

Cu%

Pb%

Ag g/t

Au g/t

Zn lbs millions

Cu lbs millions

Pb lbs millions

Ag millions oz

Au oz

Inferred

4,858,000

5.19

0.57

0.28

22.59

0.22

555.9

61.1

30.00

3.53

34,400



The 2008 MPH/P&E NI 43-101 Resource Estimate incorporates drilling by previous operators as well as 48 completed holes (15,605 metres) drilled by Manicouagan in 2006-2008. (Refer to press releases of July 29, and September 12, 2008 for further details on the 2008 resource estimate for Brabant Lake).

View the September 12, 2008 NI-43-101 Technical Report for Brabant Lake...

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