Lake Shore announces new gold discovery.

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Lake Shore Gold has found a new gold discovery in its 144 exploration area.

The area is located immediately southwest of the Timmins West Mine Thunder Creek Deposit and covers about 4 kilometres of the same type of rock. It includes the 144 Gap, 144 Gap SW, 144 North and 144 South.

The discovery of the 144 Gap SW Zone, announced in June, results from eight holes that were drilled to test targets to the southwest of the 144 Gap.

This marks the second discovery at 144 in less than a year.

"The location of the 144 Gap SW Zone is very attractive, as it will be easily accessible by further extending the exploration drift currently being developed to the 144 Gap Zone from Thunder Creek," said Tony Makuch, Lake Shore's president and CEO. "The success we are having drilling along the TC-144...