Drilling begins
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Nov 04, 2010 03:47PM
SAGUENAY, QUEBEC, Nov. 3, 2010 (Marketwire) -- The management of  Canada Phosphate Inc. ( the "Company") is pleased to announce the start  of a new definition drilling campaign on one of the Lac a Paul deposits,  Quebec, Canada. The objective of this 3,500-meter drilling program is  to increase the resource on the Paul Zone which contains a NI 43-101  indicated resource of 78 Mt grading 7.24 % P2O5 and 7.84 % TiO2 and an  inferred resource of 58 Mt grading 6.97 % P2O5 and 8.00 % TiO2.
This  drilling program precedes the Prefeasibility Study that will take place  on this promising mining project in 2011. The conclusions of the  recently published Scoping Study showed a project value of 325 M Can$  for an internal rate of return of 20.8 %. The discounted Net Present  Value (NPV) amounts to 439 M Can$. An increased resource estimate will  improve these numbers.
The production of phosphate in North  America is in decline and to advance this mining project into production  would be a great opportunity to fill this need. The Lac a Paul property  comprises 271 claims covering an area of more than 15,000 hectares. The  2 and Manouane Zones are also present on these claims and can be  combined with the Paul Zone for a grand total of 260.25 Mt of inferred  resources at 5.7 % P2O5 and 7.64 % TiO2 in addition of the indicated  resource of 78 Mt grading 7.24 % P2O5 and 7.84 % TiO2
Arianne  Resources (www.arianne-inc.com ) is a Canadian exploration company who's  mission is to explore and develop gold, silver and other metals in  Canada and Mexico. Arianne has 33 M shares issued. Canada Phosphate (  www.canadaphosphate.com ) is Arianne's wholly-owned subsidiary that  develops the Lac a Paul phosphorus-titanium deposits that produce a  superior grade apatite concentrate grading close to 40% P2O5.