Alaska Energy Metals Corporation announced that it has begun a drilling program to test compelling geological ? geophysical ? geochemical targets at the Canwell block of claims that form part of its Nikolai Nickel Project in Alaska.

The drilling program includes plans for three holes for a total of 1,200 meters. The Canwell prospects are located near the Company?s Nikolai project Eureka deposit which represents a large accumulation of nickel with copper, cobalt, chrome, iron, platinum, palladium and gold. Additionally, the Company plans to initiate bench-scale metallurgical testing on the EZ2 mineralization at its Eureka Deposit.

Initial testing work will include bond ball mill grindability, flotation (mill calibration, rougher, cleaner, Cu/Ni separation, locked cycle) and magnetic separation (Davis Tube and LIMS) testing. Detailed mineralogical work was recently completed and will inform the metallurgical work.