Barker Minerals Ltd. provided update on providence, Black Bear Project Area 2012 drilling. The drill program was undertaken to test for shallow extensions of the high grade silver, gold and lead vein mineralization exposed in outcrop. Two holes were reported on July 12th with BB12-06 drilled to a depth of 90.5 metres and BB12-07 to a depth of 309.14 metres.

BB12-08 has since been drilled to approximately 340 metres and is located 62 metres north west of BB12-06 and 53 metres north east of BB12-07. BB12-08 is similar in alteration and mineralization styles to BB12-07 with alternating zones of argillite/mudstones and felsic rocks from surface up to approximately 150 metres where the rocks change to hydrothermally altered mafic volcanic and felsic rocks through to the bottom of the hole. Drilling, XRF analysis and core logging are continuing and, once completed, mineralized samples will be sent to accredited labs for fire assay analysis to determine the levels of gold and gold pathfinder minerals.