UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of NOVEMBER, 2007.
Commission File Number: 0-30390
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
#1305 - 1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3V7, Canada
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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YES [ ] NO [X]
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD
Date: November 16, 2007 /s/ Nick DeMare
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Nick DeMare,
Chairman
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD.
#1305 - 1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3V7
Phone: (604) 685-9316 Fax: (604) 683-1585
TSXV: RCT OTCBB: RCTFF Frankfurt: R5I
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NEWS RELEASE NOVEMBER 16, 2007
ROCHESTER ANNOUNCES MILL PRODUCTION AND SILVER RECOVERY
UPDATE FOR ITS MINA REAL MILL
VANCOUVER, CANADA - ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD. (TSXV: RCT; OTCBB: RCTFF AND
FRANKFURT: R5I): Rochester is pleased to announce a mill production update for
September and October, 2007. Our regular monthly shipments of gold and silver
precipitate have surpassed the $1 million mark for the first time and continue
to show significant increases in production value on a month-to-month basis.
Shipments to the refinery for the four-week period ending September 30, 2007 had
an estimated value of US$858,612, increasing to an estimated value of
US$1,031,305 for the four-week period ended October 31, 2007.
Table 1: Mill Production Results
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RECOVERY RECOVERY AVERAGE AVERAGE TOTAL AVERAGE AVERAGE TOTAL ESTIMATED
RATES RATES GRADE GRADE TONNAGE PRICE PRICE GOLD TOTAL
FOR GOLD FOR GOLD SILVER FOR GOLD FOR EQUIV. GROSS
SILVER SILVER OUNCES SALES
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SEPTEMBER 91.57% 41.27% 5.9 115.59 5,984.20 $712.65 $12.83 1,178.40 858,612.73
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OCTOBER 91.99% 46.38% 6.37 126.7 6,138.40 $754.60 $13.67 1,305.50 1,031,305.20
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During September processed tonnage through the mill averaged 199.5 tonnes per
day. In October processed tonnage through the mill averaged 198.0 tonnes per
day. The throughput has been equalized in the past few months with normal start
up procedures becoming further streamlined. Said Dr. Alfredo Parra, "We are
making excellent strides in stabilizing our mill production. Our operation
continues to be more consistent and our plans to increase our production in the
not so distant future remain intact." Lower grade material continues to be
processed as mill feed while the recovery rates are maximized. For head grades
and recovery rates please refer to table 1.
We remain positive about the prospects for significant increases in throughput
tonnage and gold and silver production from current levels. We have not changed
our expectations of achieving commercial production at the 200-250 tonnes/day
level during November and December, 2007 and then moving to higher levels of
production in the New Year as mining activity dictates.
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UPDATE ON SILVER RECOVERY RATES:
Joseph Keane, consulting director of the Company, and director of METCON
Research Inc. of Tuscon, Arizona, has recently completed a test for silver
recovery of Rochester's Florida triple vein system. The outcome was a success
recording 91% recovery rates using a SO2 pre-wash followed by putting the ore
back through the circuit. The Company will be following up this success at
METCON Research Inc. with four additional samples representing four different
types of ore found Project-wide.
We expect by early December to have a successful outcome and a go ahead to
implement the new circuit and procedure into the mill production with expected
silver recovery rates greater than 90%. The implementation process is expected
to be complete in time for processing the silver-rich ore at Tajos Cuates early
Q2 2008.
Dr. Parra is the Company's in-house Qualified Person and QP Member of the Mining
and Metallurgical Society of America with special expertise in Mining.
ABOUT ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD.
Rochester represents a pure-play into the exploration and development of high
grade gold and silver properties located in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is a
"niche" player in Mexico which has assembled an attractive portfolio of high
grade gold-silver properties in the Sierra Madre Occidental range. This is the
largest epithermal precious metal region in the world, hosting a majority of
Mexico's large tonnage gold and silver deposits. Current production generates
growing cash flow and helps fund our ongoing exploration and development with
minimum share dilution. We have identified 36 vein structures on our three
projects and embarked on an aggressive exploration program including a 7000m
drill program and 2000m drift development program that will determine the next
steps for mine development and production levels. Rochester is well positioned
to advance its projects and can very quickly become a major player in Mexico. It
has a strong senior management team based in Mexico, the workforce in place to
advance its projects, and the capital to implement the work programs to advance
our exploration and development projects towards production.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
/s/ DR. ALFREDO PARRA
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Dr. Alfredo Parra, President and CEO
INVESTOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Empire Communications Inc.
Tel: 1-866-841-0068
Email: info@rochesterresourcesltd.com
Website: www.rochesterresourcesltd.com
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and
information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the
Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently
available to the Company's management. Such statements reflect the current
risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including,
without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer
relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate
environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological
change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events. In addition, the
Company has not conducted an independent feasibility study on the Mina Real
project which may increase the risk that the planned operations are not
economically viable. Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those described herein. The TSX Venture
Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or
the accuracy of this release.