Alexander Nubia International Inc. announced results of ongoing deep trenching at its Hamama volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in Egypt's Eastern Desert. The Hamama VMS deposit is comprised of a principal mineralized unit, the Main VMS Horizon, a steeply dipping, overturned ironrich gossan and ankeriterich exhalite is traceable on surface for 3,000 metres along strike. Previous mapping identified three separate VMS zones (Western, Central and Eastern).

Recent mapping confirms that these are connected as one continuous mineralized unit that was formed along and below the seafloor. The style and size of precious and base metal mineralization, the presence of a gold cap, and results to date from a diamond drilling program show that Hamama has similar characteristics to other major goldrich VMS systems in the Arabian Nubian shield. In tandem with a diamonddrilling program, a program of trenching was carried out to identify additional drill targets.

In the core of the Western VMS, the outcropping exhalite zone that contains ironrich gossan and ankeriterich exhalite was channelsampled at 2metre intervals along a series of 12 subparallel trenches dug to an average depth of 1.5 metres perpendicular to strike over a length of 650 metres. Results from half of these trenches and from a series of 16 shallow trenches in the same area have been reported previously. At the far western end of the zone, trench DT102 returned 50 metres grading 1.74 g/t gold and 112.1 g/t silver.

The mineralized zone west of diamond drill hole AHA24 to DT102 has yet to be tested by drilling; assay results from DT101 and DT102 indicate that drilling is warranted in this region. Trench DT104 in the east central part of the zone returned 50 metres grading 3.09 g/t gold and 55 g/t silver.