Merc Intersects 15.85 Grams Gold Per Tonne  

TORONTO, ON - Merc International Minerals Inc. reported assay results on the first eight drill holes from its 2010 winter exploration program at the Damoti Lake Gold Project, Northwest Territories.

The eight reported holes tested shallow targets to a maximum vertical depth of 150 metres, and represent Merc's first drilling on the BIF Island Zone, an area of folded iron formation located 3.5 kilometers northeast along strike from the Horseshoe Zone. Reported holes intersected broad zones of mineralization containing high-grade cores, including Hole D10-397 which returned 4.76 grams gold per tonne over 28.15 meters, including 15.85 grams gold per tonne over 7 meters and 40.19 grams gold per tonne over 2.0 meters. In addition, Hole D10-396B returned 5.81 grams gold per tonne over 22.50 meters, including 10.53 grams gold per tonne over 10.25 meters and 25.66 grams gold per tonne over 3.0 meters. Drilling commenced in March with two rigs on a 10,000 meter program to confirm and expand the mineralization at BIF Island, to extend known mineralization within the Horseshoe North and Red Mountain Zones, and to test other targets identified by the recently completed ground geophysical surveys (March 4, 2010 news release). The company's address is 430 Westmount Ave., Unit F, Sudbury, ON P3A 5Z8, (705) 560-2382, fax:  (705) 560-0765, email: [email protected].