SLAM AND BEATRIX COMPLETE DIAMOND DRILLING
PROGRAM FOR GOLD
All Four Holes Intersect Mineralized Zones
FOR RELEASE 4:30 PM EST 18 JUNE 2010
Miramichi, New Brunswick - SLAM Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V:SXL) (“SLAM”) and Beatrix Ventures
Inc. (CNSX: BXV) (“Beatrix”) announce completion of the current drilling phase of the Opikeigen
Gold Joint Venture with 4 holes drilled for a total of 1146 m. All 4 holes intersected sulphide
zones and local quartz-carbonate veining.
The 4th hole, OG10-04 stepped 40 feet (12.5m) east of hole OG10-03 based on visual reports of
favourable rocks including quartz veins and sulphide zones. At a depth of 235 m, hole OG10-04
intersected a 79 foot (24 m) sulphide zone containing approximately 5 to 10% pyrrhotite.
The drilling program was designed to test for potential extensions to Zone 12 to the west and east
of high grade gold intercepts in hole OL87-46 previously drilled in 1987. Hole 46 intersected
mineralized sections of 113.57 g/t gold over 0.1 m and 49.66 g/t gold over 0.2 m reported to
contain visible gold. These occurred within a core interval grading 6.22 g/t gold over 7.00 m at a
depth of 141 m. These intervals are drilled core lengths. The true widths are unknown. The
results pre-date NI 43-101 regulations and can only be verified by additional drilling.
The Opikeigen project is located in the Fort Hope area east of the historic Pickle Lake gold camp
where PC Gold Inc. (TSE:PKL) recently announced successful drilling results (press release 23
March 2010). The Fort Hope and Pickle Crow areas are underlain by Uchi Subprovince rocks
similar to the world-famous Red Lake gold mining camp.
After drilling at Opikeigen, the drill moved to SLAM’s wholly owned Reserve Creek project to test
the historic Williamson gold deposit to conclude the final phase of the 2,000 m drilling contract.
The Opikeigen and Reserve Creek projects lie within the traditional territories. SLAM and
Eabametoong First Nation (EFN) recently signed an Exploration Agreement whereby SLAM and
EFN will work cooperatively to advance the gold potential of these projects.
Michael R. Taylor, P.Geo. President and CEO of SLAM and Director of Beatrix is the Qualified
Person responsible for the technical information contained herein.
About Beatrix: Beatrix is a mineral resource company based in Vancouver, British Columbia
recently formed to focus on gold projects. Beatrix owns 50% of the Opikeigen Gold Joint Venture.
Additional information about Beatrix and its projects is available at www.beatrixventures.com or
from SEDAR filings at www.sedar.com
About SLAM: SLAM is a mineral resource company based in Miramichi, New Brunswick and
continues to be active in gold, silver and base metal exploration in Ontario and New Brunswick.
Additional information about SLAM and its projects is available at www.slamexploration.com or
from SEDAR filings at www.sedar.com.