Itronics reported that it has identified a significant silver, zinc and lead geochemical anomaly at the Auric Gold & Minerals Inc. Fulstone Polymetallic Silver/Gold exploration project in the Yerington Mining District in northwestern Nevada. Auric is 70% owned by Whitney & Whitney Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Itronics. The newly identified area of mineralization on a ridge structure is being named the "Silver Ridge Prospect." It is located approximately 1.5 miles north of the Golden Valley Prospect and geochemical sampling indicates strong silver mineralization associated with strong zinc and lead grades. Auric geologists believe that the area of potential mineralization currently exists in a fault-controlled area that is 2000' by 1000' with an undefined depth. The limited sampling covers a large area and all samples returned silver values. One prospect pit sample assayed 4.34 ounce per ton silver with 4.60% zinc and 4.27% lead. Another sample assayed at 1.33 ounce per ton silver with 1.99% zinc and 2.50% lead. A third sample assayed 0.34 ounce per ton silver with 10.55% zinc and 1.79% lead. The samples were taken from dozer cuts and prospect pits. All assaying was completed by a certified third-party laboratory. Mineralization at the Silver Ridge Prospect is primarily hosted in calcareous siltstones. This is in line with the silver and base metal occurrences reported at the Golden Valley Prospect and additional occurrences 1000' north of the Golden Valley. Some of the calcareous siltstones in this area carry silver grades over one ounce per ton silver with zinc grades above 20% zinc. Rock Kleen has been shown to be very successful at recovering metals/minerals from the calcareous siltstones in extensive work completed on silver mine tailings in Nevada. The next step for Auric is to do grid sampling to determine the extent of the mineralization at the surface. The addition of geophysical tests over the defined area will help confirm potential depth of the mineralization and will assist in choosing drill locations. This will be a major step toward developing a qualified resource which would contribute to the bankability of the ICMC project.