Canadian International Minerals Inc. announced that it has completed its evaluation and interpretation of previous exploration programs and reports on its 100% owned Monpre Iron Ore Project (MIOP) near Shebandowan, Ontario. Highlights include the availability of core from diamond drilling in 2008, as well as detailed drill logs and detailed surface geological mapping. While drilling was directed at gold targets, several holes intercepted significant widths of the Monpre Iron formation.

Reconnaisance in the area of the 2008 drilling has revealed surface expression of iron formation up to 300 meters in width and over 1 km in length. The Monpre iron formation is magnetite rich with lessor hematite and related non magnetic iron oxide minerals. It is part of the regional Gunflint Iron Formation that is similar to that occurring in the prolific Mesabi Iron Range located approximately 170km to the southwest.

Available drill core will be split and analysed for recoverable iron content and metallurgical characteristics. The MIOP was first mentioned in Ontario Department of Mines reports dating 1895 to 1910. Comprehensive geological mapping and diamond drilling was conducted in 1956-57 with extensive bench scale metallurgical studies focused on producing a commercial magnetite concentrate were conducted up to 1972.

A worldwide recession in 1973 preceded the demise of the Ontario iron ore mining and steel industry.