Blackheath Resources Inc. announced that the Phase 3 diamond drill program has commenced at the past-producing Covas Tungsten Project, in northern Portugal. The initial program will include up to 15 shallow diamond drill holes totaling approximately 1,100 metres designed to expand the known zones of tungsten mineralization on the property. The Phase 3 drilling program follows the successful Phase 1 and Phase 2 drill programs. The initial part of the Phase 3 drill program will centre on the eastern part of the Covas project at the Lapa Grande, Muito Seco, Castelo, and Boundary targets, where previous drilling has indicated good potential for development of high-grade WO(3) resources.

The immediate goal of the Phase 3 drill program is to increase and better define the mineralization in the areas of the historic high grade WO(3) resources and to potentially connect several of these areas. The second part of this program will be directed towards the Telheira target and other targets in the western portion of the Covas property where a significant amount of fieldwork was completed earlier this year. Review and interpretation of the data, which include 17 kilometres of IP-Resistivity and Magnetics geophysical data, is nearing completion and the Company expects to be able to drill up to five more drill holes, totaling an additional 200 to 400 meters.