Duran And MacMillan Expand Exploration Land Position

TORONTO, ON - George A. Brown, CEO of both Duran Ventures Inc. and MacMillan Gold Corp. reported significant expansion in the Company's exploration land holdings adjoining and along trend from the Aguila and Pasacancha Targets in Ancash, Peru. In this release, the "Company" refers to the Peruvian company, Minera Aguila de Oro SAC, whose shares are registered 50% to MacMillan and 50% to Duran.
The initial land position consisted of three exploration concessions with a total area of 1,300 hectares. The Company has aggressively filed by staking (direct application) seventeen additional claims ranging in size from 100 hectares to 1,000 hectares for a cumulative staked area of 7,800 hectares. The Company has also negotiated an option to purchase the 700 hectare Corongo 1 concession. If all staked claims are awarded as filed, the Company will have increased the land holdings in the prospective area by 654% to 9,800 hectares.
The properties were selected on the basis of known or newly recognized mineral prospects in conjunction with geological extensions of favourable contacts and structures. The Company has been quietly consolidating this land in conjunction with completion of systematic prospecting while advancing the Aguila and Pasacancha Targets.
The company's address is 350 Wellington St. W., Suite G19, Toronto, ON M5V 3W9, (416) 867 - 1101, fax: (416) 867 - 1222.