Aurania Resources Ltd. reported that stream sediment results and rock textures found in initial field exploration have identified the first epithermal target ­ the Latorre arget ­ on Aurania's wholly-owned Lost Cities ­Cutucu Project in southeastern Ecuador. Epithermal systems are the prime target for gold-silver deposits in the Project area. Pathfinder elements, which refers to metals and other elements that typically occur around or above mineral deposits, have been found in high concentrations in stream silt samples in the Latorre target area. These pathfinder elements have comparable concentrations to those that led to the 2006 discovery of the Fruta del Norte gold-silver deposit 110 kilometres along geological trend. The discovery of locally- derived boulders of chalcedonic silica in the new target area supports the concept that part of the Latorre target is related to an epithermal system. To date, stream sediment geochemical data have been received from only approximately 7% of the total 2,080 square kilometre Project area. Aurania's Latorre West target contains elevated levels of pathfinder elements, as well as blocks of chalcedonic silica, very similar to those that originally defined the FDN target. The Latorre East target has high concentrations of zinc in stream sediment samples and we're waiting on assay results from rock-chip samples from nearby outcrops to determine the significance of that mineralization. The Latorre target is completely distinct, and several tens of kilometres from, the Awacha target that was defined from geophysical data. Stream sediment geochemistry in the Latorre target has identified two areas, both approximately 3km in size, located about 3km apart, of high concentrations of pathfinder elements. The concentrations of naturally-occurring arsenic, antimony and silver in stream sediment data from the Latorre West area are similar to those that defined the FDN target before exploration drilling intersected the gold-silver deposit at a depth of 125 metres below surface. The Latorre East target contains higher values of zinc, arsenic, silver and selenium than the Latorre West target. Sphalerite, a zinc sulphide mineral, has been found in outcrops of shale within the target area and initial rock-chip sample results are awaited to determine the significance of this mineralization.