Malden Drill Program At Atlas To Begin With Three Hole Program

VANCOUVER - Ridgeline Minerals Corp. announced the maiden drill programs at the Big Blue and Atlas exploration projects. Both projects are 100%-owned by the Company with no underlying work commitments or royalties. The Big Blue (Porphyry Cu-Au) drill program is nearing completion after which the core rig will be moved to the Atlas (Carlin-Type oxide Au) project. Details on each drill program are highlighted below.

The Company completed two deep core holes drilling from the western flank of the Delker Butte mine trend to test both high-grade Cu-Au skarn and potential porphyry Cu-Au targets at depth. Upon completion of the first two holes, Ridgeline decided to add a third hole drilling back from the east side of the mine trend. Based on the first two holes, the Company believes drilling from the east side of the Delker trend will intersect the high-grade Cu-Au skarn target at a more favourable orientation. Hole #3 is expected to be complete over the next 7-10 days with assays for the entire program to be released.

The maiden drill program at Atlas will start with an initial 3-hole (500 meters) program targeting shallow oxide, Carlin-Type gold mineralization in the north block of the Atlas property, which highlights the strongest gold in soil and surface rock chip grades across the property. Pending results of the first three holes the Company may decide to expand the program to 5-6 holes. the Company has staked an additional thirteen (13) BLM lode claims to consolidate all available BLM claims in the South Block of the property

Mike Harp, Vice President Exploration, said, "We have encountered some difficult drill conditions at depth in our third hole at Big Blue, which has put us a few weeks behind schedule. However, production is back on track, and over the next few weeks we expect to fully test the high-grade copper skarn target horizon that is the interpreted feeder to the historical copper mines at surface.

We are excited to get this last hole complete before heading over to Atlas where we will test the outcropping oxide gold system in the north block, which exhibits many geologic similarities to the nearby Dark Star deposit, a multi-million-ounce Carlin-Type gold deposit currently being developed by Orla Mining."