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Allana Potash drilling intersects significant potash of 40% KCL over 2.6 metres in hole 28

Allana Potash Corp. (TSX:AAA)(OTCQX:ALLRF) ("Allana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has intersected three zones of strong potash mineralization in Hole DK-11-28 ("Hole 28"). Hole 28 is located in the northwestern portion of the concession block and was targeted to test potash mineralization west of Hole 15. Hole 28 intersected a strong Sylvinite Zone at a depth of 198.8 metres which yielded 40.27% KCl over 3.56 metres. A robust Kainitite Zone was also intersected deeper in the hole at a depth of 266.43 metres and returned 21.98 % KCl over 8.39 metres.

Barkerville Gold Mines intercepts 21.5 meters (70.5 feet) of 9.97 g/T (0.291 oz/t) gold including 2.8 meters (9.2 feet) of 52.0 g/T (1.516 oz/t) gold on Cow Mountain

Further to the news releases on the high grade VG-cosalite-quartz-pyrite zones discovered by the Company on Cow Mt. reported by the company respectively on June 27, July 26 and September 13, Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BGM)(FRANKFURT:IWUB) (the "Company") reports the more significant intercepts of drill results conducted on Cow Mt. recently.

Lydia Diamond reports from the courts

Further to its press release dated December 23, 2009, Lydia Diamond Exploration of Canada Ltd. ("Lydia Diamond") announces that a decision has been rendered in the previously announced dissent proceedings, and that a settlement has been approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") for the satisfaction of the dissent award.

Ecometals Limited Announces Closing of a Share Placing and Loan Financing as Well as an Extension to the Closing of Sale of Serra Do Navio Manganese Project

Ecometals Limited (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:EC)(FRANKFURT:GDQ)(BERLIN:GDQ) is announcing today the closing of a private placement (the "Offering") raising gross proceeds of CDN$130,000 whereby 650,000 units of securities of the Company (each, a "Unit") have been placed at a price of CDN$0.20 per Unit.