Volta Resources commences phase two core drilling program at its Gaoua copper-gold project, Burkina Faso

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TORONTO, May 7 /CNW/ - Volta Resources Inc. ("Volta" or the "Company") (TSX: VTR.TO) is pleased to announce that it has commenced the second phase of surface diamond drilling on its Gaoua copper-gold porphyry project in southern Burkina Faso.

The drill program will comprise a minimum of 10,000 metres ("m") and is expected to be completed by September 2008. Results from the drilling will be announced as they are received. A diamond drill rig has been mobilized to the site and commenced drilling on April 11, 2008.

The Company is following up on the results of last year's drilling, geophysics and related field work (see Goldcrest Resources' news release dated January 4, 2008). The first round of core drilling, completed in October 2007, confirmed the presence of highly anomalous copper-gold mineralization hosted by brecciated diorite and hydrothermal breccia, which show porphyry copper characteristics in three target areas. The target areas are Gongondy on the Company's Souhouera permit and Dienemera and Mont Biri on the Malba permit (see Figure 1). In addition, geological mapping and soil sampling further confirmed the presence of hydrothermal alteration and anomalous copper-gold mineralization consistent with copper porphyry systems between and beyond the aforementioned target areas in a prospective structural corridor that is greater than 30 kilometres long.

The program aims at further delineating the mineralization identified during the first program with a view to completing a NI 43-101 resource calculation by the end of 2008. In-fill and step-out drill holes are planned to attempt upgrading and expanding the Gongondy and Dienemera porphyry deposits.

The planned drill program will also test for concealed porphyry-style copper mineralization between the target areas and to expand the mineralization identified at Mont Biri. The Company is currently completing a 30km(2) gradient array induced polarization ("IP") survey between Gongondy and Dienemera-Mont Biri on a 200m x 25m and 300m x 25m grid. This ground geophysical survey has been designed to support the detailed geological mapping and soil geochemistry conducted in 2007, which defined a number of larger, copper-gold anomalous areas that warrant further investigation within the prospective structural corridor. The results from this program will be used to assist in the definition of additional new drill targets.

Under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101, the qualified person for the Gaoua project is Mr. Guy Franceschi, Vice President, Exploration for Volta. Mr. Franceschi is a member of the European Federation of Geologists and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

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