Golden ReignResources Ltd. said April 5 that drilling is underway at its whollyowned San Albinogold project in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua.

The company initiated a three-phase drill program intendedto provide material for the final stage of metallurgical test work.

Golden Reign also looks to provide a geotechnical analysisfor open pit planning purposes and to finalize infrastructure location sitebased upon condemnation drilling results.

Additional drilling to increase the overall size of the SanAlbino gold deposit, which remains open in both directions by strike and atdepth, is planned for a future program, the company said.

Definition drilling, based on a close-spaced gridpattern within the planned initial mining areas, will also be carried out,Golden Reign added.

The company also said that its technical team will continueto work on a pre-construction engineering study with .