VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/01/12 — Altima Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: ARH)(PINKSHEETS: ARSLF)(FRANKFURT: AKC) announces that it has entered into an agreement to pool four sections of joint lands at Chambers-Ferrier and drill a horizontal test into the Upper Mannville formation. The well, COPOL ET AL HZ CHAMBERS 14-15-41-11 W5M, is scheduled to spud approximately mid February. Altima holds a 30% working interest in the well and pooled lands and an interest in a total of 24 sections in the Chambers-Ferrier area.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Richard Switzer, President and CEO
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Contacts:
Altima Resources Ltd.
Richard Switzer
President and CEO
(604) 718-2800 (ext 301)
(604) 718-2808 (FAX)