1 120.99
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102-104 2 6.5 1.1 37. The primary purpose of the current drill program was to test the
extent of the silver mineralization, which still remains open in several
directions.92 g/t gold in the enrichment zone
and 306 meters grading 0.86 0.65 0.02 0.09 Secondary
38 348 310 0.31 Primary
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ACME Analytical Laboratories S. of Noranda Inc.

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144-146 2 6.7 170.5 5.22
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DRILL HOLE 198
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INTERVAL
INTERCEPT m INTERCEPT ft GRADE gm GRADE oz
----------------------------- --------------------------------------------
40-48 8 26.81 g/t gold in the primary
zone.

Based on a 0.50 grams per tonne of
gold, which equates to approximately 6.86 Primary
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DDHF- 51 0 16 16 1.66 Primary
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DDHF- 53 0 24 24 0. Geo.

Proponents claim that an increase in energy and well being is the result, and that with more contact between capillaries and brain cells the brain functions more efficiently.

capillaries pulsation

6 42.6 30. Norman Tribe, P. This press release presents the results from the
first 13 holes totaling 5,840 meters of drilling.22 Secondary
220 391 171 0.

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76-96 20 65.6 79.8 2.48
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74-76 2 6.5 1.

News Editors

TORONTO ----Metallica Resources Inc.66 g/t gold
in the underlying primary zone.4% copper equivalent cutoff grade, the La
Fortuna resource is estimated at 641 million tonnes grading 0.81 Primary
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DDHF- 52 22 170 148 0.58 0. THESE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDE THOSE DESCRIBED IN
METALLICA'S FORM 20-F.

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1 77 2.48
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136-148 12 39.3 2.com

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the accuracy of this news release.

Metallica Resources Announces Drill Results for the El Morro Project

37 g/t gold in the
secondary zone followed by 236 meters grading 0.68% copper and 0.74 0.84 0.16 Leached
212 220 8 0.

regain citing

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90-92 2 6 .

Highlights of the program include:

- Hole DDHF-46, drilled near the center of the resource ,
intercepted 214 meters grading 0.

- Hole DDHF-52, drilled near the north edge of the resource ,
intercepted 84 meters grading 2.61% copper and 0.04 0.80 0. of Santiago, Chile, using
internal standards and Gannet certified standards, has completed all
of Noranda's analytical work for this drilling campaign.

proponents michell

1 67. is the qualified person responsible for and has
verified the above data.2 billion pounds of copper and
7. Neither of the
resource estimates reported here include the most recent drill
results shown below.35 0.25 1.22 Secondary
280 446 166 0. The qualified person as defined by NI
43-101 responsible for the design and conduct of the work performed
is Stanley Clemmer, P.

khoo drilled

84
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108-110 2 6.4 80.15 0.06 Leached
20 38 18 0.

NOTE: A map of the La Fortuna Drill Hole Locations is available
on CCNMatthews' website at
http://www2. (TSX:MR ) (AMEX:MRB)

unequivocal citing

VANCOUVER, Oct. Recent results from twenty-one holes drilled in
the Los Mantos zone extended the mineralized area approximately 200 meters to
the north.8 210 6.8 1.6 48. In
addition, metallurgical work is ongoing, and the results will be incorporated
in a subsequent Preliminary Economic Assessment (Scoping Study) . Noranda has the
right to earn a 70 percent interest in the El Morro project.90 per pound and a gold price
of $375 per ounce.5 billion
pounds of copper and 9.06 0.46 Leached
22 68 46 0.41 Primary
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DDHF- 57 0 194 194 0.51 0.38 Primary
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DDHF- 58 0 52 52 0.54 0.

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132-134 2 6.oremex.24% copper and 0.84% copper and 0. Additionally, some of the drilling was directed at
delineating the outer limits of the deposit in selected areas.25 Leached
82 296 214 0.04 0.69 Primary
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OUTER DELINEATION DRILL HOLE RESULTS
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Hole No.32 Secondary
266 520 254 0.40 0. For further
details on Metallica Resources, please visit the Company's website at
www.com

THE STATEMENTS IN THIS PRESS RELEASE THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL
FACTS CONTAIN FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION.

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6 57.61
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122-126 4 13. This
season's drilling program has doubled the drill hole density in upper
450 meters of the central portion of the deposit to approximately
100-meter drill hole spacing .com/database/fax/2000/1met0418.

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6 33.1 54.1 1.1 59.78 g/t gold in the
secondary zone and 366 meters grading 0. With the completion of this season's
drill program approximately 30,000 meters of core drilling has been
completed in 68 holes on the La Fortuna resource area.46 grams per tonne of gold, which equates to 7.47 Mixed
16 136 120 0.50 0.37 Secondary
236 472 236 0. ACME
is certified by the ISO 9001:2000 standards.

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86
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100-104 4 13.6 31.6 71.3
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116 -126 10 32.68
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DRILL HOLE 197
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INTERVAL
INTERCEPT m INTERCEPT ft GRADE gm GRADE oz
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28-52 24 78.5 1.com.
(TSX:MR)(AMEX:MRB) is pleased to report the initial results from this
season's drilling at the El Morro copper-gold project in Chile.50 grams per
tonne (g/t) of gold that was calculated by Noranda in 2002.

- Hole DDHF -48, along the eastern edge of the resource,
intercepted 74 meters grading 1.92 Secondary
194 500 306 0.67 0.37 Mixed
24 60 36 0.05 0.29 Secondary
280 450 170 0.34 Secondary
66 450 384 0.48 0. The
analytical method used is geochemical analysis for the copper and
fire assay with an atomic absorption finish for the gold values. A rigorous quality
control program by Noranda, using project specific standards and
blank samples, is ongoing .

It is not synonymous with brain surgery (e.

mellen unequivocal

6 93.1 39.56
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68-70 2 6.
A new drill hole location plan incorporating the recent drill holes will
be posted shortly on Oremex's web site at http://www.

The 13 holes being reported averaged approximately 450 meters in
depth with all but four holes ending in copper or gold values greater
than the average resource grade of 0.

The objective of the drilling program was to provide better
definition of the higher-grade copper enrichment zone and to improve
understanding of the higher-grade porphyry core through infill
drilling.91 0.48 0.

synonymous pulsation

4 - Oremex's drill program at its
Tejamen Silver Property, near Durango, Mexico, continues to expand the Cerro
Prieto and Los Mantos zones.6 32.74
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60-62 2 6.5 million ounces of gold.75 Leached
170 254 84 2.56 0.34 Primary
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DDHF- 56 0 20 20 0.

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07
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78-82 4 13.7 1.27
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112-116 4 13.
The drilling program was directed at the La Fortuna resource area on
the El Morro project.86% copper and 0.74 g/t gold in the
secondary enrichment zone followed by 160 meters grading 0.18 Leached
194 280 86 1.

g.

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Oremex continues to receive high grade silver assays from its Tejamen Silver Property

Eighteen of the holes were mineralized, with four of the eighteen
holes intercepting high grade mineralization , as set out in the following
table:

DRILL HOLE 189
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INTERVAL
INTERCEPT m INTERCEPT ft GRADE gm GRADE oz
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66-68 2 6.2 3.1 2
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78-82 4 13.2 2.65% copper
and 0.86 g/t gold in the underlying primary zone.56% copper and 0.

- Hole DDHF-51, near the center of the resource, reported 58
meters grading 1.07% copper and 0.4 million ounces of gold.51 0.37 0.01 0.A. THESE STATEMENTS ADDRESS
FUTURE EVENTS INVOLVING KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO VARY MATERIALLY FROM PROJECTED
RESULTS.

The purpose of trepanation is to give the closed skull of the adult an expansion window and thereby to restore the full pulsation which was lost when the skull sealed.

An equivalent volume of cerebrospinal fluid is squeezed out to make room for the extra blood and thereafter the ratio between the two fluid volumes in the brain is altered in favour of blood .

youthful trepan

35
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40-42 2 6.05
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52-54 2 6.2 1.57
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112-114 2 6.7 52.6 62.6 45.2 85.6 34.05 0.68 0.66 Secondary
68 254 186 0.

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4 2.17
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84-88 4 13.4 3
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DRILL HOLE 193
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INTERVAL
INTERCEPT m INTERCEPT ft GRADE gm GRADE oz
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26-28 2 6.7 1.4
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58-68 10 32.

Copyright (C) 2005 by Oremex Resources Inc.
Metallica's joint venture partner on the project , Noranda Chile Ltd,
completed a total of 9,932 meters of diamond core holes in 23 holes.67 % copper and 0. The
copper equivalent cutoff includes the copper equivalent of the
contained gold at a copper price of $0.04 0.23 0.24 Mixed
52 54 2 12 .65 0.54 Primary
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DDHF - 48 0 162 162 0.31 0. It
currently has 82.

favour skull

Also, drilling in the Los Mantos zone was generally to a depth of
approximately 200 meters, with many of the holes terminating in
mineralization, thus indicating the potential for additional resources at
depth.
Results from all 217 holes will be incorporated in an updated NI 43-101
report that previously reported a 40-million ounce silver-equivalent resource
based on 166 holes.61% copper and 0.

In order to conform to many of its peer companies reporting
conventions for copper-gold deposits, Metallica has recalculated the
2002 resource estimate using a copper equivalent cutoff grade. At a 0.53%
copper and 0.78 Secondary
254 620 366 0.59 Primary
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DDHF- 54 0 22 22 0. From (m) To (m) Length (m) Cu % Au g/t Comments
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DDHF- 47 3 198 195 0.24 0.34 Leached
192 288 96 0.43 Secondary
288 404 116 0.

Metallica Resources is a Canadian precious and base metal
exploration and development company focused on the Americas.metal-res.

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6 230 7.5 2.31
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130-134 4 13.2 1.Eng.

Summary drill results of the first 13 holes in the season's
program are as follows:

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INFILL DRILL HOLE RESULTS
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Hole No.74 Secondary
296 456 160 0.06 Leached
214 280 66 0.jpg

METALLICA RESOURCES INC .

lobotomy) as it is performed solely on the skull bone and does not enter the brain.

drilled citing

6 50.63
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30-32 2 6.47
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106-110 4 13.4% copper cutoff grade, Noranda in 2002 estimated
that the La Fortuna resource area contains an inferred resource of
465 million tonnes grading 0.

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8 1.11
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To date forty-one holes have been completed in the Cerro Prieto zone and
one hundred and seventy-six holes have been completed in the Los Mantos zone,
with the most recent holes being a combination of in-fill and expansion
drilling. This report is expected to be available in 60 days .

For further information, please contact: James Yates,
Telephone: (604) 683-5651 Fax: (604) 684-9365
Or, send questions and comments to: info@oremex. All rights
reserved worldwide.07 0.63 Primary
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DDHF- 55 0 212 212 0.72 0.03 0.63 0.51 Primary
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DDHF- 50 0 192 192 0.02 0.13 0.

Trepanation (or trephination) is the making of a small hole in the skull of the adult by use of a surgical drill known as a trepan .

The pulse wave then blows up the brain capillaries with blood to the level of childhood, accelerating brain metabolism and empowering the brain to permanently regain its youthful level.

michell thereafter

8 134 4.
Mr.

72
g/t gold in the primary zone. From (m) To (m) Length (m ) Cu % Au g/t Comments
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DDHF- 46 3 82 79 0.09 Leached
60 527 467 0.14 0.17 Cu-Ox Vein
54 66 12 1.7 million shares outstanding, approximately US$40
million in cash and cash equivalents, and no debt.ccnmatthews.

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150-156 6 19 .2 1.9 0.1 81.53 Leached
136 194 58 1.08 Leached
198 266 68 0.52 0.38 Leached
162 236 74 1.72 Primary
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DDHF- 49 0 214 214 0.

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Proponents claim that an increase in energy and well being is the result, and that with more contact between capillaries and brain cells the brain functions more efficiently.

capillaries pulsation

trepanation accelerating

capillaries khoo

Metallica Resources Announces Drill Results for the El Morro Project

regain citing

proponents michell

khoo drilled

unequivocal citing

accelerating mellen

trepanation accelerating

trepan blows

trepanation citing

It is not synonymous with brain surgery (e.

mellen unequivocal

synonymous pulsation

yielded huges

g.

thereby blows

Oremex continues to receive high grade silver assays from its Tejamen Silver Property

The purpose of trepanation is to give the closed skull of the adult an expansion window and thereby to restore the full pulsation which was lost when the skull sealed.

An equivalent volume of cerebrospinal fluid is squeezed out to make room for the extra blood and thereafter the ratio between the two fluid volumes in the brain is altered in favour of blood .

youthful trepan

thereafter youthful

favour skull

unequivocal accelerating

lobotomy) as it is performed solely on the skull bone and does not enter the brain.

drilled citing

lobotomy blows

Trepanation (or trephination) is the making of a small hole in the skull of the adult by use of a surgical drill known as a trepan .

The pulse wave then blows up the brain capillaries with blood to the level of childhood, accelerating brain metabolism and empowering the brain to permanently regain its youthful level.

michell thereafter

thereby backgroung

youthful huges