Aton Resources Inc. provided an update for investors with the final results from its reverse circulation percussion drilling at the Semna gold mine prospect, located within its 100% owned Abu Marawat Concession, in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Semna gold mine RC drilling: 21 drill holes, SMP-001 to SMP-020, were completed at the Semna prospect, for a total of 3,662 metres during the recent RC drill programme. Collar details pf the holes and the results of 4m composite sampling have been previously reported.

Based on the results of the 4m composite sampling a total of 310 primary 1m split samples through the interpreted mineralised zones were selected and submitted for gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc geochemical analysis. These results are now reported herein. Holes SMP-001 to SMP-014 were drilled on 3 north-northeast sections across the MVZ, the Central Vein zone ("CVZ"), and the South Vein zone ("SVZ").

Holes SMP-015 and SMP-016 were drilled on a northerly section at the now exposed eastern end of the 20th century workings, and holes SMP-017 to SMP-020 were drilled to test a postulated eastern extension to the MVZ ("MVZ-EX"). Sporadic narrow mineralisation was intersected from the CVZ and the SVZ. Assay results from the SVZ were unexpectedly low, in light of the presence of old 20th century and the large recent artisanal workings on this zone.

More consistent narrow zones of low to moderate grade mineralisation were intersected on the CVZ, for example in holes SMP-003, SMP-006 and SMP-014. The North Vein zone ("NVZ") was not tested in the phase 1 RC drill programme. Significant mineralised intersections were returned from the MVZ and the MVZ-EX extension zone, including 50.07 g/t Au over a 6m interval, from 75m downhole depth (hole SMP-016), 28.36 g/t Au, 28.4 g/t Ag and 1.15% Cu over a 4m interval, from 136m downhole depth (hole SMP-003), 11.98 g/t Au over a 16m interval, from 61m downhole depth (hole SMP-018), and 10.61 g/t Au, 24.0 g/t Ag and 1.20% Cu over a 9m interval, from 130m downhole depth (hole SMP-019.

Hole SMP-019 also returned intersections of 5.82 g/t Au over a 3m interval from 102m downhole depth, and 9.10 g/t Au over a 2m interval from 111m, indicating the presence of multiple mineralised structures in the MVZ-EX. Holes targeted the MVZ beneath the old 20th century workings, on approximately 80m spaced drill sections, specifically SMP-003, SMP-004, SMP-005 (Section 4), SMP-006, SMP-007 (Section 3), and SMP-013 and SMP-014 (Section 2). The old workings have recently been extended down to an approximate elevation of 550m RL by the artisanal miners.

All holes, except SMP-005 which intersected sub-grade mineralisation, returned mineralised intersections with true widths of between approximately 2 and 4 metres, grading between 4.14 g/t Au (5m interval from hole SMP-014) and 28.36 g/t Au (4m interval from hole SMP-003). Individual 1m samples from this area returned assays including 94.8 g/t Au (hole SMP-003), 25.7 g/t Au (SMP-006) and 17.75 g/t Au (SMP-007). The drilling confirmed the continuity of the mineralisation beneath the mined out upper parts of the MVZ.

The MVZ continued at an average dip of approximately 70° to the SSW, although the zone appears to shallow in the deepest holes. It is not clear if this is due to the MVZ actually shallowing, or if it is due to the presence of multiple en echelon mineralised structures. The mineralisation on the MVZ was open at depth on all sections beneath the old mine workings.

Holes SMP-015 and SMP-016 were drilled at the eastern end of the 20th century workings, close to the eastern shaft, where the MVZ appears to swing around to a more easterly or east-northeasterly orientation. The MVZ appears to be faulted out here, and surface mapping of the area, now exposed by the artisanal miners, suggests that the MVZ has been sinistrally displaced by approximately 40m to the southwest. Holes SMP-015 and SMP-016 both intersected 2 discrete mineralised zones, with true widths of approximately 2-4m.

The northern or footwall zone is interpreted as being the main MVZ, while the southern hangingwall zone is interpreted as being a separate structure striking approximately southwest which appears to join with the CVZ. Both mineralised zones dip at approximately 75° to the south. The hangingwall zone returned an intersection of 50.07 g/t Au over an interval of 6m (true width approximately 3m).

Inspection of the drill chips indicated the presence of abundant coarse gold, with individual 1m samples from this 6m interval returning assays including 222.0, 40.8 and 20.3 g/t Au. Examination of blocks of mineralised rock from surface in this area also showed the presence of abundant coarse visible gold. The final 4 holes of the programme, SMP-017 to SMP-020 were drilled to test a postulated eastern extension of the MVZ, running parallel to a "jog" in the eastern wadi, the so-called "MVZ-EX" zone.

3 of the holes returned wide zones of high grade mineralisation. SMP-017 was drilled on a northerly azimuth on the 558850E section, and returned a mineralised intersection of 5.73 g/t Au over a 14m interval, from 56m downhole depth, and beneath it SMP-019 returned mineralised intersections of 5.82 g/t Au over a 3m interval, from 102m downhole depth, 9.10 g/t Au over a 2m interval from 111m, and 10.61 g/t Au over a 9m interval from 130m downhole depth. Individual 1m samples from SMP-017 returned assays including 18.25, 13.8 and 16.25 g/t Au, while individual 1m samples from SMP-019 returned assays including 37.0, 22.6 and 15.6 g/t Au.

Hole SMP-018 was drilled slightly oblique to the 558930E section approximately 160m east of the underground mine workings, and was the easternmost hole in the programme. SMP-018 returned a mineralised intersection of 11.98 g/t Au over a 16m interval, from 61m downhole depth. This interval included individual 1m samples which returned assays including 51.8, 47.1, 24.1 and 21.1 g/t Au.

In this locality the MVZ-EZ is interpreted as being approximately vertical, with a true width of approximately 10-12m. Hole SMP-020 was drilled on the 558890E section between the other holes, and is interpreted as having missed the MVZ-EX zone, which had here been offset by a NNE-striking fault.