Exhibit 99.1
News release via Canada NewsWire, Toronto 416-863-9350
Attention Business Editors:
Starfield Resources Provides Update On Diamond Exploration At Ferguson
Lake
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Exploration drilling finds kimberlitic dike; narrows diamond search area
TORONTO, April 28, 2010 /CNW/ - Starfield Resources Inc. (TSX: SRU /
OTCBB: SRFDF) ("the Company") is pleased to provide an update on the diamond
exploration program being conducted by joint venture partner Thanda Resources
Inc. at the Company's Ferguson Lake Project in Nunavut, Canada.
Thanda completed an initial phase of diamond exploration in the Y Lake
area of Ferguson Lake during October and November 2009. The work consisted of
a re-examination of the 14 possible kimberlite anomalies identified by Fugro
Airborne Surveys during a helicopter survey in April 2009. Thanda, in
conjunction with Mountain Valley Geophysics Corp., conducted ground magnetic
surveys over 13 selected geophysical anomalies.
Following completion of the ground magnetic surveys, Thanda drilled seven
of the anomalies (M2, M3E, M4, M4N, M8, M10 and M11). Five vertical and two
angled core holes totaling 570.9 metres were completed. Results showed the
rocks comprising the background geology of the Ferguson Lake property record a
complex magnetic history. The drilling also found that the rounded, highly
magnetic targets identified by the Fugro airborne survey do not necessarily
represent kimberlite pipes, but are associated with a wide variety of
magnetite and/or pyrrhotite-bearing rocks.
Drilling on the M2 anomaly did, however, intersect a thin kimberlitic
dike at a depth of 6.3 metres. A 2.5 kilogram core sample was shipped to SGS
Canada Inc. to establish whether it was diamondiferous. "This rock proved to
be barren, but it is common to discover barren kimberlitic dikes close to
highly diamondiferous kimberlites," said Dr. Matthew Field, head of
exploration for Thanda. "This pattern has been demonstrated at the world-class
Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, the Victor mine in Ontario
and the Orapa diamond mine in Botswana."
The identification of this kimberlitic dike provides evidence that dikes
of this type do occur on the property. However, this dike was not the cause of
the rounded M2 anomaly and does not explain the presence of the kimberlite and
diamond indicator minerals (KIM/DIM) found on the property. It was also not
the source of the previously reported diamond found in till sample TDS5-126 in
2008. The remaining rounded magnetic targets chosen by Fugro will not be
followed up by drilling, due to their apparent size or belief by Thanda that
they are the result of magnetite bearing rocks rather than kimberlitic bodies.
As a result of this work, the search for kimberlites has now been
narrowed to a 30 kilometre by 10 kilometre block located on the 625,000 acre
property.
"Thanda's further analysis of the existing geophysical data has revealed
subtle magnetic anomalies similar to the magnetic signatures of the
diamondiferous kimberlites already discovered in the neighboring Churchill
Province," said Sheila Ogilvie-Harris, President of Thanda. "We will use the
combined geophysical datasets, together with the enhanced resolution of the
mineral trains, to explore for diamond-bearing kimberlites on the Ferguson
Lake property."
The 2010 diamond exploration program will use the judicious application
of ultra-high-resolution aerial and ground geophysical surveys on this
selected block. A more closely spaced till sampling program for KIM/DIM will
also be undertaken. The next drilling program will be conducted when
coincident geophysical and KIM/DIM targets have been defined.
Matthew Field, PhD., MGSSA, FGS, Pr.Sci.Nat., is a Qualified Person in
accordance with National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for the
technical content in this release.
About Starfield
Starfield Resources Inc. is an exploration and development stage company
exploring for copper, nickel, and platinum group elements (PGE) in North
America. The Company has three main projects: a PGE project in Montana's
Stillwater District; a copper project in California's historic Moonlight
Copper Mining District; and a copper/nickel/cobalt/PGE project in Ferguson
Lake, Nunavut. Additional assets include a diamond joint venture in Nunavut,
additional copper/nickel/chrome projects in Montana, and a portfolio of eight
gold properties in Nevada that are currently under joint venture agreement.
Starfield is also funding the development of a novel, environmentally friendly
and energy efficient hydrometallurgical process to recover metals from massive
sulphides.
About Thanda
Thanda Resources Inc. is a private exploration company primarily focused
in the diamond industry. The company's main project is in Nunavut, Canada
where it has the sole diamond exploration rights to Starfield Resources Inc.'s
Ferguson Lake property. In December 2008, a diamond was discovered in a till
sample and since October 2009 Thanda has been conducting exploration work that
has yielded exciting confirmatory results. The exploration team is led by Dr.
Matthew Field, a world renowned diamond geologist with 25 years of industry
experience. For further information about Thanda, please contact Sheila
Ogilvie-Harris President, Thanda Resources Inc. at 416 231 4195.
Forward-Looking Statements
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events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are
based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements
are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors include the
inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral
properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drilling results and
other geological data, fluctuating metal prices and other factors described
above and in the Company's most recent annual information form under the
heading "Risk Factors" which has been filed electronically by means of the
Canadian Securities Administrators' website located at www.sedar.com. The
Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should
change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.
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