Hillgrove exploration confirms potential for copper/gold porphyry system in West Papua February 11, 2010

Hillgrove Resources Limited (ASX: HGO) has announced a successful start to the year at the Company’s highly prospective acreage in north-western West Papua, Indonesia.

Recently completed reconnaissance fieldwork for the Bird’s Head Project has confirmed the presence of significant copper and gold mineralisation within two prospects in the Delta Target Area.

Highlights from the field work include confirmation that the large copper signature from soil sampling is due to porphyry style mineralisation, and there is also confirmation of the presence of both disseminated and vein-hosted copper/gold mineralisation within altered intrusive, along with assay values of low to medium grade range, as expected for porphyry style mineralisation. Hillgrove are also confident that the early field work has confirmed the presence of a structural corridor which strikes for at least 4km and hosts medium to high grade gold/copper mineralisation.

For more information including peak assays resulting from the field work click here to read the full announcement.

For further information, please contact:

Mr David Archer
Managing Director
Hillgrove Resources Limited
Tel: +61 2 8221 0404
Mobile: 0414 737 767

Media;
Luke Dean
Fortbridge
Tel: +61 2 9331 0655
Mob: +61 0414 535 433
Email: luke.dean@fortbridge.com