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| | September 19, 2006
Sterling Mining Receives Prestigious Safety Award at the Sunshine Mine
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| | Wallace, Idaho - September 19, 2006 - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Sterling Mining Company (OTC: SRLM) is pleased to announce that the Sunshine Mine has won the coveted 2005 Sentinels of Safety Award granted by the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration. The Sunshine Mine operation had the most reportable hours without an injury in the State of Idaho in the Small Underground Metal Group category, making it the safest in the state in 2005.
The Sunshine Mine will be recognized for this accomplishment at the 2nd Annual Joint Western Regional Mine Safety and Health Conference in Mesa, Arizona, on October 26.
"This is really an award honoring the safety efforts of the entire Sunshine Mine team," said Mike McLean, Sterling's mine manager. "The crew worked hard last year and did it with a safety first attitude. Safety is a cornerstone of our mine planning and essential to returning the Sunshine Mine to long-term sustainable production. My hat is off to our Safety Director, Dan Groves, who is responsible for the safety program and to the whole crew for their achievement."
About Sterling Mining Company
Sterling Mining Company controls the historically significant Sunshine Mine, located in the Silver Valley of Idaho The Company also holds several properties in Mexico, including the Baroness Tailings Project in the Zacatecas silver district, which is in production. Sterling stock trades on the OTC Market under the symbol "SRLM".
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, visit the Company's website at www.sterlingmining.com or contact:
Sterling Mining Company
www.SterlingMining.com
Raymond De Motte, President
Tel: (208) 666-4070
CHF Investor Relations
www.chfir.com
Mara Strazdins B.Sc.Geol.
Tel: (416) 868-1079 ext. 222
mara@chfir.com
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This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities, and contains forward looking statements regarding the Company within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable but that are subject to uncertainties and business risks. Actual results relating to any and all of these subjects may differ materially from expected results. Factors that could cause results to differ materially include economic and political events, the ability to raise capital in the financial markets, and other factors discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
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