TORONTO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Equitable Mining Corporation (Pink Sheets: EQBM) is expanding its search for high quality gold-bearing properties in North America and is seeking to add qualified mining professionals to its board of directors. "We are encouraged by the growing discoveries in areas of North America that we have expertise in," said Jim Adams, a director, commenting on yesterday's announcement that Placer Dome's exploration drilling has confirmed the extension of Goldcorp's Red Lake property High Grade Zone (HGZ) onto the Campbell mine property. Equitable owns claims adjacent to these properties. Equitable Mining Corp. has already entered into discussions around a group of claims in Northern Ontario and is actively seeking out more. The company is also actively seeking to add qualified mining professionals to the board in the new year. This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be identified by the lead-in "Looking Forward." These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of the effectiveness of management's strategies and decisions, general economic and business conditions, new or modified statutory or regulatory requirements, and changing price and market conditions. DATASOURCE: Equitable Mining Corp. CONTACT: Equitable Mining Corp., Jim Adams, (416) 410-3995,

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