Clifton Mining Company Inc. (OTC : CFTN.PK) ALPINE, UT, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dumont Nickel, Clifton's joint venture partner, has announced it is preparing for a Spring drilling program to test its "recently-discovered Carlin style disseminated sediment-hosted gold target at the Rattler Project Area" on our jointly-held claims in the Clifton Mining District. Dumont stated: "The 3.5 square mile Project Area hosts a 3 km long and 1 km wide corridor of gold anomalies with upward to 0.48 ppm gold in soil samples. The anomalies are reinforced by underlying outcrops of equally anomalous gold bearing calcareous siltstone, gold bearing siliceous material and related jasperoids in a complexly faulted geological setting. The association of gold bearing jasperoids, abundant silification and the calcareous siltstone is significant." "The eastern half of the anomalous gold corridor overlies calcareous siltstone with potential for Carlin style sediment hosted disseminated gold. The calcareous silty units occupy two elongate domains, measuring 1.5 km x 0.5 km. This is the first such geological setting discovered in the Clifton - Gold Hill District." "The western half of the anomalous gold corridor overlies gold bearing siliceous material, quartzite, and related jasperoids. This portion of the corridor is in a completely faulted geological setting dominated by a 2 km long and 200 m wide wrench fault system which appears to be associated with most of the gold anomalies. Surface work will continue during the next few months, as permitted by weather, to better resolve structural controls of gold mineralization in this area, with a view to advancing it toward drill-testing later in the year." In an earlier announcement, it was noted that drill holes at the southern part of this Project Area intersected 20 meters of material containing between 1 and 2 grams per ton gold. For the purposes of gauging volume of material, an area 1.5 km by 0.5 km would contain just over 2 million tons for every meter of depth. An area 2 km by 200 m would contain just over 1 million tons for every meter of depth. Clifton trades on the U.S. OTC: (CFTN). Note: Any statements released by Clifton Mining Company that are forward looking are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned that forward looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may affect the company's business prospects and performance. DATASOURCE: Clifton Mining Company CONTACT: Dr. Ken Friedman, President at (303) 642-0659; Keith Moeller, Vice President at (801) 756-1414 or see our website at http://www.cliftonmining.com/ or American Biotech Labs at http://www.americanbiotechlabs.com/

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