Lucky Minerals Inc. announced it has received assay results for trenches T-17, T-18 and T-19 from its ongoing work at the Wayka epithermal gold discovery at its 100% owned Fortuna Property (Fortuna) in southern Ecuador. This Cluster of trenches is located approximately 75 metres south of the combined trenches T-5 and T-6 where an average of 1.67 g/t gold was reported over 61 metres. Trenches T-17 and T-18 are mineralized along east north-east trending lenses hosted in silicified meta-granites.

It has been observed that because of its brittle behavior the meta-granites appear to be a better host rock in contrast to schists that have a ductile behavior. Hydrothermal solutions appear to have penetrated preferentially along the rock foliation and at the intersection of NW, NE and EW trending faults and fractures. Lucky has retained the services of SRK Consulting (Toronto office) to complete a structural analysis of the mineralized structures at Wayka.

In both rock types (meta-granites & schists) the wall rock alteration is mainly advanced argillic (kaolinite, alunite & pyrophyllite) type. Work including drill hole targeting continues in preparation for the upcoming first 3,000 metres phase of drilling. Targeting will be informed by the following: a. Soils (just completed); b. Alteration mapping of Wayka project area (just completed); c. geophysics (just completed, finalizing inversions); d. trenches (ongoing); e. Structural analysis of Wayka area (field work completed awaiting final report); f. Prospecting on anomalous areas.

Preparation work for mobilization of drilling equipment is underway.