VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Gold Canyon Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GCU)(PINK SHEETS:GDCRF) ("Gold Canyon" or "the Company") is pleased to announce commencement of a rare earth elements (REE) exploration program in Malawi, Africa through its Joint Exploration Agreement (JEA) between the Company and its joint venture participant, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC). This joint venture was established in January 2009 with the goal of targeting strategic REE projects which can be brought into production within a reasonable time frame and capital requirements.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BGM)(FRANKFURT:IWUB) (the "Company") announces that it has completed the purchase of the Antler Creek, Craze Creek and Roundtop Mountain Properties under the terms previously disclosed on August 23, 2011, August 24, 2011 and August 26, 2011 respectively (News Releases 11-24, 11-25 and 11-26).

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Rare Earth Metals Inc. ("Rare Earth Metals", "RA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RA)(PINK SHEETS:RAREF)(OTCQX:RAREF) is pleased to report preliminary Rare Earth Element results from three additional holes on the Two Tom Mineralized Zone at the Red Wine Property, located approximately 110 kilometers northeast of Churchill Falls in west central Labrador. The results include best intersections of 1.86% TREO over 121.5 meters within a larger zone of mineralization which assayed 1.46% TREO over 195.15 meters in drill hole DDH-TT-13, 1.82% TREO over 89 meters in drill hole DDH-TT-14, and 2.15% TREO over 120 meters within a larger zone of mineralization which assayed 1.68% TREO over 176.5 meters in drill hole DDH-TT-15b. The HREO/TREO ratios from these intersections range from 5.2% to 6.0%.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Cream Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CMA)(OTCBB:CRMXF)(FRANKFURT:DFL) ("Cream" or the "Company") is pleased to provide results of in-fill drilling for the Veta Tomas zone, one of three higher grade silver and gold in quartz veins. The in-fill drilling of the Veta Tomas zone is one aspect of the 20,000 metre diamond drill program currently in progress at the 100% owned Nuevo Milenio Silver-Gold Project, Nayarit State, Mexico. Nuevo Milenio is a low sulphidation, epithermal precious metal prospect containing silver-gold mineralization in quartz vein quartz stock work zones hosted within a collapsed caldera. Two drill rigs are drilling at Nuevo Milenio with the objective of completing in-fill drilling and testing additional targets. To date approximately 18,500 metres of drilling in 77 drill holes has been completed.

Uranium, Vanadium, Phosphate & Rare Earth Mineralization Continue Along Strike & Across the Syncline

Hathor Exploration Limited (TSX:HAT) ("Hathor" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of its recently held Annual General Meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"). At the Meeting, shareholders re-elected each of James Malone, Michael Gunning, Benjamin Ainsworth, John Currie and Martin Glynn to the Company's Board of Directors.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - Southern Andes Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SUR), ("Southern Andes" or "the Company"), is pleased to announce that a recent field exploration program has identified five new zones of high grade uranium mineralization on its Tupuramani project in the Macusani Uranium District, Southeast Peru. "These new results significantly expand the exploration potential at Tupuramani by adding almost 4 kilometres of strike potential in five targets and all within 3 kilometres of our main Tupuramani discovery," Nick Tintor, President and CEO of Southern Andes commented.

HOYT LAKES, MINNESOTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX:POM)(NYSE Amex:PLM) ("PolyMet" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three months ended July 31, 2011, which have been filed at www.polymetmining.comand on SEDAR and EDGAR. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). All amounts are in U.S. funds.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - Condor Resources Inc. ("Condor" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CN) is pleased to announce encouraging reconnaissance sample results from its San Martin sediment hosted precious metals occurrence in southern Peru. The 4 sq km San Martin Project is 100% owned by Condor and was acquired by staking. San Martin is located in the province of Castilla in the department of Arequipa, approximately 1,350 km southeast of the city of Lima and 7 km southeast of the Orcopampa gold mine, at elevations ranging from 4500m to 4800m. Access is by a 195 km unpaved public road which connects to the Pan American highway.

Trueclaim Exploration Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TRM)(PINK SHEETS:TRMNF)(OTCQX:TRMNF), an explorer and developer of precious and base metals projects, is pleased to announce that it has signed two option agreements to acquire a 100% working interest in two groups of mineral claims in the Province of Ontario.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - Columbus Silver Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CSC) ("Columbus Silver") has entered into a memorandum of understanding (the "MOU") under which the publicly-listed U.S. company Santa Fe Gold Corporation (OTCBB:SFEG) ("Santa Fe") has conditionally agreed to acquire all of its outstanding common shares ("Shares") for CDN$0.20 per share in cash (the "Acquisition"). If successful, the Acquisition will be completed as a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

St-Georges Platinum and Base Metals Ltd. (CNSX:SX)(BERLIN:85G) is pleased to provide updates on the second phase of its drilling program carried out on the Villebon property located 45 km southeast of Val d'Or in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Quebec.