Kimber Resources Inc. (AMEX:KBX, TSX:KBR) VANCOUVER, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kimber is pleased to report further drill results from 19 holes on the Carmen, Veta Minitas and Carotare deposits. Drill Results Carmen Deposit Drilling concentrated further on testing the northern and northeastern limits of the deposit. One notable intercept was on MTR-407 which returned four metres of 16.58 g/t gold equivalent. This was a step out from MTR-373 (reported August 8, 2006) and infill to MTR-422 which is also reported in this news release. Additional intercepts from various holes reported grade but the limits to the deposit are now very close to being defined. Carotare & Veta Minitas Deposits Two holes at Carotare and five from Veta Minitas demonstrated various intervals of grade. The drilling at Carotare was targeted at testing outlying structures. Drilling at Veta Minitas was to test the area between the Carmen footwall and the Veta Minitas structure. To view the location of the drill results below in relation to the deposits, please utilize the Google Earth feature of our website at: http://www.kimberresources.com/monterde3d.html. Hole From To Width Gold Silver AuEq ---- ---- -- ----- ---- ------ ---- (m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t)(x) CTR-45 scattered anomalous CTR-46 254 260 6 1.768 7.0 1.861 LMR-39 40 46 6 0.747 98.0 2.054 and 234 248 14 1.349 6.1 1.431 LMR-41 scattered anomalous LMR-42 22 30 8 0.062 95.3 1.332 LMR-44 scattered anomalous LMR-45 scattered anomalous MTC-37 22 32 10 0.121 44.2 0.71 and 62 86 24 0.557 80.0 1.62 and 268 272 4 1.808 9.5 1.93 and 280 288 8 0.840 2.5 0.87 MTC-38 40 60 20 0.040 69.9 0.97 and 72 84 12 0.222 67.5 1.12 and 124 140 16 0.335 59.3 1.12 and 258 263.1 5.1 1.692 26.3 2.04 hole ended in mineralization MTR-407 160 164 4 1.491 32.0 1.92 and 234 250 16 0.911 12.4 1.08 and 256 260 4 16.426 11.5 16.58 MTR-421 scattered anomalous MTR-422 16 20 4 2.378 38.0 2.88 and 284 288 4 2.803 4.5 2.86 MTR-423 122 126 4 0.580 86.0 1.73 MTR-424 scattered anomalous MTR-425 scattered anomalous MTR-426 146 152 6 0.611 87.3 1.78 MTR-428 scattered anomalous MTR-429 scattered anomalous MTR-430 no significant intercepts MTR-431 4 10 6 0.456 74.0 1.44 and 66 86 20 0.149 44.4 0.74 hole ended in mineralization (x) Gold equivalent grade assumes equivalence of 75 grams of silver to one gram of gold. True widths are expected to range between 65% and 85% of the intervals reported on the table above. All samples are prepared and analysed by ALS Chemex. Current Operations The rainy season in the Sierra Madre has started to subside allowing the team on the ground to make better progress with road repairs and drill road and pad building. Access to Carotare and El Orito Norte continues to be a top priority and over the past month good progress has been made on Carotare East & West. At Carotare, there are now a number of roads in place from which to develop pads to access both the eastern and western structures. Road building at El Orito, while slow because of the steepness of terrain, has allowed for some drilling to take place during this drill period. Further road access to key structures is under construction in preparation for additional drilling. Property Acquisition Kimber, through a wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, has acquired a new property, approximately 7200 hectares in size in Estado de Mexico. Staking of the property was initiated some time ago, but the announcement of the acquisition was postponed until title could be made secure. The property ("Pericones") covers at least two areas which are prospective for bulk tonnage silver deposits. Each has pervasive alteration with numerous old workings. Preliminary mapping and sampling is in progress. The property was staked because it was seen to cover at least one alteration system which appeared prospective for bulk tonnage silver. Work on the property is at an early stage (no drilling). Monterde continues to be the main focus of the Company. Only one geologist along with some local help will be available for the mapping and sampling program at Pericones. About Kimber Kimber Resources Inc., which holds a 100% interest in the Monterde property in the Sierra Madre of northern Mexico, is advancing the Carmen gold-silver deposit towards production. The Carmen deposit, an underground mine in the 1930's, is a typical low sulphidation epithermal system, oxidized, and believed to be suitable for open pit mining. Two adjacent epithermal systems first identified in 2005, the Carotare deposit and El Orito Norte exploration target appear to be similar to the Carmen. The goal of the company is to demonstrate at least three million resource ounces from the two deposits and exploration target identified. For further information on the company visit SEDAR or the company website at http://www.kimberresources.com/. Mr. Antonio Aguilar, Project Manager, managed this program of drilling on the Monterde project. Mr. J.B. Richards, P.Eng., Vice President Engineering, and designated Qualified Person (Q.P.) for the project is responsible for quality control and has verified the data disclosed. He has determined that the laboratory reports matched the drill sample logs and that the quality control assays fall within reasonable limits. QA./QC procedures incorporate blanks and duplicates inserted at the drill site and standards inserted after sample preparation. Drilling is by reverse circulation. A one eighth split of each two-metre section of the drill hole, weighing approximately 6 kg is processed by ALS Chemex at its preparation laboratory in Chihuahua, Mexico. Pulps are analysed by ALS Chemex at its laboratory in North Vancouver, British Columbia, using 50 gram subsamples, fire assay with an AA finish for gold and four-acid digestion and ICP finish for silver from a 0.4 gram subsample. Highgrade gold or silver intervals are re-assayed by fire assay with gravimetric finish. Cautionary Statement Statements in this release may be viewed as forward-looking statements. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. There are no assurances the Company can fulfill such forward-looking statements and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions; actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks facing the Company, some of which are beyond the Company's control. CONTACT: Darren Klinck, Vice President, Corporate & Investor Relations, or Robert Longe, P.Eng, President and CEO, North America Toll Free: 1-866-824-1100, Tel: (604) 669-2251, Fax: (604) 669-8577, Website: http://www.kimberresources.com/, Email: DATASOURCE: Kimber Resources Inc. 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