North Bay Resources Inc. reported that its current drilling program at the Ruby Mine in Sierra County, California, has successfully intersected a virgin channel directly above the Ruby Tunnel. The first successful drill hole, DH C-2, encountered coarse pre-volcanic white quartz gravels 51 feet above the Ruby Adit at a location approximately 3,600 feet upstream from the Ruby Portal. The drill continued through the gravels for 16 feet before being cutoff.

A second successful drill hole, DH C-0, was drilled 150 feet downstream from DH C-2, and encountered gravels 62 feet above the Ruby Adit. The drill continued through the gravels for a remarkable 50 feet before hitting the volcanic layer that blankets the top of the channel. These results indicate this new channel is at least 150 feet wide and as much as 50 feet deep.

Additional definition drilling will be required to further evaluate this discovery. Accordingly, the drilling program has been extended at least one more week.