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Northaven Cancels 15,000,000 Warrants

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - NORTHAVEN RESOURCES CORP. (TSX VENTURE:NTV) is pleased to announce that it has cancelled a total of 15,000,000 previously issued warrants which were surrendered by the holders for...

El Tigre Silver Reports Gold Hill Sampling Results From Sonora, Mexico

El Tigre Silver Corp. (the "Company") ("El Tigre") (TSX VENTURE:ELS)(PINK SHEETS:EGRTF)(FRANKFURT:5RT) is pleased to announce the sampling results conducted on Gold Hill along the southern extension of the El Tigre silver-gold vein. El Tigre is conducting this work under its wholly owned subsidiary Pacemaker Silver Mining S.A. de C.V. at its El Tigre Project in Sonora, Mexico. The 430 square kilometer El Tigre silver-gold project is controlled 100% by 8 concessions.

Allana Potash Initiates Feasibility Study on Its Ethiopian Potash Project

Allana Potash Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AAA) ("Allana"or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has awarded a Feasibility Study contract to ERCOSPLAN Ingenieurgesellschaft Geotechnik und Bergbau ("ERCOSPLAN") for its Ethiopian Potash Project. ERCOSPLAN has been involved in Allana's Ethiopian Potash project since 2008 and completed an updated National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant resource estimate for the property in June 2011. ERCOSPLAN is a widely recognized world leader in potash exploration techniques and potash mining and processing. In addition to Allana, ERCOSPLAN's clients include some of the largest potash exploration companies and potash producers in the world.

AuRo files 43-101 report on Arboledas gold property

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - AuRo Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ARU)(FRANKFURT:NXP3) is pleased to announce that a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled "Technical Report on the Arboledas Property, Norte De Santander, Colombia" (the "Technical Report") has been filed on SEDAR. The Technical Report dated January 20, 2011 was prepared by Andrew J. Turner, B.Sc., P. Geo, and is available at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - AuRo Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ARU)(FRANKFURT:NXP3) is pleased to announce that a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled "Technical Report on the Arboledas Property, Nor...

Dalradian intersects 8.34m grading 5.84 g/t Au and 3.2m grading 5.34 g/t Au in step-out drilling along strike at Curraghinalt

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Dalradian Resources Inc. ("Dalradian" or the "Company") (TSX:DNA) continues to extend the known mineralization at its Curraghinalt Deposit in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Results from a 50m step-out on the No. 1 vein include the widest intersection to date on the project comprising several veins over an 8.34m width grading 5.84 g/t Au. A 1000m step-out from the current resource estimate, returned intercepts including 3.2m grading 5.34g/t Au. Drilling to the south of the Crow vein has intersected at least two new vein discoveries, intercepting 1.34 and 1.64m grading 10.74 g/t Au and 6.13 g/t Au respectively. An additional intercept in the footwall of the T17 vein returned 3.71m grading 6.60 g/t Au.

NV Gold agrees to acquire exploration permit in eastern Switzerland

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - NV Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:NVX) (the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire an exploration permit for gold and precious metals (the "Medel Permit") covering a total area of approximately 136 square kilometers in the Commune of Medel/Lucmagn in the Canton of Graubunden in southeastern Switzerland. The property is located in the Alps in a sparsely populated area. The community in which the property is located has been very supportive of the Company's initiative and welcomes the potential economic benefits that could be realized if the Company's exploration efforts are successful.

Selwyn significantly expands XY west deposit

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Selwyn Resources Ltd. ("Selwyn") (TSX VENTURE:SWN) is pleased to announce the first drill results from the recent drilling of the XY West deposit at the Selwyn Project, Yukon. The drill results are part of the exploration and definition drilling program of the XY West deposit conducted by Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd. ("SCML"), the joint venture company equally owned by Selwyn and Chihong Mining Canada Ltd. Chihong Mining Canada Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yunnan Chihong Zinc and Germanium Co. Ltd

Premium exploration acquires highly prospective patented gold mining claims with industrial site in the heart of the Idaho gold project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PEM)(OTCQX:PMMEF) ("Premium" or "the Company") is making gold discoveries. The Company's goal is to discover multiple deposits along its 30 km long Idaho Gold Project ("IGP"), a re-emerging gold district in Idaho, USA.

Entree Gold continues to advance Ann Mason

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Entrée Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG)(NYSE Amex:EGI)(FRANKFURT:EKA) ("Entrée" or the "Company") has received assay results from three additional deep diamond drill holes on the 100% owned Ann Mason copper molybdenum porphyry deposit in the Yerington district of Nevada. Drilling continues to return long intercepts (448 metres to 814 metres) averaging from 0.35% to 0.43% copper equivalent ("CuEq"). Higher grade mineralization, including intervals greater than 0.60% CuEq, is present in these holes, as shown in Table 1 below. Hole locations and cross sections can be viewed at www.entreegold.com.

Rare Earth Metals intersects significant heavy REE mineralization at Dory Pond area, red wine project, with HREO/TREO ratio of 42.1% from intersection of 1.55% TREO over 21.0 meters

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Rare Earth Metals Inc. ("Rare Earth Metals", "RA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RA)(OTCQX:RAREF)(PINK SHEETS:RAREF) is pleased to report preliminary Rare Earth Element results from drilling on the Dory Pond project area of the Red Wine property. The second hole of this drill program (DDH-B3N-03) was successful in testing an area defined by a number of Heavy Rare Earth anomalous prospect samples and resulted in an intersection of 1.55% TREO (HREO/TREO of 42.1%) over 21.0 meters within a wider intersection of 1.11% TREO (HREO/TREO of 41%) over 42.9 meters. Of particular importance are the high values in Dysprosium, Yttrium and Neodymium which compare favourably with other more advanced Heavy Rare Earth Deposits.

Argentex drills 3.00 meters of 3.18 g/t Au and 501.3 g/t Ag at Marta Oeste vein at Pinguino project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Argentex Mining Corporation ("Argentex" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ATX)(OTCBB:AGXMF) is pleased to release additional drill results from its recently completed 2011 exploration program at the Pinguino project, located in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina. The program consisted of 19,704 meters of drilling in 206 holes. To date, the Company has received sample results from 11,840 meters of drilling from 133 of the 206 holes, with approximately 35 % of holes remaining to be processed in the lab.