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Mega Uranium Ltd. releases unaudited results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011

Mega Uranium today announces its unaudited results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011. As at June 30, 2011, Mega had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $31.1 million, as compared to $49.9 million at the end of September 30, 2010, a decrease of 38%. The decrease is primarily attributable to the Lake Maitland feasibility costs and other exploration expenditures incurred during the current period. As at June 30, 2011, the Company had mineral properties and related expenditures of $265.9 million, as compared to $251.7 million as at September 30, 2010. The increase reflects expenditures on our mineral properties of $18.9 million, offset by write offs of mineral properties of $4.6 million.

Brigadier Gold’s 2011 exploration program identifies the presence of a large-scale gold-silver-tin-tellurium mineralized epithermal system on the Incamayo project

The Company is pleased to announce that significant silver-gold mineralized intersections were evident in eight of nine drill holes on its recently completed exploration program on the Incamayo project in northwest Argentina. Silver-gold zones in the drill holes are often associated with base metals (zinc, copper, lead) and pathfinder elements (antimony, arsenic, bismuth, tellurium, thallium and mercury).

Finning delivers record earnings in Q2 2011

Finning International Inc. (TSX:FTT) reported record quarterly basic earnings per share (EPS) of $0.48, up 129% over Q2 2010. Finning achieved Q2 2011 revenues of $1.5 billion, a 39% increase from Q2 2010. Earnings before interest and income taxes (EBIT) of $120 million were up by 91% from Q2 2010 and EBIT margin of 8.1% was significantly higher than 5.9% in Q2 2010. Improved EBIT margin performance reflected higher profitability in Canada and the UK & Ireland, as well as a solid performance in South America.

Field assessment of nickel targets on Diamonds North’s Amaruk property

Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DDN) reports that Minerals and Metals Group (MMG) has informed the Company that they have mobilized a field crew to conduct lake-bottom sediment sampling to follow-up on preliminary EM anomalies identified from the survey recently completed on the Amaruk nickel project in Nunavut (see news release July 14, 2010). To view a presentation on the nickel potential at Amaruk visit our website www.diamondsnorth.com.

Forbes Coal reports first quarter 2012 run of mine production of 311,000 tonnes, a 45 pct increase over three months ended February 28, 2011

Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp.announced its first quarter financial results for the three months ended May 31, 2011. First quarter financial highlights were the following: revenue of $19.6 million; gross profit of $4.2 million; and consolidated EBITDA of $5.6 million and Slater Stand Alone EBITDA of $6.2 million (see non- GAAP measures); and cash and cash equivalents of $19.8 million. The average monthly revenue for the first quarter 2012 was $6.5 million. In fiscal 2011, from the date of acquisition to February 28, 2011 (a seven month period), average monthly revenue was $3.9 million. This represents a 65% increase in average monthly revenue.

Alacer Gold CFO to Depart

Alacer Gold announced that as part of its finance department relocation, its Chief Financial Officer, Douglas Tobler, will depart by December 31, 2011. Mr. Tobler will continue in his present capacity for the balance of 2011 or until transition is completed to a new CFO. Alacer has commenced a search for a replacement.