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Mag Copper announces purchase of Massey Copper Company Limited

Mag Copper Limited (CNSX:QUE) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase agreement (the "Agreement") with Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. ("Trelawney") pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Massey Copper Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trelawney and Trelawney will advance $1,000,000 to the Company in exchange for the issuance of 8,225,000 common shares ("Common Shares") of the Company.

Romios is Pleased at the Granting of a Contract for the Design and Construction of the Northwest Transmission Line

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2011) - Romios Gold Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RG)(OTCBB:RMIOF)(FRANKFURT:D4R) ("Romios" or the "Company") is pleased to report that on September 2, 2011 Valard Construction Ltd., one of Canada's largest power line contractors, announced that the team of Valard Construction Ltd and Burns & McDonnell, two high-quality contractors capable of providing turnkey solutions for power system requirements, have finalized a contract with BC Hydro for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL), a 344-kilometre (213-mile), 287- kilovolt transmission line between Skeena Substation and a new substation to be built near Bob Quinn Lake in northwestern British Columbia.

Avala Resources Grants Stock Options

Avala Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AVZ) (the "Company") wishes to announce that it has granted an aggregate of 4,860,000 stock options (the "Option") to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its Serbian subsidiary.

Coalcorp Strengthens Its Board of Directors

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2011) - Coalcorp Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CCJ) ("Coalcorp") is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Dumas to its Board of Directors. Mr. Dumas is currently Chief Executive Officer of Dumas Contracting Ltd. a full-service underground mining contractor providing services throughout Canada, Central and South America and West Africa. He established Dumas Contracting Ltd. in 1994 and has since lead the company to become a specialized international mining contractor.

Hecla Mining and Great Panther Silver brace for downturn in demand

A noticeable drop in worldwide manufacturing data has led to concerns regarding industrial demand for silver. The global manufacturing purchasing managers index released by JPMorgan and Markit, a closely watched indicator of world manufacturing output, fell from 50.7 in July to 50.1 in August, and is now only a small fraction above the level of 50 that is traditionally taken to mean contraction.

Sama Resources resumes drilling at its Samapleu poly-metallic project and announces new results at its Samapleu Ni-Cu deposit and Sipilou south Ni laterite project

Sama Resources Inc. ("Sama" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling has resumed at the Samapleu property in Côte d'Ivoire using 2 drill rigs. The current drilling campaign is aimed at completing drilling at the "Samapleu Extension 1 poly-metallic zone" as well as testing the newly identified "Gangbapleu Target". Sama plans to complete the "Sipilou South Nickel-Cobalt Laterite" program on a 200 metre ("m") x 200 m spacing and to initiate a 2,000 m drilling program at the Company's "Lola Property" in the Republic of Guinea.

South America is a resource force with $216 billion in mining project development, an industrial info news alert

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - Sep 9, 2011) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- South America, home to vast mineral resources, will remain an attractive place for foreign investments in the Metals & Minerals Industry in coming years. With more than 350 operational mines and about 400 active mining projects representing combined investments of more than $216 billion, project activity on the continent is growing substantially, thanks to worldwide and domestic demand for mined raw materials.