Nine Mile Metals Ltd. announced the submission and conditional approval of its Nine Mile Brook Lens Bulk Sample Permit to the NB DEM, for the Nine Mile Brook Lens Bulk Sample Project. Nine Mile Metals has received conditional NB DEM Bulk Sample Permit Approval "Pending submission of the Gemtec Reclamation Plan Design", which is expected to be completed within a few days. The Gemtec "Water, Sediment & Flow Testing Baseline Results Report" will be used to support the Reclamation Plan and has been submitted to the NB DEM.

GEMTEC has completed and delivered the Nine Mile Brook Bulk Sample Engineering Site Plan, in support of the permit process which has been submitted to the NB DEM. Nine Mile Metals has now contacted necessary program vendors for firm quote costs in support of the site plan and will define its cost benefit analysis for the Bulk Sample Program Project.