3,000 TONNE BULK SAMPLE BEGINS AT DO-27 KIMBERLITE

Kettle River Resources Ltd. has been advised by the operator that extraction of the 3,000 tonne bulk sample using a large diameter (24”) reverse circulation (RC) rig has commenced on the DO-27 kimberlite at the WO Diamond Project near Lac de Gras, NWT.  The main program objective is to obtain a larger representative sample to recover adequate diamonds for valuation than was available from the smaller package of diamonds recovered from the 150 tonne bulk sample taken in 2005 as reported on June 14, 2005 and Aug. 29, 2005.

 The operator also reports “At present there are three drill rigs operating at DO-27, two core rigs and one large diameter RC rig. A third core rig and a second large diameter RC rig are being mobilized to arrive on site this month.” 

“The bulk sample will be extracted by mid-April, 2006 and processed at the Test Sample Plant at BHP Billiton’s Ekati™ Diamond Mine located 50km N.W. of DO-27.” 

Kettle River owns one third of DHK Diamonds Inc. a private company that owns a 20% participating interest in the WO Project.

Ellen Clements

Director, President