Laboratory Results for Madagascar Confirm the Potential for the Discovery of Multiple Sources of Kimberlite

Majescor Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MAJ - News) is pleased to announce that it has recently received laboratory results for the third regional and follow-up sampling campaign that was undertaken last February on its Madagascar diamond exploration projects. The stream sediment samples were processed at the Mineral Services laboratory in South Africa.

A number of the new, smaller volume samples returned high counts of indicator minerals whose chemistry strongly suggests a kimberlitic source. The recovered ilmenites and garnets are often angular, and fragile surface textures are frequently observed. These characteristics confirm the proximity of the primary bedrock sources. The anomalous samples came from distinct drainage basins. This, combined with the fact that the mineral assemblages and chemistry are often quite different between adjacent drainage basins, suggests that multiple kimberlitic sources are involved. These new results build on those obtained from the previous campaigns and have narrowed down the anomalous KIMs provenance area to small streams.

Andre Audet, Chairman and CEO of Majescor says: "These last results complete and confirm the preliminary information published in a May 25th, 2005 press release. The robust indicator counts, as well as the high frequency of ilmenite and garnet grains bearing fragile surface textures observed in the new samples, suggest the presence of numerous proximal kimberlitic sources. We are very encouraged by these results as in less than 18 months since we commenced exploring for diamonds in Madagascar, we have brought the level of knowledge to an unprecedented high. The next exploration mandate which is slated for the upcoming months will focus on a search for the primary kimberlitic sources for those indicator minerals, and the assessment of their diamond potential."

Jacques Letendre, Professional Geologist, is responsible for the conduct and design of the company's exploration programs, as well as for the quality assurance of analytical results and their verification.

Majescor is a well funded exploration company with a large portfolio of diamond projects in Quebec, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada, and in Brazil and Madagascar.


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Contact:

Majescor Resources Inc.
Andre Audet
Chairman and C.E.O.
(613) 241-5333
Fax: (613) 241-6005
andre@majescor.com

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