Exploration interest was sparked when the Gold Ridge area generated highly anomalous gold in soil geochemistry. Data indicate that the gold-bearing intervals are low in copper and other elements that may affect recovery.

Oilsands Quest continues to operate under the protection of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and the supervision of a court-appointed monitor.

ROYAL NICKEL CORPORATION RSSShare Printer friendly Subscribe to Portfolio e-mail ROYAL NICKEL CORPORATION Testwork Indicates Potential to Utilize Alternate Processing Options to Produce High-Grade Final Product TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2011 /CNW/ - Royal

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) today announced that its Board of Directors approved funding for the Conga project in Peru and the Tanami Shaft project in Australia. Combined, the two projects are expected to add approximately 400,000 attributable ounces of gold and up to 100 million pounds of copper production per year once commercial operations commence in late 2014 to early 2015.