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Austral Gold commences decline construction and plant refurbishment at Guanaco Project, Chile January 21, 2010

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Following the announcement on 21 October 2009 of the commencement of the 2009/10 exploration program at the Company’s 100% owned Guanaco Project, Austral Gold Limited (ASX:AGD) announces the commencement of decline construction and plant refurbishment at Guanaco.

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Hillgrove farms in with Auzex in North Queensland January 21, 2010

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Hillgrove Resources Limited (ASX: HGO) has entered into a farm-in with Auzex Resources Limited whereby it may earn up to an 80% of all copper, lead, zinc, nickel deposits discovered, and 50% of gold-silver deposits discovered within EPM 14797 of 250km² located 20km northwest of the mining centre of Mount Garnet, 100km southwest of Cairns in North Queensland.

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Impact Minerals’ reconnaissance drilling recommences at Lekobolo, Botswana January 19, 2010

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Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT) reports that uranium reconnaissance drilling will recommence this week at its 100% owned Lekobolo Prospect in Botswana.

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Voyager Resources acquires gold property in Mongolia January 19, 2010

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Voyager Resources (ASX: VOR) is to acquire 100% of the Argalant Gold-Copper Project in Mongolia for US$50,000 and 2 million VOR shares.

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Signature Metals receives drill results from Konongo Tailings Dam January 19, 2010

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Signature Metals (ASX: SBL) announces results from aircore drilling of the Old Konongo Tailings Dam, contained within the Konongo Gold Project in the Ashanti Gold Belt of Ghana.

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Hillgrove Resources updates on exploration plans for Sumba in 2010 January 19, 2010

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Hillgrove Resources Limited (ASX:HGO) announces the final results for the 2009 trench sampling program at Pahandanjal Prospect on the island of Sumba in Indonesia, along with its plans for drilling in March/April 2010.

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Riversdale Mining’s Environmental Impact Study approved for the Benga Power Plant January 18, 2010

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Following completion of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS), the Ministério para a Coordenação da Acção Ambiental (MICOA) has now approved Riversdale Mining’s (ASX: RIV) Benga Power Plant (BPP) EIS. MICOA is the regulatory authority for environment within the Government of Mozambique.

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Resource definition drilling programme confirms lithium potential at Reed’s Mt Marion January 18, 2010

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Reed Resources (ASX: RDR) announces that the chances of supplying lithium from the Mt Marion deposit in Western Australia continue to improve after results from the first phase of resource definition drilling have confirmed multiple, stacked, high-grade pegmatites.

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Norwest Energy confirms prime targets for 2010 drilling campaign at Perth Basin January 18, 2010

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Detailed interpretation by Norwest Energy (ASX: NWE) of the airborne FTG (full tensor gradiometry) survey results has confirmed the structural integrity of the Xanadu and Redhill South prospects, supporting the company’s preliminary view of October 2009 that these are the prime targets for the 2010 drilling season. The two targets – Xanadu and Redhill South – are in an underexplored northern Perth Basin permit, TP/15 (Norwest 100%).

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Signature commences environmental studies in Ghana January 18, 2010

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Signature Metals (ASX: SBL) has engaged Tagit Consulting to carry out the environmental studies required for the recommencement of mining and processing at the Konongo Gold Project in the world class Ashanti Gold Belt of Ghana. Completion of these studies will represent a major step towards the Company moving into production.

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Avanco Resources identifies high priority drill targets at the Touro Nickel Project, Brazil January 18, 2010

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Avanco Resources (ASX: AVB) has completed geophysical and geochemical exploration programmes at the Touro Nickel Project in Brazil. The results have outlined strong and coincident nickel, platinum and Induced Polarisation (IP) anomalous trends across the Touro Sill. The Company anticipates drill testing these priority targets over coming months.

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Hillgrove Resources completes $25M share placement, launches Share Purchase Plan January 18, 2010

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Hillgrove Resources Limited (ASX: HGO) has placed a total of approximately 62.3 million ordinary shares at 40 cents per share to raise $24.9 million (Placement). In parallel with this, the Company will be launching a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) to raise a maximum of $10 million at an offer price equivalent to the placement price. The funds raised will be used principally to help finance the development of the Kanmantoo Copper/Gold Project and for general working capital.

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Metallurgical results for Avanco’s copper in Brazil January 14, 2010

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Avanco Resources (ASX: AVB) provides an update on metallurgical test work that has been undertaken on its 100% owned Rio Verde high grade copper project, in Brazil.

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Signature Metals commences 2010 drilling at Konongo January 14, 2010

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Signature Metals Limited (ASX: SBL) has recommenced drilling at its Konongo Gold Project, located in the world class Ashanti Gold Belt of Ghana.

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Riversdale’s Environmental Impact Study approved by Government of Mozambique January 11, 2010

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Riversdale Mining (ASX: RIV) announces that, following completion of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) in mid 2009, the Ministério para a Coordenação de Acção Ambiental (MICOA) has granted approval for the project to proceed.

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