Barker Minerals Ltd. reported results of 2011 prospecting samples from its Black Bear East and its Spanish Creek projects. A grab sample from a 40 cm wide chalcopyrite/bornite rich quartz vein within copper malachite and azurite stained bedrock assayed 4.72% copper, and a grab sample from the nearby copper stained mafic schist assayed 1.37% copper. Less than one kilometre to the east of the Black Bear East discovery a 60cm x 50cm angular massive sulphide float boulder was found near bedrock on the Spanish Creek project. Two separate representative samples of the boulder assayed 15.3% and 17.6% copper respectively; 6.2% and 7.0% zinc respectively; 0.17% and 0.17% lead respectively; 158g/t and 183 g/t silver respectively; 11.7 ppm and 5.6 ppm gold respectively by ICP-MS; and 9.6 g/t gold and 0.14 g/t gold respectively by fire assay. The properties have excellent access and infrastructure nearby and are located in British Columbia approximately 70 kilometres east of Williams Lake and 20 kilometres from the community of Likely. Significant log harvesting activities were planned by logging companies during the 2011 - 2012 winter months on both project areas. Initial recon prospecting was conducted by Barker in advance of the logging with a focus on prominent airborne magnetic and conductive targets similar to massive sulphide deposits within the boundaries of the scheduled logging areas. The projects will be evaluated further in the spring of 2012 in order to determine the extent and grades of the copper stained bedrock areas and to determine the location of the high grade massive sulphide boulder found on the Spanish Creek project. Over the last number of years the exploration activities, by both the British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) and Major and Junior companies in the Central Cariboo region, focused on the Quesnel Trough (QT) and it's on strike extensions. The economic target in the QT has been large low grade copper/gold deposits and low grade gold bulk tonnage type deposits. The exploration work by Barker to the east of the Quesnel Trough on its large claim block demonstrates promising potential for other highly sought after deposit types such as high grade gold deposits and Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) deposits which can come in clusters and form important mining districts. Due to Barker's exploration results in the Likely/Cariboo Lake area of Central BC, and the attractiveness of VMS deposits worldwide, the mineral potential was recognized by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) which subsequently conducted two highly successful airborne surveys covering a majority of Barker's claim area. The Black Bear East discovery is associated with a linear airborne magnetic high which is flanked by a similar linear conductor. The coincident anomaly is open along strike outside the airborne survey coverage area and within Barker's claim boundary to the northwest. The high grade massive sulphide boulder at Spanish Creek was found near bedrock and is located 200 metres down slope from a strong multi-element copper/zinc/lead/silver and gold soil anomaly identified by the previous property owners while exploring for gold vein targets. The massive sulphide boulder was located near prominent discreet airborne magnetic and conductor anomalies.