Pistol Bay Mining Inc. reported that it has received notice from Rio Tinto Canada Uranium Corporation ("RTCUC") that it has commenced drilling on the company's C-5 property, located in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. As reported on January 9, 2012, RTCUC has proposed an 1800 meter diamond drill program and ground gravity survey for the C-5 property. Team Drilling of Saskatoon, SK has been contracted to carry out the drill program and Eastern Geophysics of West Pubnico, NS have been contracted to carry out the planned gravity survey and data collection.