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			<title><![CDATA[Canasia Industries Corporation: Additional Coal Permits Received From the Saskatchewan Government]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310457</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 6, 2009) - Canasia Industries Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CAJ)(OTCBB:CANSF)(FRANKFURT:45C) (&quot;Canasia&quot;) has received approval from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources on coal permits covering 1,314 hectares. These permits are in close proximity to a recent coal discovery made by Goldsource Mines Inc. Canasia has received partial applications to date from the Saskatchewan Government covering 52,834 hectares (approximately 130,500 acres) to date. Once a response has been received on all outstanding applications, the board will establish a work plan for the coal prospects received.

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			<title><![CDATA[Les Mines J.A.G. Lt&eacute;e : Cl&ocirc;ture  d&#039;un placement priv&eacute; accr&eacute;ditif]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310461</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:26:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 5 jan. 2009) - La Soci&eacute;t&eacute; &quot;Les Mines J.A.G. Lt&eacute;e.&quot;(TSX CROISSANCE:JML) annonce qu&#039;elle a cl&ocirc;tur&eacute; le 31 d&eacute;cembre 2008 un placement priv&eacute; pour un montant total de 324 000$.  Le placement  s&#039;adressait &agrave; des investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s et il implique l&#039;&eacute;mission de  2 160  000 actions &#039;ordinaires&#039; &agrave; un prix de 0,15$ par action, dont 1 944 000  sont accr&eacute;ditives.

Les actions &eacute;mises en vertu du placement seront soumises &agrave; une p&eacute;riode de restriction de quatre (4) mois &agrave; compter de la date de cl&ocirc;ture.  Aucun honoraires de d&eacute;marchage n&#039;est payable en vertu de ce placement et la transaction est sujette &agrave; l&#039;approbation des organismes d&#039;auto-r&eacute;glementation.

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			<title><![CDATA[Typhon cl&ocirc;ture un financement priv&eacute; de 103 000 $ CAN]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310464</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:57:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[LAVAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 5 jan. 2009) - Exploration Typhon inc. (TSX CROISSANCE:TOO) (&quot;Typhon&quot;) annonce qu&#039;elle a compl&eacute;t&eacute; le 31 d&eacute;cembre 2008, un placement priv&eacute; sans courtier pour un montant de 103 000 $ CAN aupr&egrave;s d&#039;investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s, d&#039;amis, d&#039;employ&eacute;e, de dirigeants et d&#039;administrateurs. Dans le cadre de ce placement, la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; &eacute;mettra 4 120 000 actions ordinaires accr&eacute;ditives, 1 030 000 actions ordinaires et 5 150 000 bons de souscription.

Chaque unit&eacute; vendue au prix de 1 000 $, comprend 40 000 actions ordinaires accr&eacute;ditives au prix de 0,02 $ l&#039;action, 10 000 actions ordinaires au prix de 0,02 $ l&#039;action et 50 000 bons de souscription, permettant au porteur de souscrire &agrave; une action au prix de 0,05 $ l&#039;action au plus tard le 30 juin 2009. En vertu de la r&eacute;glementation applicable en mati&egrave;re de valeurs mobili&egrave;res et des politiques de la Bourse de croissance TSX, tous les titres de ce placement priv&eacute; sont assujettis &agrave; une p&eacute;riode de d&eacute;tention obligatoire de 4 mois et ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diamond Frank cl&ocirc;ture un financement priv&eacute; de 97 000 $ CAN]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310465</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:50:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[LAVAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 5 jan. 2009) - Exploration Diamond Frank inc. (&quot;Diamond Frank&quot;) (TSX CROISSANCE:DOD) annonce qu&#039;elle a compl&eacute;t&eacute; le 31 d&eacute;cembre 2008, un placement priv&eacute; sans courtier pour un montant de 97 000 $ CAN aupr&egrave;s d&#039;investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s, d&#039;amis, de dirigeants et d&#039;administrateurs.  Dans le cadre de ce placement, la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; &eacute;mettra 1 108 516 actions ordinaires accr&eacute;ditives, 277 129 actions ordinaires et 1 385 645 bons de souscription.

Chaque unit&eacute; vendue au prix de 1 000 $, comprend 11 428 actions ordinaires accr&eacute;ditives au prix de 0,07 $ l&#039;action, 2 857 actions ordinaires au prix de 0,07 $ l&#039;action et 14 285 bons de souscription, permettant au porteur de souscrire &agrave; une action au prix de 0,07 $ l&#039;action pour les premiers 12 mois suivant la date de cl&ocirc;ture du placement priv&eacute; et 0,10 $ pour les 12 mois subs&eacute;quents. En vertu de la r&eacute;glementation applicable en mati&egrave;re de valeurs mobili&egrave;res et des politiques de la Bourse de croissance TSX, tous les titres de ce pla]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Les ressources &agrave; la mine Ity de La Mancha font un bond de 50 % en raison des excellents r&eacute;sultats de forage]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310467</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:38:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 5 jan. 2009) - La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX:LMA) (ci-apr&egrave;s &quot;La Mancha&quot; ou &quot;la Compagnie&quot;)

Tous les montants sont en dollars canadiens, sauf mention contraire.

FAITS SAILLANTS :

- Les ressources mesur&eacute;es et indiqu&eacute;es de la mine Ity augmentent &agrave; 786 500 onces d&#039;or

- La pr&eacute;sence de min&eacute;ralisation rentable dans les cibles r&eacute;cemment explor&eacute;es est confirm&eacute;e

- La Mancha r&eacute;it&egrave;re son objectif d&#039;augmenter ses ressources &agrave; 2 millions d&#039;onces d&#039;ici la fin de l&#039;ann&eacute;e

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			<title><![CDATA[Exploration NQ inc. : D&eacute;part du vice-pr&eacute;sident exploration]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310471</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[LAVAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 5 jan. 2009) - Exploration NQ inc. (TSX CROISSANCE:NQE) annonce le d&eacute;part de monsieur Daniel Bernard qui occupait le poste de vice-pr&eacute;sident exploration depuis le 1er mars 2008.  Monsieur Bernard a &eacute;t&eacute; &eacute;lu d&eacute;put&eacute; du comt&eacute; de Rouyn-Noranda/T&eacute;miscamingue lors de l&#039;&eacute;lection g&eacute;n&eacute;rale du 8 d&eacute;cembre dernier au Qu&eacute;bec.

Monsieur Bernard terminera les rapports en cours et assurera la transition avec le prochain vice-pr&eacute;sident exploration.

Monsieur Grondin remercie monsieur Bernard pour le travail accompli et lui souhaite le meilleur succ&egrave;s dans ses nouvelles fonctions.

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			<title><![CDATA[Goldrich Closes on Private Placement of Preferred Stock]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310480</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, WA--(eMediaWorld - January 2, 2009) -  Goldrich Mining Company (OTCBB: GRMC) (the
&quot;Company&quot;), formerly Little Squaw Gold Mining Company (LITS), is pleased to
announce that it has closed a private placement offering of its Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value (&quot;Series A Stock&quot;) on December
29, 2008.  The Company issued an aggregate amount of 225,000 shares of
Series A Stock at $1.00 per share, for aggregate proceeds of $225,000.
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			<title><![CDATA[Galahad Metals Inc.: Warrant Extension and Re-Pricing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310482</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:02:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Galahad Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GAX) announced today that it has applied to the TSX-V to have certain warrants extended and re-priced (as per the new TSX-V guidelines published December 15, 2008) as follows:

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			<title><![CDATA[Diamond Exploration Inc.: Warrant Extension and Re-Pricing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310483</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:58:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Diamond Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DIX) announced today that it has applied to the TSX-V to have certain warrants extended and re-priced (as per the new TSX-V guidelines published December 15, 2008) as follows:

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			<title><![CDATA[SRA Management Change]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310485</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:01:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Strategic Resource Acquisition Corporation (the &quot;Corporation&quot;)(NEX BOARD:SRZ.H) announces that it has accepted the resignation of Mr. John C. McConnell as Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation effective January 15, 2009. Victor Wyprysky, President &amp; CEO of the Corporation said, &quot;John has made a great contribution to SRA and its mining operations during his tenure and we wish him well in his future endeavours.&quot;

For further information, please email info@sra-corporation.com.
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			<title><![CDATA[Orezone Closes Private Placement, Updates Timing of Transaction with IAMGOLD]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310486</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:32:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Orezone Resources Inc. (TSX:OZN) (AMEX:OZN) announces that is has closed its previously announced financing whereby IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX:IMG) (NYSE:IAG) has purchased 71.4 million common shares of Orezone, on a private placement basis, at a price of Cdn$0.28 per share for total proceeds of approximately Cdn$20 million. IAMGOLD now holds approximately 16.6% of the outstanding common shares of Orezone. Orezone will use $10 million of the proceeds to continue development of the Essakane project and $10 million will be used to fund a new exploration company that will hold the non Essakane assets of Orezone and is being &quot;spun out&quot; to Orezone shareholders pursuant to the previously announced business combination between Orezone and IAMGOLD.

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			<title><![CDATA[Tanzanian Royalty Chairman Will Proceed With $375,000 7th Tranche of $3 Million Private Placement and Advance to the Company Another $375,000]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310488</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:33:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SOUTH SURREY, BC--(eMediaWorld - January 2, 2009) -  Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp. (TSX: TNX) (AMEX: TRE)

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation announces that Mr. Sinclair is
proceeding with the 7th tranche of the private placement announced on
August 10, 2006 whereby Mr. Sinclair agreed to purchase common shares of
the Corporation representing an aggregate value of $3,000,000.  Such shares
are to be purchased in 8 quarterly tranches of $375,000 each, commencing
February 1, 2007.  The 7th tranche of the Placement will consist of 69,832
common shares of the Corporation having a purchase price of $5.37 per share
for proceeds totaling $375,000.  The purchase price reflects the greater of
the 5-day weighted average trading price on the Toronto Stock Exchange of
the Company&#039;s shares for the period ended December 18, 2008 of $4.815 and
the closing price on ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Troymet Completes $247,500 Flow-Through Share and Unit Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310489</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:59:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[COMOX, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Troymet Exploration Corp. (&quot;Troymet&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:TYE): Further to press releases dated December 4, 2008 and December 5, 2008, Troymet is pleased to announce that it has completed the closing of a non-brokered private placement consisting of 9,200,000 common shares of the Corporation issued on a &quot;flow-through&quot; basis (&quot;Flow-Through Shares&quot;) at a price of $0.025 per Flow-Through Share for a gross proceeds of $230,000 and 700,000 units (&quot;Units&quot;) at a price of $0.025 per Unit for gross proceeds of $17,500. Each Unit consisted of one common share (issued on a non-flow-through basis) and one full common share purchase warrant (a &quot;Warrant&quot;). Each Warrant is exercisable into one common share for two years from the date of issuance at a price of $0.05 during the first year of the Warrant and at $0.10 during the second year of the Warrant. All of the securities issued in connection with the private placement are subject to ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Azteca Gold Corp. Announces First Closing of Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310491</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:49:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, WASHINGTON--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Matthew Russell, President of Azteca Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AZG) (&quot;Azteca&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) announces that on December 31, 2008 the Company closed a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $1,183,302. The Company issued 23,666,044 units, each unit consisting of one common share and one-half share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share for $0.25 until December 31, 2010. Shares issued pursuant to this financing are subject to a 4 month hold period ending May 1, 2009.

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			<title><![CDATA[Azteca Gold Corp.: Early Warning Notice - Matthew Russell Purchases Company Shares]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310492</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:36:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, WASHINGTON--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Matthew Russell, President and CEO of Azteca Gold Corp. (&quot;Azteca&quot; or the &quot;Corporation&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:AZG), has purchased on December 31, 2008 through a private placement, a total of 12,014,926 Units of Azteca at a price of Cdn $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share and one-half of a common share purchase warrant (the &quot;Warrants&quot;). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Corporation at $0.25 for a period of 2 years, expiring December 31, 2010. Assuming full exercise of the Warrants, Matthew Russell would hold 50,385,441 shares (representing 31.46% of the outstanding shares of Azteca).

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			<title><![CDATA[Shear Minerals Ltd. Closes Additional $500,000 Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310493</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:20:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Shear Minerals Ltd. (&quot;Shear&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:SRM) announced that on December 31, 2008 it closed on the sale of an additional 7,142,857 units of Shear (&quot;Units&quot;) pursuant to its previously announced non-brokered private placement. The Units were sold at a price of $0.07 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $500,000. Each Unit consisted of one common share of Shear (&quot;Common Share&quot;) issued as a &quot;flow-through&quot; share pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one-half of a non-transferable share purchase warrant (&quot;Warrant&quot;). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to acquire an additional Common Share at a price of $0.20 at any time until December 31, 2010.

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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Gold Mining Inc. Kirana Project Update]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310495</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Northern Gold Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NGM) has completed its 2008 drill programs and provides this update on the results from its Kirana property in the Kirkland Lake, Ontario area.

Northern Gold Mining drilled 13,524 metres at the Fidelity area on the Kirana Project beginning in summer 2008. Forty drill holes totaling 6041 metres were drilled in the Fidelity area where initial surface sampling encountered high gold values, as reported earlier. Nineteen holes totaling 3800 metres were drilled testing the Kirana Break and associated IP anomaly in the central area of the property. Eleven holes totaling 2200 metres were drilled testing the Southern IP anomaly in the central area of the property. Seven holes totaling 905 metres were drilled testing the polymetallic mineralization and IP anomalies in the Mallard Lake area in the eastern end of the property. The remaining holes tested gold showings in the Links and Sutton area. Refer to www]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Torch River Resources Ltd.: News Release]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310496</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[CALGARY, ALBERTA--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Further to previous news releases by Torch River Resources Ltd. (&quot;Torch&quot; or the &quot;Corporation&quot;) with respect to the option agreement, as amended, (the &quot;Option Agreement&quot;), between the Torch and Red Bird Resources Ltd. (&quot;Red Bird&quot;) Torch wishes to confirm that as of May 31, 2008 Torch became the legal and beneficial owner of a non-transferable 25% undivided interest in the Red Bird Property.

The Option Agreement contains provisions allowing Torch to earn the remaining 75% interest in the Red Bird Property subject to certain consideration being paid to Red Bird including cash payments, share issuances and work program commitments. Under the Option Agreement, Torch was required to complete a $4,000,000 cash payment (the &quot;Cash Payment&quot;) to Red Bird on or before December 31, 2008. Given current market conditions and the cash position of the Corporation, management was recently forced to make the difficult decision that it was in the Corporat]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asian Resource Global Strategies Inc.: Listing of Common Shares]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310497</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR THROUGH UNITED STATES WIRE SERVICES.

Asian Resource Global Strategies Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:GSI.P) is pleased to announce that, pursuant to the completion of its initial public offering of 1,314,665 common shares announced on December 24, 2008, it has completed its application for listing and has received final listing approval for listing of its common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the &quot;Exchange&quot;).

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			<title><![CDATA[NovaGold Announces US$60 Million Financing With Electrum Strategic Resources]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310498</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:08:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - NovaGold Resources Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot; or &quot;NovaGold&quot;) (TSX:NG)(NYSE-A:NG) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Electrum Strategic Resources LLC (&quot;Electrum&quot;) providing for the sale to Electrum on a private placement basis of 46,153,847 Units for a purchase price of US$1.30 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of US$60 million. Each Unit consists of one common share of NovaGold and one common share purchase warrant of NovaGold (&quot;Warrant&quot;). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of NovaGold for an exercise price of US$1.50 prior to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto) on the fourth anniversary of the closing date. 

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			<title><![CDATA[Mantra Finalizes Agreement to Acquire Alaska Properties]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310500</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Mantra Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MAN) (&quot;Mantra&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) announces that it has entered into an amended agreement with NovaGold Resources Inc. (&quot;NovaGold&quot;) and an affiliate of NovaGold to acquire 100% of NovaGold&#039;s interests in five properties in Alaska. The five properties comprising approximately 397,560 acres are either held directly or under option by an affiliate of NovaGold, as follows:

- Colorado Creek Property located in central Alaska (27,040 acres)

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			<title><![CDATA[High River Gold Provides Update on Operations, Financial Status, and Personnel Changes]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310502</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:30:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - High River Gold Mines Ltd. (&quot;High River&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX:HRG) would like to provide an update on the operating status of its four gold mines, on its financial situation, and on recent personnel changes:

Operations Update

Taparko

After a prolonged mill shutdown, the Taparko mill was restarted in November 2008. Early indications were that the mill vibration issue was resolved with the replacement of the gearbox. However, after several weeks of operation, the vibrations previously encountered in the mill drive-train have recently re-occurred. As a result, throughput for December has varied from zero to just over 2,000 tonnes per day, substantially below the planned average throughput rate of 2,450 tonnes per day. December gold production will consequently total approximately 4,100 ounces. A 7 to 10 day mill shutdown is scheduled for mid-January during which operating personnel will undertake action designed to correct the pro]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tiomin Resources Makes Changes to Board of Directors]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310503</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:30:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Jan. 2, 2009) - Tiomin Resources Inc. (TSX:TIO) (&#039;Tiomin&#039; or the &#039;Company&#039;) announced today that Mario Caron joined its Board of Directors on January 1, 2009 to replace Tom Ogryzlo, who resigned as a Director effective December 31, 2008. In addition, Jean-Charles Potvin resigned as Executive-Chairman and was immediately reappointed as Chairman, effective January 1, 2009.

The Company welcomes Mario Caron to the Board. Mr. Caron is President, CEO and a Director of AXMIN Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AXM), an exploration company with a track record of finding and developing mines in Africa. Prior to joining AXMIN in January 2008, Mr. Caron was President and CEO of Tiberon Minerals Ltd., a former Toronto listed company developing a large tungsten fluorite deposit in Vietnam. Mr. Caron&#039;s African experience includes being Vice President of Defiance Mining Corporation, which held the Tasiast gold project in Mauritania, and President and CEO of Eden Roc Mineral Corp., a ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[StatoilHydro ASA: Announcement regarding its outstanding debt securities]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310504</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:10:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[STAVANGER, NORWAY--(eMediaWorld - January 2, 2009) -  StatoilHydro ASA
(&quot;StatoilHydro&quot;) announced today that in connection with the
transfer
of legal ownership of its Norwegian Continental Shelf (&quot;NCS&quot;)
assets
to its wholly-owned Norwegian subsidiary, StatoilHydro Petroleum
AS
(&quot;StatoilHydro Petroleum&quot;), effective as of January 1, 2009
StatoilHydro Petroleum has become a co-obligor or guarantor under
StatoilHydro&#039;s debt securities (as listed below). The transfer
simplifies the asset holding structure of the group and
consolidates
the NCS assets in a single wholly-owned legal entity.
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			<title><![CDATA[Nanika Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Flow-Through Private Placement with MineralFields Group]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310505</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:52:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Nanika Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NKA)(FRANKFURT:C7X) announces that in accordance with the terms of the a total of 7,150,000 flow-through units at the price of $0.04 cents with each unit being comprised of one flow-through common share and one-half of one warrant, with each full warrant exercisable to acquire a further non flow-through share at the price of $0.10 during the first year from closing and at the price of $0.12 during the second year from closing of the private placement for gross proceeds of $286,000.00. The shares and the warrants are subject to a four month hold period. The proceeds of the flow-through private placement will be used for qualified Canadian exploration expenses on the Company&#039;s mineral properties in Canada. The Company has agreed to pay a finder&#039;s fee to Limited Market Dealer Inc. consisting of (a) a 5% cash payment of $14,300 and (b) 715,000 agent&#039;s options, each option exercisable at a price o]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Silver Recycling Company Announces Sale of Subsidiaries]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310506</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:25:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Due to The Silver Recycling Company Inc.&#039;s (TSX VENTURE:TSR) (&quot;SRC&quot;) inability to meet all of the conditions required pursuant to the terms of the US$2,100,000 Vendor Note dated May 22, 2008, the vendors have exercised their right to re-acquire all of the shares of Pyropure, Inc. and Sun Valley Film Wash, Inc. in consideration for return of all of their shares in The Silver Recycling Company Inc. The transfer is effective today, December 31, 2008.

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			<title><![CDATA[CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Opawica Closes Financing With the Mineralfields Group]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310507</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:23:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - A correction from source is being issued with respect to the release sent out today, December 31, 2008 at 5:07 PM EST. The corrected version follows.

Opawica Explorations Inc. (&quot;Opawica&quot; / the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX:OPW) announces that it has closed a non-brokered private placement of $570,000 through the sale of 5,700,000 flow-through units at $0.10 per unit with Mineralfields Group acquiring 5,000,000 units of the offering. Insiders subscribed for 150,000 units of the offering. Each unit consists of one flow through share at $0.10 and one non-flow through warrant attached to each share. Each warrant is exercisable into one further common share of the Company at $0.15 per share for a two year term. The shares to be issued on exercise of the warrants will not be issued until such time as shareholder approval is obtained. In connection with the offering agents fees of $40,000 cash and 500,000 warrant units were paid by the Company.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Timmins Gold Corp.: Grant of Stock Options]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310508</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:09:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Timmins Gold Corp. (the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:TMM) announces that it has granted up to 1,000,000 incentive stock options at a price of $0.50 per share exercisable until December 31, 2010, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange Inc.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

TIMMINS GOLD CORP.

Bruce Bragagnolo, CEO and Director

This News Release contains forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements which relate to future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as &quot;may&quot;, &quot;should&quot;, &quot;expects&quot;, &quot;plans&quot;, &quot;anticipates&quot;, &quot;believes&quot;, &quot;estimates&quot;, &quot;predicts&quot;, &quot;potential&quot;, or &quot;continue&quot; or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry&#039;s actual results, level of activity, performance or achieve]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd.: Company Announces Private Placement Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310509</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:09:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - The Board of Directors of International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd. (&quot;the Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:WGM)(FRANKFURT:IWUA) is pleased to announce that the Company has agreed to raise up to $400,000 through the sale of 13,333,332 flow-through units priced at $0.03 per unit (&quot;FT Unit&quot;). Each FT Unit will consist of one flow-through common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share for a period of two years at a price of $0.05 per share in the first year and at a price of $0.10 per share in the second year.

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			<title><![CDATA[Opawica Closes Financing With the Mineralfields Group]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310510</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:07:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Opawica Explorations Inc. (&quot;Opawica&quot; / the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX:OPW) announces that it has closed a non-brokered private placement of $570,000 through the sale of 5,700,000 flow-through units at $0.10 per unit with Mineralfields Group acquiring 5,000,000 units of the offering. Insiders subscribed for 150,000 units of the offering. Each unit consists of one flow through share at $0.10 and one non-flow through warrant attached to each share. Each warrant is exercisable into one further common share of the Company at $0.15 per share for a two year term. In connection with the offering agents fees of $40,000 cash and 500,000 warrant units were paid by the Company.

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			<title><![CDATA[MagIndustries Corp.: Issuance of Shares for Previously Issued Exchange Rights]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310511</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:05:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - MagIndustries Corp. (the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:MAA) today announced that the exchange rights (the &quot;Exchange Rights&quot;) previously issued in connection with the offering (the &quot;Offering&quot;) of MagMinerals Holdings Corp. (&quot;MagHoldings&quot;) shares (&quot;MagHoldings Shares&quot;) were automatically exercised by their terms at 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on December 31, 2008 resulting in the issuance of 90,165,946 common shares in the capital of the Company.

In separate closings in April 2008, July 2008 and September 2008, MagHoldings raised gross proceeds of Cdn$183,159,215 through the issuance of 36,681,843 MagHoldings Shares. The issue price of the MagHoldings Shares in the April closings was $4.00 per MagHoldings Share and in the July and September closings it was $5.00 per MagHoldings Share. The Exchange Rights were issued together with the MagHoldings Shares and entitle and obligate the holders of the MagHoldings Shares to exchange such shares for com]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Explor Resources Inc.: Private Placements]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310512</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - EXPLOR RESOURCES INC. (&quot;Explor&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:EXS)is pleased to announce that it has closed two private placements for a total amount of CDN$912,000.

The First Placement

Explor is announcing the closing of a private placement of CDN$600,000. The private placement is comprises of 2,842,105 flow-through shares at a price $0.19 per share and 315,790 common shares at a price of $0.19 per share. Each share is accompanied of one-half (1/2) share purchase warrant valid until December 30, 2010. Each whole warrant allows the subscriber to purchase one (1) common share of the Company at a price of $0.24 per share.

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			<title><![CDATA[Ressources Explor inc. : Placements priv&eacute;s]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310513</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA--(eMediaWorld - 31 d&eacute;c. 2008) - RESSOURCES EXPLOR INC. (&quot;Explor ou la Soci&eacute;t&eacute;&quot;) (TSX CROISSANCE:EXS)est heureuse d&#039;annoncer qu&#039;elle a cl&ocirc;tur&eacute; deux placements priv&eacute;s pour un montant total de 912 000 $ CDN.

Le premier placement

Explor annonce qu&#039;elle a cl&ocirc;tur&eacute; un placement priv&eacute; de 600 000 $ CDN. Le placement priv&eacute; comprend 2 842 105 actions accr&eacute;ditives &agrave; un prix de 0,19 $ l&#039;action et 315 790 actions ordinaires au prix de 0,19 $ l&#039;action. Chaque action est accompagn&eacute;e d&#039;un demi-bon (1/2) de souscription valide jusqu&#039;au 30 d&eacute;cembre 2010. Un bon de souscription complet permet d&#039;acqu&eacute;rir une (1) action ordinaire de la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; &agrave; un prix de 0,24 $ l&#039;action.

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			<title><![CDATA[Orebodies Closes Financing With MineralFields Group]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310515</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:59:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Canadian Orebodies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CO) (the &quot;Company&quot;) is pleased to announce that it has completed a non-brokered private placement (the &quot;Financing&quot;) with MineralFields Group of Toronto for aggregate gross proceeds of $240,000 through the sale of 4,000,000 &quot;flow-through&quot; units of the Company (each, a &quot;Flow-Through Unit&quot;) at a price of $0.06 per Unit.

Each Flow-Through Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company (each, a &quot;Common Share&quot;) issued on a &quot;flow-through&quot; basis pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one-half of one Warrant of the Company (each such whole Common Share purchase warrant, a &quot;Warrant&quot;). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.40 per Common Share until December 31, 2010.

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			<title><![CDATA[SRA Unable to File Annual Financial Statements]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310516</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:43:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Strategic Resource Acquisition Corporation (the &quot;Corporation&quot;)(TSX:SRZ)(TSX:SRZ.NT)(TSX:SRZ.NT.A) announces that it did not file its audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 within 90 days of the end of the period as required by National Instrument 51-102. It has also not filed its management discussion and analysis (&quot;MD&amp;A&quot;), annual information form (&quot;AIF&quot;) or CEO and CFO certificates (&quot;Management Certificates&quot;) for the corresponding period.

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			<title><![CDATA[Gold Hawk Provides Status Update on Debt Repayment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310518</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:15:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Gold Hawk Resources Inc. (&quot;Gold Hawk&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:CGK) advises that the Company is unable to repay its principal debt owing of approximately US$9.7 million. The debt was due for repayment on December 31, 2008 following an extension agreed upon by Gold Hawk&#039;s lenders earlier this year.

The loan is secured by the Company&#039;s wholly owned Peru subsidiary, Compania Minera San Juan (CMSJ) and its assets, including the Coricancha mine 90 kms east of Lima. The Company and its primary lenders have been in active discussions to extend the repayment date but have not reached an agreement as of close of business today.

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			<title><![CDATA[Ressources Appalaches Completes Private Placement of $928,000]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310519</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Ressources Appalaches (TSX VENTURE:APP) (&quot;Appalaches&quot;) has completed a private placement of $928,000 with accredited investors and employees, executive officers, directors and consultants. Pursuant to this placement, Appalaches has issued 6,751,200 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.11 per share, 2,320,000 common shares at a price of $0.08 per share, 3,248,000 flow-through common share purchase warrants and 3,320,000 common share purchase warrants.

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			<title><![CDATA[Ressources Appalaches compl&egrave;te un placement priv&eacute; de 928 000 $]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310520</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 31 d&eacute;c. 2008) - Ressources Appalaches (TSX CROISSANCE:APP) (&quot;Appalaches&quot;) a cl&ocirc;tur&eacute; un placement priv&eacute; pour un montant de 928 000 $ avec des investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s et des salari&eacute;s, membres de la haute direction, administrateurs et consultants. En vertu de ce placement Appalaches a &eacute;mis 6 751 200 actions ordinaires accr&eacute;ditives au prix de 0,11 $ l&#039;action, 2 320 000 actions ordinaires au prix de 0,08 $ l&#039;action, 3 248 000 bons de souscription accr&eacute;ditifs et 2 320 000 bons de souscription ordinaires.

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			<title><![CDATA[IAMGOLD Completes $20 Million Private Placement in Orezone]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310521</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:07:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - IAMGOLD Corporation (&quot;IAMGOLD&quot;) (TSX:IMG)(NYSE:IAG)(BOTSWANA:IAMGOLD) completed the previously announced purchase on a private placement basis of 71,428,571 common shares of Orezone Resources Inc. (&quot;Orezone&quot;) at a price of Cdn$0.28 per share for gross proceeds to Orezone of Cdn$20 million. As a result, IAMGOLD holds approximately 16.6% of the outstanding shares of Orezone. IAMGOLD did not hold any securities of Orezone prior to the private placement.

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			<title><![CDATA[Plato Gold Announces Loan Agreement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310523</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:01:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Plato Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PGC) (&quot;Plato&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) an exploration company with a portfolio of properties in significant gold mining camps in Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, and Santa Cruz, Argentina announced today the completion of a loan from an arm&#039;s length third party in the amount of $125,000, which loan is secured by a first-ranking security interest in the Company&#039;s refund from Revenue du Quebec in respect of the Company&#039;s claims for refund for exploration expenses incurred in 2008.

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			<title><![CDATA[Puget Ventures Inc. Closes Private Placement with MineralFields and Others for Follow Up Funds on High Grade Trout Bay Drill Results]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310524</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:38:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Puget Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PVS) is pleased to announce it has closed a non-brokered private placement financing of 1.4 Million units at a price of $0.20 per unit, for total proceeds of up to C$280,000. Placees included two private investors from Alberta and two limited partnerships associated with Mineralfields Group of Toronto, Ontario.

&quot;We are very pleased to have had a positive response to our 2008 drilling season and are looking forward to moving back to Trout Bay, Red Lake in the winter season to follow up,&quot; said Erin Airton, President.

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			<title><![CDATA[Thundermin Raises $500,000 in Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310526</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:18:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Thundermin Resources Inc. (&quot;Thundermin&quot;) (TSX:THR) is pleased to announce that it has raised $500,000 (the &quot;Offering&quot;) by way of a nonbrokered private placement with MineralFields Group (&quot;MineralFields&quot;). The Offering consists of 6,250,000 units (&quot;Units&quot;) at a price of $0.08 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole common share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase an additional common share at a price of $0.25 per share on or before June 30, 2010. In the event that Thundermin&#039;s shares trade at a price of $0.50 or more per share over a period of at least 20 consecutive trading days, Thundermin will have the right to accelerate the exercise of the warrants to 30 days from the date that written notice is provided to the warrant holder.

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			<title><![CDATA[Rye Patch Gold Corp. Closes First Tranche of Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310527</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:17:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Rye Patch Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:RPM)(TSX VENTURE:RPM.WT)(OTCBB:RPMGF) (&quot;Rye Patch&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) is pleased to announce that it has closed a first tranche of the private placement (the &quot;Private Placement&quot;) previously announced on December 15, 2008. As a result of the closing, the Company issued 2,254,167 units (&quot;Units&quot;) at a price of $0.12 per Unit for gross proceeds of $270,500. Each Unit consisted of one common share (&quot;Share&quot;) of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (&quot;Warrant&quot;), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share at a price of $0.15 until December 31, 2010.

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			<title><![CDATA[Skyline Announces Closing of Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310528</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Skyline Gold Corporation (&quot;the Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:SK) a company engaged in the exploration and development of its Bronson Slope mining property in north western British Columbia&#039;s &#039;Golden Triangle&#039;, is pleased to announce that further to our news release of December 29, 2008, the Company has closed the non-brokered private placement of 4,200,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.05 per share for net proceeds of $210,000. Each unit consists of one flow-through common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional share of the Company at a price of $0.08 per share for a period of one year from date of issue. The units have a hold period expiring on April 30, 2009. Finders&#039; fees were paid on the private placement.

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			<title><![CDATA[Bonaventure Enterprises Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement with MineralFields Group]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310529</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:29:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - BONAVENTURE ENTERPRISES INC. (TSX VENTURE:BVT)(FRANKFURT:YQG) (the &quot;Company&quot;) announces further to its news release dated December 17, 2008, that its private placement has been amended from 22,666,666 flow-through units at a price of $0.03 per unit to 22,971,160 flow-through units at a price of $0.025 per unit to raise proceeds of $574,279. Each unit is comprised of one flow-through common share of the Company and one transferable share purchase warrant, each warrant exercisable to purchase one non-flow-through common share for a period of two years following the closing, at a price of $0.10 per share during the first year and $0.15 per share during the second year.

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			<title><![CDATA[Endeavour Silver Closes CA$3 Million in Two Private Placement Financings]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310531</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:14:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISSEMINATION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES

Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR)(NYSE Alternext US:EXK)(DBFrankfurt:EJD) announces that it has closed CA$3 million in two private placement financings totaling 2,311,540 special warrants at CA$1.30 each.

Salman Partners is the lead agent for the Company brokered the private placement of 1.775 million special warrants for gross proceeds of CA$2.3 million. An additional 536,540 special warrants were placed privately in a non-brokered financing for gross proceeds of approximately CA$700,000.

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			<title><![CDATA[Palladon Ventures Announces Iron Mountain Project Update]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310533</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:06:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Palladon Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PLL)(FRANKFURT:PV-1) -

This year has been a roller coaster ride for the world and for Palladon Ventures. We have seen the collapse of the worlds basic economy and the strain in the commodity sectors.

Palladon Iron Corporation also saw some major changes as a result of new shareholders who joined a private placement that bought 50 percent of Palladon Iron Corporation from our former partner, Luxor Capital Group. Once that was completed, we immediately went into production at the mine, building our facilities, and growing the stockpile. Then, just after we started production and held our AGM, the financial markets crashed and commodity prices plummeted.

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			<title><![CDATA[Cadillac Closes Additional Flow-Through Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310534</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:58:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Cadillac Ventures Inc. (CNSX:CDC) (&quot;Cadillac&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) has carried out an additional closing with regard to the previously announced flow through financing. The Company has raised, by way of private placement, additional gross proceeds of $10,000 through the sale of 40,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.25 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one flow-through common share and one half of one warrant, each whole warrant exercisable for a period of 18 months from closing into one common share, at an exercise price of $0.35 per whole warrant. This non-brokered private placement remains subject to all applicable regulatory approvals and the securities issued hereunder will be subject to resale restrictions for a period of four months. The proceeds from this financing will be used for exploration expenses. This closing is in addition to the closing announced in the prior press release of today, making the entire gross proceeds ra]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Valley High Ventures Closes Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310536</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Valley High Ventures Ltd. (&quot;Valley High&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:VHV) is pleased to announce it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the &quot;Private Placement&quot;) of 2,250,000 units (the &quot;Units&quot;) at a price of $0.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of $225,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one transferable warrant (a &quot;Warrant&quot;). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share (a &quot;Warrant Share&quot;) for a period of two years from the closing of the Private Placement at a price of $0.25 per Warrant Share. The proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to fund exploration on the Cordero-Sanson property in Mexico and for general working capital.

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			<title><![CDATA[Millstream Completes $390,000 Flow-Through Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310538</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:42:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Millstream Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MLM) (FRANKFURT:NJD) is pleased to announce that it has completed a non-brokered private placement of $390,000 through the sale of 7,800,000 flow-through units (&quot;FT Units&quot;) at $0.05 each, of which 7.0 million units have been taken up by the MineralFields Group. Each Unit is comprised of one flow-through share of the Company, and one-half (1/2) non-flow through common share purchase warrant. Each full warrant grants the right to purchase one non-flow-through common share at an exercise price of $0.20 per share within 12 months from the closing date. The Company has paid a cash commission of $17,500 to the finder, Limited Market Dealer Inc., and issued broker options granting the finder the right to purchase 490,000 units on the same terms as the subscriber&#039;s units within 12 months from the closing date. The above share issuance and attached warrants are subject to a four (4) month hold period from the da]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crowflight Amends Terms of Warrants in Connection With Debt Facility Restructuring]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310539</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:18:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - CROWFLIGHT MINERALS INC. (the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX:CML) is pleased to announce that in connection with the debt facility restructuring previously announced in a press release dated October 28, 2008, Crowflight is repricing the 17,324,786 warrants issued to FirstRand Ireland Plc (&quot;FRI&quot;) to $0.2125 and is amending the terms of the warrants so that they shall expire three years from the date of issue, on or about January 16, 2012. The warrants shall be issued ten days from the date of this press release, on or about January 16, 2009 (the &quot;Effective Date&quot;). In addition, FRI shall be issued an additional 2,675,214 warrants exercisable to acquire one common share in the Company at an exercise price equal to 125% of the 20 day VWAP for the Company&#039;s shares as at the Effective Date. FRI is an arm&#039;s length party to the Company.

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			<title><![CDATA[Largo Resources Closes $500,000 Flow Through Private Placement Financing With MineralFields]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310540</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:14:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR THROUGH U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES

Largo Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:LGO)(the &quot;Corporation&quot;) is pleased to announce that that it has closed a $500,000 financing with MineralFields pursuant to which it has issued 6,250,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.08 per unit. Each unit was comprised of one flow-through common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant (each whole share purchase warrant, a &quot;Warrant&quot;). Each Warrant is exercisable for one common share at a price of $0.15 at any time prior to June 30, 2010.

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			<title><![CDATA[Explor Resources Inc. : Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310541</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:41:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - EXPLOR RESOURCES INC. (TSX VENTURE:EXS)(&quot;Explor&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) is pleased to announce that it has closed the second tranche of a non-brokered private placement (the &quot;Private Placement&quot;) of CDN $25,000, which amount represents the aggregate proceeds from the sale of 125,000 units of Explor to be issued on a flow-through basis (the &quot;Flow-Through Units&quot;) where each Flow-Through Unit is comprised of one flow-through common share and one-half of one (1/2) common share purchase warrant (a &quot;Warrant&quot;).  The full Private Placement is comprised of up to (i) CDN$2,000,000 in Flow-Through Units at a price of $0.20 per Flow-Through Unit, and (ii) CDN$500,000 in non flow-through units (&quot;Units&quot;), at a price of $0.20 per Unit where each Unit is comprised of one common share (a &quot;Common Share&quot;) in the capital of the Company and one Warrant.  Each whole Warrant comprised within the Flow-Through Units or Units entitles the subscriber to purchase on]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ressources Explor inc. : Placement priv&eacute;]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310543</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:41:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA--(eMediaWorld - 31 d&eacute;c. 2008) - RESSOURCES EXPLOR INC. (TSX CROISSANCE:EXS) (&quot;Explor ou la Soci&eacute;t&eacute;&quot;) est heureuse d&#039;annoncer qu&#039;elle a cl&ocirc;tur&eacute; une seconde tranche d&#039;un placement priv&eacute; sans l&#039;entremise d&#039;un courtier (le &quot;placement priv&eacute;&quot;) de 25 000 $CDN, lequel montant repr&eacute;sente le produit total de la vente de 125 000 unit&eacute;s d&#039;Explor devant &ecirc;tre &eacute;mises sur une base accr&eacute;ditive (les &quot;unit&eacute;s accr&eacute;ditives&quot;).  Chaque unit&eacute; accr&eacute;ditive se compose d&#039;une action ordinaire accr&eacute;ditive et d&#039;un demi (1/2) bon de souscription (le &quot;bon de souscription&quot;).  Le placement priv&eacute; complet repr&eacute;sente jusqu&#039;&agrave; (i) 2 000 000 $CDN en unit&eacute;s accr&eacute;ditives &agrave; un prix de 0,20 $ par unit&eacute; accr&eacute;ditive et (ii) 500 000 $CDN en unit&eacute;s non accr&eacute;ditives (les &quot;unit&eacute;s&quot;), &agrave; un prix de 0,20 $ l&#039;unit&eacute;. Chaque unit&eacute; se compose d&#039;une action ordinaire (une &quot;action ordinaire&quot;) dans le capital de la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; et d&#039;un bon de souscription. Chaque bon de souscription complet compris dans les unit&eacute;s accr&eacute;ditives et l]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plato Gold Announces Loan Agreement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310544</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:19:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Plato Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PGC) (&quot;Plato&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) an exploration company with a portfolio of properties in significant gold mining camps in Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, and Santa Cruz, Argentina announced today the completion of a loan from an arm&#039;s length third party in the amount of $125,000, which loan is secured by a first-ranking security interest in the Company&#039;s refund from Revenue du Quebec in respect of the Company&#039;s claims for refund for exploration expenses incurred in 2008.

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			<title><![CDATA[Cadillac Closes Flow-Through Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310546</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:51:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Cadillac Ventures Inc. (CNSX:CDC) (&quot;Cadillac&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) has closed the previously announced flow through financing. The Company has raised, by way of private placement, gross proceeds of $145,000 through the sale of 580,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.25 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one flow-through common share and one half of one warrant, each whole warrant exercisable for a period of 18 months from closing into one common share, at an exercise price of $0.35 per whole warrant. This non-brokered private placement remains subject to all applicable regulatory approvals and the securities issued hereunder will be subject to resale restrictions for a period of four months. The proceeds from this financing will be used for exploration expenses.

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			<title><![CDATA[Freewest Resources Announces Closing of $2,300,000 Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310548</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:49:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[- Issued 11,500,000 &quot;flow-through&quot; common shares at a price of $0.20 per share]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[SouthGobi Energy Resources Sells Its Metals Division to Ivanhoe Mines]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310549</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Peter Meredith, Chief Executive Officer of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SGQ), announced today that the company has sold, subject to regulatory approval, its Metals Division to Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. for US$3 million. The Metals Division consists of certain base and precious metals properties in Mongolia and Indonesia. The transaction will enable SouthGobi Energy Resources to focus solely on its principal business of coal production, development and exploration.

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			<title><![CDATA[CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Allied Northern Resources Ltd.-Restructuring Transactions Completed]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310550</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Correction to the release sent out 4:18 PM on December 29, 2008. Please note that the share purchase price for the sale of the Western Troy Capital Resources shares referred to in point 4 below has been added. The complete and corrected version follows:

Allied Northern Resources Ltd. (&quot;Allied&quot; or the &quot;Corporation&quot;) is pleased to announce that the Corporation has completed the restructuring transactions approved at the shareholders&#039; meeting held on August 12, 2008. Specifically, the Corporation has completed the following restructuring transactions:

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			<title><![CDATA[Fancamp Announces Closing of Quebec Flow Through Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310551</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:14:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FNC): Fancamp Exploration Ltd. is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement of $150,000 through the sale of 600,000 flow-through units at $0.25 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one-half of one non flow-through share purchase warrant (the &quot;Warrants&quot;). Each whole Warrant is exercisable at a price of $0.50 per share until December 30, 2010, subject to earlier forced acceleration in the event the Company&#039;s shares close at a price of $1.00 per share or more for 30 consecutive trading days after the four month hold expires. The flow-through shares are subject to a four month hold period expiring on May 1, 2009.

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			<title><![CDATA[Monroe Minerals Suspends Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310553</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[CALGARY, ALBERTA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Monroe Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMX) (&quot;Monroe&quot;) today announced that it is suspending the private placement announced on December 5, 2008.

Monroe President and CEO Derek Moran commented: &quot;Market conditions reduced demand below initial indications and we are suspending the financing until the environment is more favourable. Subscription already received will be returned forthwith. Monroe is fortunate that it is in advance of its earning obligations on its principal properties and is not under financing pressure.&quot;

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			<title><![CDATA[Romios Announces Closing of $1,647,000 Flow-Through Offering With MineralFields Group and Insiders]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310554</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Romios Gold Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RG)(OTCBB:RMIOF)(FRANKFURT:D4R) wishes to announce that, further to its press release dated December 12, 2008, it has completed the sale of 10,980,000 common shares on a flow-through basis (the &quot;FT Shares&quot;) priced at $0.15 per FT Share for gross proceeds of $1,647,000 (the &quot;FT Offering&quot;). A total of 10,000,000 of the FT Shares were placed with the MineralFields Group. Limited Market Dealer Inc. received 483,333 common shares priced at $0.15 per share as a finder&#039;s fee and 733,333 share purchase warrants to acquire common shares at a price of $0.15 per share for a period of two (2) years from closing expiring on December 23, 2010 with respect to the placement with the MineralFields Group. A further 980,000 FT Shares were placed with insiders of the Corporation.

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			<title><![CDATA[Diadem Reports on Status of Efforts to Complete Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310556</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 31, 2008) - Diadem Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DRL) announced today that the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) has extended until January 9, 2009 its deadline for final approval of the proposed initial $1.5 million financing contemplated by Diadem&#039;s financing agreement with Wakabayashi Fund LLC of Tokyo, Japan. However, based on the lack of progress to date, Diadem reported that the extended deadline is unlikely to be met. The financing agreement was entered into September 30, 2008 to assist Diadem in structuring and arranging one or more financings over a six month period (see earlier news release dated October 15, 2008). The financings are planned to provide up to $6 million of funding for general corporate purposes and to carry out a drilling program at its Franklin Diamond Project located on the Parry Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic. Although Wakabayashi Fund did not raise funding by October 31, 2008, thus giving Diadem the right to terminate the ag]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Liberty Provides Corporate Update]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310557</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:03:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Liberty Mines Inc. (TSX:LBE) (&quot;Liberty or the Company&quot;) is pleased to announce that progress continues to be made towards obtaining the financing necessary to continue Liberty&#039;s exploration, development and production programs. The Special Committee of the Board of Directors appointed to explore the Company&#039;s options has refined those opportunities and is currently focused on the timely closure of a financial transaction.

The Redstone and McWatters mines continue to be on care and maintenance with a skeleton staff involved in all operations, including those at the head office in Edmonton, Alberta.

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			<title><![CDATA[Aldridge Announces Record Date for Uranium Spinoff]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310559</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:53:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Dr. Hikmet Akin, President of Aldridge Minerals Inc. (&quot;Aldridge&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:AGM)(FRANKFURT:A0CAPB), is pleased to announce that Aldridge has set the record date for its planned spinoff transaction of uranium assets in Turkey. All Aldridge shareholders will receive one common share of Aldridge Uranium Inc. (&quot;Aldridge Uranium&quot;) for every two common shares of the Company held as of the end of trading on December 31, 2008. The Aldridge Uranium shares will be distributed by way of an in specie dividend and not a return of capital. The reorganization of the Company contemplated by the spinoff transaction was approved by the shareholders of the Company on May 1, 2008.

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			<title><![CDATA[Great Western Minerals Group Closes Private Placement With 49 North Resource Fund]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310560</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:44:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - 

(NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES)

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (&quot;GWMG&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (PINK SHEETS:GWMGF) is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered, flow-through private placement with 49 North Resource Fund Inc of Saskatoon.

The Company issued a total of 3,333,333 Units at a price of C$0.06 per unit, for total proceeds of C$200,000. Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share of the Company plus one-half share purchase warrant. Each full share purchase warrant will be exercisable into one non-flow-through common share of the company, at a price of C$ 0.20 per share for a period of twenty four months following the close of this transaction.

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			<title><![CDATA[Quaterra Announces Extension of Closing Non-Brokered Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310562</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:10:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Quaterra Resources Inc.(&quot;Quaterra&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:QTA)(NYSE Alternext US:QMM) today announced that the TSX Venture Exchange had extended the time for further closings from December 31, 2008 to January 15, 2009. Quaterra has had two closings with reference to received subscriptions aggregating $2,617,673.00 U.S. Funds. Previous News Releases had indicated that in accordance with the terms of the subscription agreements (based on the terms of the original conditional approval of the financing by the TSX Venture Exchange) the balance of the up to $5,000,000 financing might close in one or more tranches on or before December 31, 2008.

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			<title><![CDATA[MetalCORP Limited Announces Completion of $350,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310563</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:55:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - 

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES NOR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

MetalCORP Limited (TSX VENTURE:MTC)(&quot;MetalCORP&quot;) is pleased to announce the completion of the previously announced non-brokered private placement of 2,800,000 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.125 per flow-through common share (the &quot;Offering&quot;), for aggregate gross proceeds of $350,000. All securities issued pursuant to this private placement are subject to a four (4) month hold period expiring May 1, 2009. Completion of the private placement was subject to receipt of all required regulatory and other approvals, including acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

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			<title><![CDATA[Kalimantan Gold Completes C$428,414 Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310565</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:31:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Kalimantan Gold Corporation Limited (TSX VENTURE:KLG)(AIM:KLG) (the &quot;Company&quot;) has raised C$428,414 from a non-brokered private placement financing involving the sale of 4,284,145 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share. The common shares issued are restricted from trading through the TSX Venture Exchange until May 1, 2009.

Commenting on the outcome, CEO Rahman Connelly said, &quot;In today&#039;s market filling nearly half the placement was a good result, due to the support of some of our long term shareholders.&quot;

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			<title><![CDATA[International Millennium Announces Non-Brokered Flow-Through Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310567</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:28:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[NORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - International Millennium Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IMI) (FRANKFURT:L9J) (the &quot;Company&quot;) announces that it has arranged a private placement of 1,700,000 flow-through units. Each unit is comprised of one (1) flow-through common share and one (1) non-flow-through, non-transferable share purchase warrant entitling the holder to purchase an additional share at $0.10 per share for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance. The units are priced at $0.05 per unit and the placement is subject to regulatory acceptance.

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			<title><![CDATA[Goldeye Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310568</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:21:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Goldeye Explorations Limited (&quot;Goldeye&quot; or &quot;The Company&quot;)(TSX VENTURE:GGY) has completed a non-brokered $100,000 private placement pursuant to the &quot;Accredited Investor&quot; exemption in NI 45-106, subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. 3,333,333 common shares of Goldeye are to be issued at a price of $0.03 per share. The shares will be subject to a four month hold period.

All proceeds will be used for exploration on Goldeye&#039;s mineral projects and for general and administrative expenses.

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			<title><![CDATA[Palladon Contracts With Geophysicist to Better Define Additional Iron Resource]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310569</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:18:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Palladon Ventures Ltd. (&quot;Palladon&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:PLL)(FRANKFURT:PV-1) through its subsidiary, Palladon Iron Corporation (&quot;PIC&quot;) is pleased to announce that it is contracting with a geophysicist to model high resolution aeromagnetic data acquired during the recent airborne magnetic survey. The survey was conducted this fall over an area of approximately 24 square miles at Palladon&#039;s Iron Mountain property in southern Utah. The data defined several pronounced, high relief magnetic anomalies, which led to the acquisition of new property that was recently announced by the Company. Preliminary 3-D modeling by the geological staff has produced a magnetic relief model of the entire Iron Mountain district, but more detailed modeling will be required to better define the total size of the resource.

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			<title><![CDATA[Silvercorp Provides Update on Operations]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310570</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:17:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Silvercorp Metals Inc. (&quot;Silvercorp&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX:SVM), China&#039;s largest primary Silver producer, announces an update on its strategy and plans for its China operations with a focus on preserving cash and maintaining positive operating cash flow in light of reduced global commodity prices.

Since early October, world silver, lead and zinc prices have fallen approximately 8%, 46% and 37%, respectively. Consequently, smelters in China are shutting down or reducing their capacities, resulting in less demand for concentrates and a change in smelter terms applicable to the Company. Previously, the smelter terms (the net smelter return, or &quot;NSR&quot;) for silver, lead and zinc were approximately 85%, 83% and 60% of the quoted spot price on the Shanghai Metals Exchange. The new NSR represents approximately 78% for silver, 64% for lead and 52% for zinc of the current quoted spot prices.

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			<title><![CDATA[Spider Resources Inc. Announces Completion of Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310571</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:03:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Spider Resources Inc. (&quot;Spider&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:SPQ), is pleased to announce the completion, subject to final regulatory approvals, of the second closing of a previously announced private placement (see press release dated November 10, 2008). This second tranche comprised 1,200,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.05 per unit, for gross proceeds of $60,000. Total gross proceeds raised under both tranches of the financing was $295,000. Each unit consists of one common share of Spider (issued on a flow-through basis) and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of Spider (which share shall not be issued on a flow-through basis) at a price of $0.05 for a period of one year from the date of issue and thereafter at a price of $0.10 for a period of two years from the date of ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Threegold Resources Completes $1.2 Million Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310572</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VAL-D&#039;OR, QUEBEC, CANADA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Threegold Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:THG) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously-announced private placement through Desjardins Securities Inc. of Montreal, Quebec by issuing a total of 1,200 units at a price of $1,000 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds to Threegold of $1.2 million.  Each unit consisted of 5,714 &quot;flow-through&quot; common shares at a price per share of $0.14 and 2,000 common shares at a price per share of $0.10.

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			<title><![CDATA[Royal Nickel Corporation Announces Closing of $500,000 Financing With the MineralFields Group]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310573</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:06:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Royal Nickel Corporation. (the &quot;Company&quot;) is pleased to announce the completion of a private placement with the MineralFields Group. A total of 200,000 units (&quot;Units&quot;) at a price of $2.50 per Unit were sold for gross proceeds of $500,000. Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one-half of one non flow-through common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will be exercisable into one common share for two years from the closing date at an exercise price of $3.50.

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			<title><![CDATA[African Gold Group, Inc. Private Placement of Units]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310574</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:01:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - African Gold Group, Inc., (&quot;AGG&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:AGG) is pleased to announce the terms of a non-brokered private placement (the &quot;Offering&quot;) for a maximum of 22,000,000 units (&quot;Units&quot;) in the capital of AGG at $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds, if fully subscribed, of $1,100,000 to AGG. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company and one warrant of the Company. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company for a period of 24 months (the &quot;Expiry Date&quot;) at an exercise price of: (i) $0.10 per common share for the first 6 months from the date of closing; and (ii) $0.15 per common share thereafter until the Expiry Date.

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			<title><![CDATA[HudBay Schedules Meeting of Shareholders for March 31, 2009]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310575</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - The Board of Directors of HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM) (&quot;HudBay&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) has called a Special Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company to be held on March 31, 2009 (the &quot;Meeting&quot;). The Meeting has been called in response to a requisition made pursuant to Section 143 of the Canada Business Corporations Act. The Meeting has been requisitioned for the purpose of removing the current Board of Directors of HudBay and electing a slate of directors to be proposed by the requisitionist. At this time, an alternative slate of directors has not been proposed by the requisitionist.

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			<title><![CDATA[Cadillac Announces Flow-Through Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310576</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Cadillac Ventures Inc. (CNSX:CDC)(&quot;Cadillac&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) is pleased to announce that the Company intends to offer, by way of private placement, a maximum of 600,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.25 per unit, for gross proceeds of $150,000. Each unit is comprised of one flow-through common share and one half of one warrant, each whole warrant exercisable for a period of 18 months from closing into one common share, at an exercise price of $0.35 per whole warrant. This non-brokered private placement remains subject to all regulatory approvals required.

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			<title><![CDATA[Golden Share Completes a $1,050,000 Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310577</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:48:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Golden Share Mining Corporation (&quot;Golden Share&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:GSH) is pleased to announce that the Company has completed its previously announced  private placement for an amount of $1,050,000. Golden Share will issue 945 Units of the A-Quebec Unit and 105 Units of the B-Ontario Units, at a price of $1,000 per Unit.

Each Quebec unit (the &quot;A-Quebec Unit&quot;) consists of 6,700 flow-through common shares of the Company at a price of $0.1194 per share and 2,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.10 per share. Each Ontario unit (the &quot;B-Ontario Unit&quot;) consists of 8,100 flow-through common shares of the Company at a price of $0.1111 per share and 1,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.10 per share. The Units sold under the Offering are subject to a four-month hold period, and to the approval of the TSX Venture exchange.

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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Abitibi Mining Corp. Closes $500,000 Flow-Through Financing with the MineralFields Group]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310578</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:46:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[CALGARY, ALBERTA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF U.S. SECURITIES LAW.

Northern Abitibi Mining Corp. (the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:NAI) is pleased to announce that the Company has closed a $500,000 financing through the sale of 4,761,904 Flow-Through Units priced at $0.105 per unit in a non-brokered private placement with the MineralFields Group. Each Flow-Through Unit consisted of one flow-through common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at an exercise price of $0.20 for 12 months from closing and at an exercise price of $0.25 for a further 12 months. Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Northern Abitibi&#039;s Taylor Brook and Viking Project located in Newfoundland.

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			<title><![CDATA[AuEx Ventures Grants Options]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310579</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - AuEx Ventures, Inc. (&quot;AuEx&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX:XAU) reports that pursuant to the Company&#039;s shareholder approved 2008 Combined Incentive and Non-qualified Stock Option Plan, the board of directors of AuEx has granted stock options on a total of 565,000 shares of the Company&#039;s common stock exercisable for up to five years at a price of Cdn$1.73 per share being the closing price of AuEx&#039;s common shares on the day prior to grant. The options granted will vest as to one-third on each six month anniversary of the date of grant and will be subject to applicable regulatory hold periods.

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			<title><![CDATA[Press Release and Early Warning Report]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310580</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:31:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX:IMG)(NYSE:IAG)(BOTSWANA:IAMGOLD) - 

/T/

(a) Name and address of offeror:

    IAMGOLD Corporation (&quot;IAMGOLD&quot;)
    401 Bay Street, Suite 3200
    PO Box 153
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5H 2Y4

(b) The designation and number or principal amount of securities and the 
    offeror&#039;s securityholdings percentage in the class of securities of 
    which the offeror acquired ownership or control in the transaction or
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Freegold Closes Financing of $475,300]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310581</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:43:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NFR) has closed a non-brokered public offering as announced on December 10, 2007. The financing was comprised of 1,358,000 flow-through units for gross proceeds of CDN $475,300.

The flow-through units priced at $0.35 per unit each consist of a flow-through common share and one-half of a non-flow-through purchase warrant, each whole warrant exercisable at CDN $0.50 for an 18-month period.

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			<title><![CDATA[Conquest to Raise $500,000 in Private Placement Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310582</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Conquest Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:CQR) reports that it has agreed, subject to regulatory approval, to a non-brokered private placement of 10,000,000 Units at a subscription price of $0.05 per unit for total proceeds of $500,000. Each Unit will be comprised of one flow-through common share and one common share purchase warrant (&quot;Warrant&quot;). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share of Conquest at an exercise price of $0.10 per share for five years.

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			<title><![CDATA[Adventure Gold : Cl&ocirc;ture d&#039;un placement priv&eacute; de 800 800 $ avec Valeurs mobili&egrave;res Desjardins inc.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310584</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:59:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 30 d&eacute;c. 2008) - Adventure Gold inc. (TSX CROISSANCE:AGE) (la &quot;Soci&eacute;t&eacute;&quot;) a le plaisir d&#039;annoncer la cl&ocirc;ture en date du 30 d&eacute;cembre d&#039;un placement priv&eacute; avec Valeurs mobili&egrave;res Desjardins inc. pour un montant total de 800 800 $ (le &quot;Placement&quot;). Le Placement consiste en l&#039;&eacute;mission de 650 unit&eacute;s &agrave; un prix de 1 232 $ l&#039;unit&eacute; (les &quot;Unit&eacute;s&quot;). Chaque Unit&eacute; comprend 6 600 actions ordinaires accr&eacute;ditives au prix de 0,14 $ l&#039;action accr&eacute;ditive et 2 800 actions ordinaires au prix de 0,11 $. Les titres &eacute;mis dans le cadre du Placement sont assujettis &agrave; une p&eacute;riode de d&eacute;tention obligatoire de quatre mois.

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			<title><![CDATA[Adventure Gold Announces Closing of an $800,800 Private Placement With Desjardins Securities Inc.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310585</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:58:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Adventure Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AGE) (the &quot;Company&quot;), is pleased to announce the closing of a private placement with Desjardins Securities Inc. on December 30, 2008, for gross proceeds of $800,800 (the &quot;Offering&quot;). The Offering consisted of the issuance of 650 Units (the &quot;Units&quot;) at a price of $1,232 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of 6,600 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.14 per flow-through share and 2,800 common shares at a price of $0.11 per common share. All shares issued in relation to this Offering are subject to a four-month hold period.

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			<title><![CDATA[Belmont Resources Inc. and International Montoro Resources Inc.: Merrex Options 50% of Crackingstone Uranium Property; Sells 25% of West Voisey&#039;s Bay Joint Venture]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310586</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Vojtech Agyagos, President of Belmont Resources Inc. (&quot;Belmont&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:BEA)(PINK SHEETS:BEAFF)(FRANKFURT:L3L), and Gary Musil, President of International Montoro Resources Inc. (&quot;Montoro&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:IMT)(PINK SHEETS:IMTFF)(FRANKFURT:O4T), announce that Belmont and Montoro have optioned a 50% interest in their jointly owned Crackingstone uranium property to Merrex Gold Inc. (&quot;Merrex&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:MXI) and have acquired a 25% interest in the West Voisey&#039;s Bay Joint Venture from Merrex.

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			<title><![CDATA[Exploration Orbite V.S.P.A. inc. : Cl&ocirc;ture d&#039;un placement priv&eacute; accr&eacute;ditif]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310588</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:35:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 30 d&eacute;c. 2008) - La Soci&eacute;t&eacute; Exploration Orbite V.S.P.A. Inc. (TSX CROISSANCE:ORT.A) annonce qu&#039;elle a cl&ocirc;tur&eacute; un placement priv&eacute; pour un montant total de 180 000$. Le placement  s&#039;adressait &agrave; des investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s et il implique l&#039;&eacute;mission de 1 125 000 actions de cat&eacute;gorie &#039;A&#039;, dont 1 012 500 sont accr&eacute;ditives, &agrave; un prix de 0,16$ par action.

Les actions &eacute;mises en vertu du placement seront soumises &agrave; une p&eacute;riode de restriction de quatre (4) mois. Aucun honoraires de d&eacute;marchage n&#039;est payable en vertu de ce placement et la transaction est sujette &agrave; l&#039;approbation des organismes d&#039;auto-r&eacute;glementation.

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			<title><![CDATA[Grizzly Diamonds Closes $100,000 Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310589</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Grizzly Diamonds Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GZD) (FRANKFURT:G6H) (the &quot;Corporation&quot;) today announced that it has closed a non-brokered private placement offering (&quot;Offering&quot;) of an aggregate of 200,000 units (&quot;Units&quot;) at a price of $0.50 per Unit for gross proceeds of $100,000. Each Unit consisted of one common share of the Corporation (&quot;Common Share&quot;) issued as a &quot;flow-through share&quot; pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one-half of a non-transferable share purchase warrant (&quot;Warrant&quot;). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Common Share at a price of $0.75 until December 30, 2010.

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			<title><![CDATA[Bonaventure Enterprises Provides Exploration Update from Squaw Creek and Cottonwood Properties, Nevada]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310591</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:47:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[RENO, NEVADA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - BONAVENTURE ENTERPRISES INC. (TSX VENTURE:BVT)(FRANKFURT:YQG) (the &quot;Company&quot;) is pleased to update shareholders on its recent exploration work at the Company&#039;s Squaw Creek and Cottonwood Projects in Nevada (U.S.A.).

At the Squaw Creek Property core hole SC-0801 intersected 120 feet (37 meters) averaging 1.07 g/t gold, including two gold assays over 3 g/t in a deeper offset of previous intersections (refer to the news release issued by Bonaventure on February 15, 2008). At the Cottonwood Property, ground magnetics and CSMT geophysical surveys have identified major north-south trending structures that may be feeder faults for mineralization based on the Carlin-gold mineralization model.

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			<title><![CDATA[Skyline Gold Announces Increased Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310593</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:20:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Skyline Gold Corporation (&quot;the Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:SK), a company engaged in the exploration and development of its Bronson Slope mining property in north western British Columbia&#039;s &#039;Golden Triangle&#039;, is pleased to announce that it has increased the private placement announced on December 19, 2008. Subject to TSX final approval, the non-brokered private placement will be 4,200,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.05 per unit for net proceeds of $210,000.

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			<title><![CDATA[Galantas Completes Private Placing for GBP282,250]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310594</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Galantas Gold Corporation (the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GAL)(AIM:GAL), which has a 100% interest in Ireland&#039;s only gold mine, has completed a placing of 11,290,000 units. Each unit is priced at UK Sterling Pounds Sterling 0.025 (approximately CDN$0.045) and is comprised of one common share and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share within 12 months from closing at a price of UK Sterling Pounds Sterling 0.05 (approximately CDN$0.09). The gross amount raised by the placing is Pounds Sterling 282,250. The placing is comprised of brokered and un-brokered parts. The brokered part, which raised Pounds Sterling 162,250, was subject to an arrangement fee of 5% payable to Lewis Charles Securities, the Company&#039;s London broker. The Company has also arranged with a creditor supplying drilling services, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, the exchange of Pounds Sterling 75,355 of debt, on the same terms as the p]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ontex Resources Limited Completes Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310596</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:47:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[LONDON, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR THROUGH U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES

Ontex Resources Limited (TSX:ONT) is pleased to announce that it completed today a further non-brokered private placement of $45,000 through the sale of 225,000 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.20 per share.

Gross proceeds from the sale of the shares will be used for exploration and development.

Together with its previously announced private placements for a total of $2,300,000 of flow-through shares completed on December 11, 2008 and December 23, 2008, the Company has raised an aggregate of $2,345,000 through its 2008 flow-through financing efforts.

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			<title><![CDATA[Merrex Options 50% of Crackingstone River Uranium Property; Sells 25% of West Voisey&#039;s Bay Joint Venture]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310597</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:37:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Gregory Isenor, P.Geo., President and CEO of Merrex Gold Inc. (&quot;Merrex&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:MXI) announces that Merrex has acquired a 50% interest in the Crackingstone River uranium property and sold 25% of its West Voisey&#039;s Bay Joint Venture.

Crackingstone River Option

Merrex has agreed to option from International Montoro Resources Inc. (&quot;Montoro&quot;) and Belmont Resources Inc. (&quot;Belmont&quot;) a 50% interest in their jointly owned Crackingstone River uranium property. Pursuant to the terms of the option agreement Merrex will issue to Montoro and Belmont 1,200,000 common shares and will incur $1,200,000 of exploration expenditures in the first year and may incur a further $2,400,000 of exploration expenditures in the second year to earn up to a 50% interest in the Crackingstone River uranium property. Merrex will be the Operator during the expenditure period. The shares are subject to a four month investment hold period.

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			<title><![CDATA[Delta Uranium Signs Option to Acquire 60% Interest in the Deer Lake Basin Uranium Project, Western Newfoundland]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310600</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:27:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - Delta Uranium Inc. (TSX:DUR) (&quot;Delta&quot;) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement with Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SHL) (&quot;Spruce Ridge&quot;) pursuant to which Delta has been granted the option to acquire a undivided 60% ownership interest in the Deer Lake Basin Uranium Project (the &quot;Project&quot;). Upon completion of the option, Delta will enter into a joint venture agreement with Spruce Ridge for the remaining 40% interest.

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			<title><![CDATA[Tara Gold Finalizes La Currita Agreement and Receives First Option Payment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310601</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:19:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, IL--(eMediaWorld - December 30, 2008) -  Tara Gold Resources Corp. (PINKSHEETS: TRGD)
(FRANKFURT: T8N) is pleased to announce that it has finalized the option
agreement with Coeur d&#039;Alene Mines Corporation that will allow Coeur to
earn a 100% interest in the La Currita property adjacent to Coeur&#039;s
Palmarejo silver and gold project now in construction in the state of
Chihuahua, Mexico.
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			<title><![CDATA[SIRIOS Resources Inc.: UPINOR Diamond Drilling Program Results]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310603</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:05:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - SIRIOS RESOURCES INC. (TSX VENTURE:SOI) announces the results of the 2008 summer diamond drilling program on the UPINOR uranium property in James Bay, Quebec. Eight hundred ninety three (893) samples from a cumulative core length of 897 meters assayed uranium grades up to 200 ppm (0.025% uranium oxide) on close to four-meter sections.

The twelve-hole helicopter-borne drilling program totalled 1,369 meters of NQ core and was completed on a 3 km-strike length of the A1 zone. An extensive radiometric anomaly characterizes this zone as well as numerous U3O8 grades in the rocks at surface ranging from 0,05% to 0,8% and more, that is over 2% oxide (ref.: 10/08/08, 09/18/08 and 06/05/08 press releases). The preliminary drilling program report dated December 23, just received by SIRIOS, do not confirm the continuity at depth of the significant uranium surface occurrences of the A1 zone. This is possibly caused by an erratic distribution of th]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ressources SIRIOS Inc. : R&eacute;sultats du programme de forage sur UPINOR]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310605</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:05:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 30 d&eacute;c. 2008) - RESSOURCES SIRIOS INC. (TSX CROISSANCE:SOI) annonce les r&eacute;sultats du programme de forage entrepris &agrave; l&#039;&eacute;t&eacute; 2008 sur la propri&eacute;t&eacute; uranif&egrave;re UPINOR &agrave; la Baie James au Qu&eacute;bec. Huit cent quatre-vingt-treize (893) &eacute;chantillons repr&eacute;sentant une longueur cumulative de 897 m&egrave;tres de carotte ont &eacute;t&eacute; analys&eacute;s et ont donn&eacute; des teneurs en uranium allant jusqu&#039;&agrave; 200 ppm (0,025% d&#039;oxyde d&#039;uranium) sur des intervalles de pr&egrave;s de quatre m&egrave;tres.

Le programme de forage h&eacute;liport&eacute; comportait douze trous de calibre NQ totalisant 1 369 m&egrave;tres compl&eacute;t&eacute;s sur une portion de 3 km de la zone A1. Cette zone est caract&eacute;ris&eacute;e par une anomalie radiom&eacute;trique &eacute;tendue montrant de nombreuses teneurs dans les roches de surface variant de 0,05% &agrave; 0,8% en U3O8 et pouvant m&ecirc;me d&eacute;passer 2% (r&eacute;f. communiqu&eacute;s du 8 octobre, 18 septembre et 5 juin 2008). Le rapport de la campagne de forage dat&eacute; du 23 d&eacute;cembre que SIRIOS vient de recevoir dans sa version pr&eacute;liminaire ne permet pa]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DIOS Exploration Inc.: UPINOR Diamond Drilling Program Results]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310606</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 30, 2008) - DIOS EXPLORATION (TSX VENTURE:DOS) announces the results of the 2008 summer diamond drilling program on the UPINOR uranium property, James Bay, Quebec. A cumulative core length totalling 897 meters consisting of 893 samples returned uranium grades up to 200 ppm (0.025% uranium oxide) on close to four-meter intercepts.

The twelve-hole helicopter-borne drilling program totalled 1,369 meters and was completed along a 3 km-strike length over the A1 zone. An extensive radiometric anomaly characterizes this zone as well as numerous U3O8 outcrop grades ranging from 0,05% to 0,8% and more, that is over 2% uranium oxide (see 08-08-10, 08-09-18 and 08/06/05 press releases). This A 1 anomaly is shown on DIOS website: http://www.diosexplo.com/pdfs/Carte_resultats_2007-2008.pdf The preliminary drilling program report dated December 23, just received by DIOS, does not confirm the continuity of high grade values at depth of the significant uranium s]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DIOS Exploration Inc. : R&eacute;sultats du programme de forage sur UPINOR]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310608</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 30 d&eacute;c. 2008) - DIOS EXPLORATION INC. (TSX CROISSANCE:DOS) annonce les r&eacute;sultats du programme de forage entrepris &agrave; l&#039;&eacute;t&eacute; 2008 sur la propri&eacute;t&eacute; UPINOR &agrave; la Baie James au Qu&eacute;bec. Huit cent quatre-vingt-treize (893) &eacute;chantillons repr&eacute;sentant une longueur cumulative de 897 m&egrave;tres de carotte ont &eacute;t&eacute; analys&eacute;s et ont donn&eacute; des teneurs en uranium allant jusqu&#039;&agrave; 200 ppm (0,025% d&#039;oxyde d&#039;uranium) sur des intervalles atteignant pr&egrave;s de quatre m&egrave;tres.

Le programme de forage h&eacute;liport&eacute; comportait douze trous de calibre NQ totalisant 1 369 m&egrave;tres compl&eacute;t&eacute;s sur une portion de 3 km de la zone A 1. Cette zone est caract&eacute;ris&eacute;e par une anomalie radiom&eacute;trique &eacute;tendue montrant de nombreuses teneurs dans les roches de surface variant de 0,05% &agrave; 0,8% en U3O8 et pouvant m&ecirc;me d&eacute;passer 2%. (Comm. du 8 octobre, 18 septembre et 5 juin 2008). La carte montrant l&#039;anomalie A1 est disponible sur le site web de Dios au lien suivant :http://www.diosexplo.com/pdfs/Carte_resultats_2007]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Largo Resources Announces Flow Through Private Placement Financing of Up to $500,000]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=310610</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[West Hawk Development Corp.: Colorado Natural Gas Project Update]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306794</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:57:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[DENVER, COLORADO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 23, 2008) - West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD) (the &quot;Company&quot;) would like to announce that the West Hawk Energy (USA), LLC Colorado Gas Project has been idled due to the current legal situation, which can be referenced in the Company&#039;s December 22, 2008 news release.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Wm. Mark Hart, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on providing valuable, high-demand energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the Figure Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, being developed under a drilling and development agreement; the Groundhog coal property located in northwest British Columbia.

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			<title><![CDATA[Midland Exploration Announces Completion of Private Placement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306795</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 24, 2008) - Midland Exploration Inc. (&quot;Midland&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:MD) is pleased to announce that it has completed a flow-through private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $415,000, at a price of $0.50 per share, with accredited investors, directors and officers. This placement will be used for exploration of new generated gold properties located in Quebec, which will be done in 2009.

About Midland Exploration

Midland targets the excellent mineral potential and the favourable investment climate of Quebec to make the discovery of new world-class deposits of gold, base metals and uranium. Midland is proud to count on reputable partners such as Agnico-Eagle, Soquem Inc. and Quest Uranium Corporation. Midland prefers to work in partnership and intends to conclude quickly additional agreements in regard to lately acquired properties. Midland is currently evaluating other opportunities and other projects in order to increase the portfolio of the]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Exploration Midland annonce la cl&ocirc;ture d&#039;un placement priv&eacute;]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306796</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 23 d&eacute;c. 2008) - Exploration Midland inc. (&quot;Midland&quot;) (TSX CROISSANCE:MD) a le plaisir d&#039;annoncer qu&#039;elle a compl&eacute;t&eacute; un placement priv&eacute; accr&eacute;ditif pour un montant de 415,000 $ au prix de 0,50 $ l&#039;action, aupr&egrave;s d&#039;investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s, d&#039;administrateurs et de dirigeants. Ce placement servira &agrave; financer des travaux d&#039;exploration sur des propri&eacute;t&eacute;s aurif&egrave;res nouvellement acquises au Qu&eacute;bec, qui seront ex&eacute;cut&eacute;s au cours de l&#039;ann&eacute;e 2009.

A propos d&#039;Exploration Midland

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			<title><![CDATA[Silvore Fox Minerals Corp. Announces Closing of Private Placement of Flow-Through Units With MineralFields]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306797</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:07:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 24, 2008) - Silvore Fox Minerals Corp. (the &quot;Corporation&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:SFX) is pleased to announce that it has closed on its offering with MineralFields Group of 5,000,000 units (&quot;Flow-Through Units&quot;) at a price of $0.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of $500,000. Each Flow-Through Unit consists of one common share issued on a flow-through basis pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and one non-flow-through common share purchase warrant (&quot;Warrant&quot;). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase (for a term of 24 months) one common share of the Corporation (the &quot;Warrant Share&quot;) at a price of $0.15 per Warrant Share in the first year and at a price of $0.20 per Warrant Share in the second year. First Canadian Securities has been paid a cash finder&#039;s fee of $10,000, has been issued a finder&#039;s fee in the form of units (&quot;Finder&#039;s Units&quot;) of 15,000 Finder&#039;s Units, and has been granted an option to acquire 500,000 Finder&#039;s Units. Each Finder&#039;s Unit has ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[GoldQuest and Gold Fields to Restructure Dominican Exploration Agreement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306798</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:59:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 24, 2008) - GoldQuest Mining Corp. (&quot;GoldQuest&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:GQC)(FRANKFURT:M1W) would like to announce that the Company has been given notice by Gold Fields Dominican Republic BVI Limited (&quot;Gold Fields&quot;) that it has earned its 60% interest in select GoldQuest exploration projects by completing the required US$5,000,000 of expenditures. GoldQuest is in the process of verifying the expenditure figures provided to it by Gold Fields. Gold Fields also informs the Company that it is reviewing its future expenditures and intends to explore further options in regards to its interest in the Dominican Joint Venture beyond January 2009.

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			<title><![CDATA[Matamec annonce la d&eacute;couverte de nouveaux  indices de terres rares-yttrium dans le complexe alcalin de Kipawa]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306800</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 24 d&eacute;c. 2008) - Matamec Explorations inc. (&quot;Matamec&quot;) (TSX CROISSANCE:MAT) a le plaisir d&#039;annoncer la d&eacute;couverte de nouveaux indices de terres rares-yttrium sur sa propri&eacute;t&eacute; Zeus au T&eacute;miscamingue. D&eacute;tenue &agrave; 100% par Matamec, cette propri&eacute;t&eacute; couvre une superficie de 14 371 hectares et est situ&eacute;e dans le complexe alcalin de Kipawa.

Concernant l&#039;utilisation des terres rares, la revue Mining Engineering dans son &eacute;dition &quot;Industrial Minerals Review&quot; de juin 2008 mentionne que les terres rares vont continuer d&#039;avoir une forte croissance, surtout celles utilis&eacute;es dans les catalyseurs d&#039;automobiles, les catalystes pour fluides p&eacute;troliers, les aimants permanents, pour &eacute;clairage fluorescent trichromatique et dans les alliages de haute technologie. La croissance de la demande pour les batteries hybrides rechargeables (&quot;NiMH&quot;) a maintenu sa tendance pouss&eacute;e par le prix du p&eacute;trole. De nouvelles d&eacute;couvertes et applications devrait de plus continuer de se produirent]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mines de la Vall&eacute;e de l&#039;Or Lt&eacute;e : Bilan d&#039;exploration sur les propri&eacute;t&eacute;s d&#039;Abitibi et octroi d&#039;options d&#039;achat]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306801</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:47:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Fin des travaux de forage sur la prori&eacute;t&eacute; Luciana 

(Lebel-sur-Qu&eacute;villon, Qu&eacute;bec)]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ressources Explor inc. : Placement priv&eacute;]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306802</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:15:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA--(eMediaWorld - 23 d&eacute;c. 2008) - Ressources Explor inc. (TSX CROISSANCE:EXS)est heureuse d&#039;annoncer qu&#039;elle n&eacute;gocie un placement priv&eacute; d&#039;un maximum de 600 000 $ CDN. Le placement priv&eacute; comprendra 2 842 105 actions accr&eacute;ditives &agrave; un prix de 0,19 $ l&#039;action et 315 790 actions ordinaires au prix de 0,19 $ l&#039;action. Chaque action est accompagn&eacute;e d&#039;un demi-bon (1/2) de souscription valide pour une p&eacute;riode de 24 mois &agrave; partir de la date de la cl&ocirc;ture. Deux demi-bons de souscription permettront d&#039;acqu&eacute;rir une (1) action ordinaire de la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; &agrave; un prix de 0,24 $ l&#039;action.

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			<title><![CDATA[Ressources Appalaches Inc. : Placement priv&eacute; maximum de 1,2 M$]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306803</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC--(eMediaWorld - 23 d&eacute;c. 2008) - Ressources Appalaches (TSX CROISSANCE:APP) annonce une offre de placement priv&eacute; comprenant des unit&eacute;s &quot;A&quot; &agrave; 200 $ l&#039;unit&eacute; et des unit&eacute;s &quot;B&quot; &agrave; 800 $ l&#039;unit&eacute; pour un total maximum de 1 200 000 $.

Cette offre de placement au montant de 1 200 000 $ s&#039;adresse aux investisseurs (accredited investors) qualifi&eacute;s et aux salari&eacute;s, membres de la haute direction, administrateurs et consultants. Cette offre consiste en l&#039;&eacute;mission d&#039;unit&eacute;s &quot;A&quot; au prix de 200 $ l&#039;unit&eacute;. Chaque unit&eacute; comprenant 2 500 actions ordinaires au prix de 0,08 $ l&#039;action et de 2 500 bons de souscription. Cette offre consiste &eacute;galement en l&#039;&eacute;mission d&#039;unit&eacute;s &quot;B&quot; au prix de 800 $ l&#039;unit&eacute;. Chaque unit&eacute; comprenant 7 275 actions ordinaires accr&eacute;ditives au prix de 0,11 $ l&#039;action et de 3 500 bons de souscription accr&eacute;ditifs.

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			<title><![CDATA[Golden Valley Mines Ltd.: Abitibi Grassroots Exploration Program Update and Stock Options Grant]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306170</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Diamond drill program completed-Luciana prospect 

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			<title><![CDATA[Lundin Mining Enters into Agreement for the Sale of Aljustrel Mine in Portugal]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306171</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:34:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 23, 2008) - Lundin Mining Corporation (&quot;Lundin Mining&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX:LUN)(NYSE:LMC)(OMX:LUMI) reports that an agreement has been reached for the sale of its subsidiary Pirites Alentejanas SA (&quot;PA&quot;) owner of the Aljustrel Mine in Portugal to MTO SGPS, SA (&quot;MTO&quot;).

Closure of the agreement is expected by the end of January 2009, subject to the completion of certain contractual obligations and a favorable decision from the Portuguese Securities Market Commission to withdraw PA from public status.

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			<title><![CDATA[Carlyle Enters Into Amended and Restated Agreement Regarding Its Qualifying Transaction]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306172</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:03:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 23, 2008) - Carlyle Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CLY.P) (&quot;Carlyle&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) announces that, further to its news release dated July 15, 2008, that it has entered into an amended and restated share option agreement, subject to TSX Venture Exchange and shareholder approval, for the option to acquire 60% of the issued and outstanding shares of Sunland Properties Limited. Sunland Properties Limited controls 520 square kilometres of prospective copper-gold tenements situated near Hawkwood in south eastern Queensland, Australia.

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			<title><![CDATA[Firstgold Corp Clarifies 8-K Announcement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306173</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:11:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[CAMERON PARK, CALIFORNIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 23, 2008) - 

Firstgold Corp. (TSX:FGD)(OTCBB:FGOC) - In answer to numerous inquiries regarding the 8-K issued today, Firstgold Corp CEO Steve Akerfeldt made the following comment. &quot;Firstgold has been in discussion for several weeks with the lender in anticipation of this situation and are presently working on a renegotiated payment schedule. We believe that the lender is very supportive of our operation and will not take steps to intentionally harm our company.&quot;

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			<title><![CDATA[Oro Silver Renegotiates El Compas Property Agreements and Terminates Vetagrande Option]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306174</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:02:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 23, 2008) - Oro Silver Resources Ltd. (&quot;Oro Silver&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (TSX VENTURE:OSR) announces it has successfully renegotiated agreements pertaining to its majority owned El Compas gold-silver mining property, located four kilometres south of Zacatecas City, Mexico. The Company has also terminated the Vetagrande option agreement, and will continue to focus exploration and development efforts on its other assets in the Zacatecas silver district.

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			<title><![CDATA[Nanika Announces Flow-Through Private Placement With MineralFields]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306175</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:53:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 23, 2008) - Nanika Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NKA)(FRANKFURT:C7X) announces that it has agreed to conduct a non-brokered flow-through private placement with MineralFields for up to 12,500,000 units at $0.04 per unit for gross proceeds of $500,000.00. Each unit will consist of one flow-through share and one half a share purchase warrant. Each full warrant will permit the holder to purchase a non flow-through share for a period of 24 months from closing of the private placement at a price of 10 cents in the first 12 months and 12 cents thereafter. It is the intention of the Company to close the private placement on or before December 31, 2008.

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			<title><![CDATA[Darnley Bay Resources Closes Financing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306176</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:42:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 23, 2008) - Darnley Bay Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:DBL) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units (&quot;Units&quot;) and flow-through units (&quot;FT Units&quot;) to raise gross proceeds of $84,130. In connection with the financing, the Company issued an aggregate of 534,000 Units and 133,666 FT Units.

Each Unit was issued at a price of $0.12 per Unit, and consisted of one common share of DBL and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant is exercisable for two years from the closing date (December 17, 2008), at an exercise price of $0.24/Unit. The proceeds will be used for working capital. Each $0.15 FT Unit consists of one flow-through share and one flow-through share purchase warrant. Each flow-through share purchase warrant is exercisable for two years from the closing date (December 17, 2008), at an exercise price of $0.30/FT Unit. The proceeds will be used for dril]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pershimco traite sa tonalite aurif&egrave;re de Courville &agrave; la fonderie Horne de Xstrata Copper]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=306177</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:38:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA--(eMediaWorld - 23 d&eacute;c. 2008) - RESSOURCES PERSHIMCO INC. (TSX CROISSANCE:PRO) (FRANCFORT:BIZ) (&quot;Pershimco&quot; ou la &quot;Soci&eacute;t&eacute;&quot;) a le plaisir d&#039;annoncer la signature d&#039;un premier contrat avec Xstrata pour le traitement d&#039;un vrac d&#039;essais de 2 500 tonnes de materiel aurif&egrave;re provenant du Complexe Intrusif Thibodeau (ou &quot;CIT&quot;) dans le cadre du Projet Tonalite localis&eacute; sur sa propri&eacute;t&eacute; aurif&egrave;re Courville (la &quot;Propri&eacute;t&eacute;&quot;) dans la r&eacute;gion mini&egrave;re de l&#039;Abitibi au Qu&eacute;bec.

Pershimco a d&eacute;j&agrave; compl&eacute;t&eacute; l&#039;extraction, le transport et l&#039;&eacute;chantillonnage du mat&eacute;riel aurif&egrave;re.  La fonderie Horne de Xstrata &agrave; Rouyn-Noranda (Qu&eacute;bec) traite actuellement la tonalite comme fondant.  Un taux de r&eacute;cup&eacute;ration favorable de l&#039;or et de l&#039;argent pourrait ultimement permettre une entente &agrave; long terme sur de grands volumes permettant &agrave; Pershimco une extraction &agrave; grande &eacute;chelle sur Courville.

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			<title><![CDATA[Worthington Industries Posts $160 Million 2Q09 Loss on Softening Demand and Price of Steel, an Industrial Info News Alert]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=305914</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[SUGAR LAND, TX--(eMediaWorld - December 23, 2008) -  Researched by Industrial Info Resources
(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Worthington Industries Incorporated (NYSE:WOR)
(Columbus, Ohio) has posted a second-quarter 2009 loss of about $160
million as a result of the economic downturn and a major drop in steel
prices. As part of cost-cutting efforts, the company plans to permanently
close its Louisville Cold-Rolled Steel Plant in Kentucky by the end of
2009. Industrial Info has been tracking the plant closure, which is
expected to cost about $1.5 million, since November.
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			<title><![CDATA[HudBay Announces Lundin Mining&#039;s Receipt of Interim Order]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=305663</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:42:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 22, 2008) - HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM) (&quot;HudBay&quot;) today announced that Lundin Mining Corporation (TSX:LUN)(NYSE:LMC)(OMX:LUMI) (&quot;Lundin Mining&quot;) has obtained an interim order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) approving various matters in connection with the special meeting of Lundin Mining shareholders to consider the proposed arrangement transaction with HudBay.

Lundin Mining&#039;s special meeting of shareholders will be held at the Imperial Room at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel, 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 1E3, on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time). Lundin Mining has advised HudBay that, if the proposed arrangement transaction is approved at the special meeting, a final hearing concerning the arrangement will be sought from the Court on or about January 28, 2009. Assuming all other conditions are satisfied or waived, the arrangement is currently expected to close on or about January]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lundin Mining Announces Receipt of the Interim Order]]></title>
			<link>http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=305664</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:31:00 EST</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO--(eMediaWorld - Dec. 22, 2008) - Lundin Mining Corporation (TSX:LUN)(NYSE:LMC)(OMX:LUMI) (&quot;Lundin Mining&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) today announced that it has obtained an interim order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) approving various matters in connection with the special meeting of Lundin Mining shareholders to consider the proposed arrangement transaction with HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX: HBM), including the mailing of the notice of special meeting of shareholders, the management proxy circular, the form