Vena Begins Second Phase 8,000 Metre Drill Program at Azulcocha West

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 18, 2008) - Vena Resources Inc. ("Vena" or the "Company") (TSX:VEM)(LIMA:VEM)(FRANKFURT:V1R) is pleased to announce that the second drill program has commenced at Azulcocha West. An additional 27 drill holes have been designed for a total of 8,000 metres of drilling. Drilling includes targets on the Cantagallo, Recuperada and El Triunfo areas along the southern area of the Azulcocha West property including a skarn deposit related to the intrusive Jesus Maria, as well as mantos and cuerpos in San Pablo, Fortuna, Lucia with significant polymetallic mineralization encountered during the first drill program. Locations for the second program have been determined by Vena and Glencore geologists and were based on the recent completion of the first phase. Detailed geological mapping (shown on page... [read full story]