Newstrike Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NR) ("Newstrike") is pleased to announce that it proposes to complete a non-brokered private placement pursuant to which it will issue a minimum of 1,500,000 and a maximum of 2,000,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.185 per Unit to raise aggregate gross proceeds of a minimum of $277,500 and a maximum of $370,000.

Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") and BASF SE announced at the World Economic Forum today that they have signed a three year agreement to jointly develop innovative and affordable zinc fortification and supplementation solutions, with the goal of reducing zinc deficiency among 100 million people in developing countries by 2015.

Management is pleased to report results from the summer and fall soil sampling surveys on certain of Adroit's antimony exploration permits in Grosetto Province, Italy. The surveys and analysis of the samples were carried out by Adroit's wholly owned Italian subsidiary, Risorse dei Minerali Naturali Srl (RMN).

LES EXPLOSIFS NORDEX LTEE/NORDEX EXPLOSIVES LTD. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NXX) is pleased to announce that it has retained All Group Financial Services Inc. ("All Group") as agent to conduct a brokered "best efforts" private placement offering (the "Offering") of up to 3,750,000 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") at a price of $0.40 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $1,500,000. The Company's previously announced non-brokered private placement offering has been terminated.

Ranger Gold Corp. (OTCBB:RNGC) is pleased to announce it has closed a non-brokered private placement of $300,000. The financing consists of 2,000,000 common shares issued at a price of $0.15 per share.

Minsud Resources Corp. ("Minsud" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MSR) is pleased to announce an update on recent diamond drilling conducted on the Chita Porphyry sector of the Chita Valley Project (the "Project") located in San Juan Province, Argentina. The Project is a large exploration stage porphyry situation with classic alteration features, widespread porphyry style Cu-Mo-Ag-Au mineralization, and associated gold and silver-bearing polymetallic veins.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 27, 2012) - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)(NYSE:IVN)(NASDAQ:IVN) Deputy Chairman Peter Meredith said today he expected the company's 14-member Board of Directors will continue to maintain a majority of independent directors, in accordance with the December 8, 2010, Heads of Agreement signed by Ivanhoe Mines and Rio Tinto.

Astur Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AST)(FRANKFURT:CDC) ("Astur Gold" or the "Company") has been notified that the Directorate General of Environment of the Principality of Asturias has commenced preliminary consultation work towards an Environmental Impact Assessment Study ("EIA") for Astur Gold's Salave gold project.

Dalradian Resources Inc. ("Dalradian" or the "Company") (TSX:DNA) has announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets and Clarus Securities Inc., and including Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., under which the underwriters have agreed to buy on bought deal basis by way of a short form prospectus, 12,500,000 common shares (the "Common Shares"), at a price of $2.00 per Common Share for gross proceeds of $25 million (the "Offering").

Conquest Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:CQR) announces the sale today of its indirectly-held gold properties and assets in Zimbabwe to Mayfair Mining & Minerals, Inc. ("Mayfair"), a Nevada corporation with a head office in West Sussex, United Kingdom.

Newcastle Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NCM) is pleased to announce that it has negotiated, subject to regulatory acceptance, a non-brokered private placement of 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.05 per unit with one investor.

Commander Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CMD) is pleased to announce that results from the deep sensing, 3-D Induced Polarization (IP) Survey conducted at the Kanosak gold prospect in the 2011 field season have been reported.