Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS)(AIM:NUS) has received gross proceeds of C$70.5 million from the issue of the first tranche of shares forming part of the recently announced private placement. A total of 27,987,853 shares were issued today in the first tranche at an issue price of C$2.52 per share.

Allana Potash Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AAA) (OTCQX:ALLRF) ("Allana") is pleased to announce its common shares will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) at market open on Friday, September 9, 2011. The Company's stock symbol will remain "AAA".

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Columbus Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CGT) ("Columbus Gold") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a drilling contract with Forage Performax Inc. of Val d'Or, Quebec, f...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Galore Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GRI) announces additional gold results from a systematic trenching program at its El Álamo project in Zacatecas State, Mexico. Six of the previously announced trenches, which ended in gold-bearing mineralization, were extended by a total of 212 metres. The best results included 12 meters of 0.96 g/t gold, adding to more significant intervals in the main trenches. All material results to-date are detailed in the table and extension of trenches map below. The El Álamo claim was acquired by Galore through a Mexico government lottery and is 100% owned by Galore and is part of the Company's 15,960 hectares in the Mazapil – Camino Rojo trend of the Concepcion del Oro mining district.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BYV) (FRANKFURT:B4N) (the "Company") is pleased to announce an additional significant gold and silver intercepts on its 100% owned Burns Block property in the Rainy River District of north-western Ontario. The Burns Block is situated adjacent to the east and on strike to Rainy River Resources' multi-million ounce gold and silver deposit.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Zone Resources Inc. (Zone) (TSX VENTURE:ZNR)(FRANKFURT:7ZR) is pleased to announce that the company has received analyses of grab samples from outcropping zones of iron formation on its Moore property. The previously unreported zones were disclosed in a news release dated August 31st, 2011. All the samples are grab samples and do not necessarily reflect the average grade of the zones from which they were taken.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Asia Now Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NOW) reported today the assay results for 14 drill holes recently completed at its Beiya Project, one of the most prospective areas in China (see news release dated February 22, 2011). These new drill holes expanded the main gold-silver and base metal zone to 1,840 meters by 250 to 700 meters; it remains open to the northwest and east.

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Great Western Minerals Group (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) ("GWMG") is pleased to announce the selection of Drillcorp Africa (Pty) Ltd. ("Drillcorp") as the drill contractor for the upcoming exploration and resource evaluation program at the Company's Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Element ("REE") project in South Africa.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IB)(PINK SHEETS:IAALF)(OTCQX:IAALF) ("IBC" or the "Company") announces that it has received permits and approvals from the Utah State Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining to commence its planned drill program in Juab County, Utah. IBC's properties incorporate 371 claims, totalling approximately 7,630 acres and are located immediately adjacent to the large Spor Mountain beryllium mine.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (TSX:CXX)(NYSE Amex:CXZ) is pleased to announce additional results from the ongoing drill program on the Juniper Ridge Uranium Project in southwest Wyoming. A total of 356 holes (67,399 feet) have been drilled to date. The 2011 program is successfully confirming historical results, which indicate that the Project may be amenable to an open-pit, heap leach operation.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - International Montoro Resources Inc. ("Montoro") (TSX VENTURE:IMT)(PINK SHEETS:IMTFF)(FRANKFURT:O4T) has retained Aeroquest International Limited to conduct multiple large scale geophysical and radiometric airborne surveys over the highly prospective "Tacheeda NW" and "Chuchinka NW" Rare Earth Element prospects located in 'The Rocky Mountain Rare Metal Belt' of northern British Columbia. Both of Montoro's newly acquired properties are on trend with properties held by Spectrum Mining Corp. (the "Wicheeda" discovery), who announced a 48.64 metre interval which averaged 3.55% REE, a 72.0 metre interval that averaged 2.92% REE, and a 144 metre interval which averaged 2.20% REE in three separate drill holes.

Blue Gold Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BGX) (the "Corporation") announces that the Corporation has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of Agents led by Cormark Securities Inc. and including Axemen Resource Capital Ltd., PI Financial Corp. and Canaccord Genuity Inc. (the "Agents") to offer for sale (the "Offering"), on a best efforts agency basis, up to $20,000,000 of units (the "Units") of the Corporation at a price of $1.00 per Unit (the "Offering Price"). Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Corporation (a "Common Share") and one-half of one warrant (a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of $1.50 for a period of two years following the closing date.