Foran Mining Corporation released a project update for its pre-development program at the McIlvenna Bay Project 65 kilometers west of Flin Flon. To date Foran has completed work on the boxcut, ground support, as well as the blasting and excavation of the first ten meters of planned advancement on the exploration decline.  The construction and placement of the ore and waste pad is 95 percent complete and development of the containment pond is 40 percent complete.  The ore and waste pad and the containment pond are expected to be completed by the end of April.  Foran has also energized the existing distribution line and commissioned a temporary workshop that will support the ongoing exploration decline program.  The next two months are expected to focus on completion of the ore and waste pad, the containment pond and advancement of the decline as they target the extraction of a bulk sample. Approximately 850 meters of ramp development is required to access the deposit where a single 100 meter cross cut will be developed into the hanging wall to facilitate the bulk sample collection.