EnerVest Energy and Oil Sands Total Return Trust (the "Fund") (TSX:EOS.UN) announces the June 2011 distribution of $0.0417 per unit. The record date for this distribution is June 30, 2011 and the payment date will be July 15, 2011. The ex-distribution date for this payment is June 28, 2011. The Fund is listed on the TSX under the symbol EOS.UN and is an actively managed, diversified closed-end trust investing in developers and miners of the oil sands industry as well as businesses that are indirectly involved with the oil sands industry through the provision of supplies and services.

Fjordland Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:FEX) and Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CRB), 60%-40% partners in the Woodjam Joint Venture ("WJV"), report that Gold Fields Limited's (NYSE:GFI) exploration company, Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation ("Gold Fields"), has forwarded drill results from three new holes (1,214.6 m) of the 2011 infill and expansion diamond drilling program on the Southeast Zone of the Woodjam South copper-gold-molybdenum property. The property is located 45 km east of Williams Lake in south-central British Columbia.

Balmoral Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BAR) announced today that the company's initial drill testing of the Martiniere East target area, located along the Detour Gold trend in Quebec approximately 50 kilometres east of the Detour Gold deposit, has intersected anomalous gold mineralization over broad widths ranging from 29.07 to 163.71 metres. Results from 5 of the initial 6 holes (results from two holes remain pending) testing the Martiniere East target are highlighted by holes MDE-11-01 which returned 107.50 metres grading 0.94 g/t gold starting at a vertical depth of less than 38 metres and hole MDE-11-06, collared 120 metres to the east, which returned 140.80 metres grading 0.68 g/t gold.

In April/May, Peel Mining Limited (ASX:PEX) undertook an 18 line kilometre IP survey over the historic Tulloch silver mine and Rockvale arsenic mine areas in preparation for an upcoming drill programme. Peel is pleased to report that multiple zones of strong shallow chargeable anomalism have been identified, many of which are coincident or proximal to known historic workings. These chargeable IP responses are interpreted as areas of possibly concentrated sulphide mineralisation and will be high-priority targets for future drill programmes.

Forbes & Manhattan provided an operations update for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 (ended May 31, 2011). Total Run of mine ("ROM") monthly coal production increased 45% when compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and export sales rose 61% compared to the quarterly average of fiscal 2011.

Sulliden Gold announced positive results from feasibility-level metallurgical test work focused on the oxide-bearing gold and silver material at its 100%-owned Shahuindo Project located in Peru.

Passport Potash Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PPI)(OTCQX:PPRTF) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Upstream Consulting, Inc. (http://www.upstreamdc.com) to assist with key governmental relations and coordination between Passport Potash, Federal, State, and Local policy makers effective June 13, 2011. Upstream Consulting, Inc. is led by Matthew J. Salmon and has an experienced team of seasoned Washington government relations professionals who bring widely diverse backgrounds, relationships with decision makers in the government, and the communications skills needed to support the ongoing development of Passport Potash's Holbrook basin project.

Sulliden Gold Corporation Ltd. (TSX:SUE)(OTCQX:SDDDF) has completed a new gold and silver mineral resource estimate for its 100%-owned Shahuindo Project in Peru. The updated estimate delivered a 121% increase of indicated gold ounces in the oxides and a 397% increase in inferred gold ounces from the sulphides relative to the 2009 year-end estimate. Sulliden continues to actively drill the Shahuindo property and new results will continue to be released throughout 2011. Image of the Shahuindo Project by Sulliden Resources

Energia Minerals Limited (ASX: EMX) notes that a referendum was held in Italy on the 12th and 13th of June 2011 to decide whether to remove laws passed last year to restart a domestic nuclear energy program in the country. The result of the referendum was that Italian citizens have voted to remove the laws and, accordingly, remove the framework to potentially develop nuclear energy production facilities in Italian territory.

PNG Gold Corporation outlined its exploration, development and financing plans for the Imwauna project, Normanby Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The property contains numerous vein systems that outcrop at surface. The main vein system discovered to date - the Imwauna vein system - hosts high grade, low sulphidation, near-surface epithermal gold-silver mineralization.

US Gold and Minera Andes announced that Rob McEwen, Chairman, CEO, and largest shareholder of both companies has proposed to combine these companies to create a high growth, low-cost, mid-tier silver producer focused in the Americas. Mr. McEwen's investment in the combined company (market close on June 13, 2011) would be approximately US$ 345 million.

ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ATC) is pleased to announce it has made a significant silver-lead-zinc discovery at the Ocelot target beneath a known but previously undrilled surface gossan. The target is located within the Rau Trend in the western portion of ATAC's 100% owned Rackla Gold Project in the Keno Hill Mining District, Canada's second largest primary silver producer. Image by ATAC Resources Ltd.