Newcastle Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NCM) reported that the company has contracted with Mallette Drilling Inc. of Kenora, Ontario for a 2,000-metre drilling program on Newcastle’s Carscallen property in the West Timmins area of Ontario.

The press release is quoted as saying:

Newcastle’s 120-hectare Carscallen property is surrounded by Lake Shore Gold Corp.’s Timmins West Gold Mine Complex, and lies east of Melkior Resources Inc.’s Carscallen property, where a drill program was commenced on January 18.

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