Manning Ventures Inc. announced it has expanded claims in and around its two iron ore exploration projects, Lac Simone and Hope Lake, located near Fermont, Quebec. The Company has expanded Lac Simone by adding 887.4 hectares to the project ground through staking of 17 additional claims. Lac Simone now encompasses 63 claims over 3,287.4 hectares. At Hope Lake, the Company has increased the size of the property by acquiring 21 new claims, adding 1,107 hectares to bring the total to 68 claims over 3,584.1 hectares. The Company is currently planning preliminary exploration programs at both projects. These programs will provide additional geological data, confirm the location of historical outcrops where high grades of Fe have been documented, and to collect structural measurements to guide future drilling work. Preliminary metallurgical testing is also planned in order to approximate a concentrate chemistry and determine the magnetite vs hematite proportions.