Article: Cambior Inc.: Omai Underground Exploration Update Positive Drilling Results Obtained at Depth on the Fennell Deposit

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(CCNMatthews - Aug. 3, 2006) - Cambior (TSX:CBJ)(AMEX:CBJ) is pleased to provide an update on the exploration results for the Omai gold property in Guyana.

Earlier this year, Cambior has undertaken an exploration program to define the potential at depth of the Fennell gold deposit. The Fennell deposit was mined by an open pit to an average depth of 250 meters, which terminated on a barren diabase dyke, as shown on Figure 1. The Fennell Pit was the main ore contributor to the Omai gold operation with a cumulative production of 49,082,000 tonnes at 1.50 g Au/t for a gold content of 2.37 million ounces of gold. Two holes drilled in 1997 confirmed that the barren diabase dyke ...

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