Stratic Energy Corporation (TSX Venture: 'SE', AIM 'SE.') announces that offshore construction and drilling operations on the Company's West Don field in the UK North Sea have commenced.

Etruscan Resources Inc. reported on additional reverse circulation drill results on the Bitou permits in southern Burkina Faso, highlighted by 36 meters of 3.9 grams per tonne gold in a step-out hole located 675 meters east of the Ouaré Main Zone. The hole was stopped in the mineralized zone.

Roxmark Mines Limited (TSXV - RMK) announced that a drill rig has been mobilized and that a program of surface diamond drilling will begin immediately at the Company's Nortoba-Tyson property in the Beardmore Camp.

JNR Resources Inc. (TSXV:JNN) has been advised by project operator, Uranium Power Corp. (TSX.V:UPC) that drilling has been completed on its South Fork uranium project in southwest Saskatchewan. Two drill rigs were contracted from Layne Christensen Drilling of Aurora, CO to complete this program, which consisted of 45 rotary drill holes totaling 5,402 metres.

Acadian Mining Corporation (ADA-TSX) is pleased to announce assay results for 75 additional drill holes, bringing the total released to date to 129 on its Getty zinc-lead deposit. Results to date support potential for a bulk tonnage - open pit deposit 1,700 metres from the mill at Scotia Mine.

Petrolifera Petroleum Limited (PDP - TSX) announced today it has signed a letter of intent with Petrex S.A ("Petrex") whereby Petrex has agreed to provide a heli-transportable drilling rig for a 24 month period from commencement of well operations in Colombia with an option for a further 12 month period.

Landdrill International Inc. (TSX.V:LDI) is pleased to announce that through its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, it has acquired the assets of the exploration drilling company Forages M. Lafreniere Inc..

LOUNOR EXPLORATION INC. reports additional results from its Harker gold property. Lounor Exploration Inc. is providing four (4) additional drill results from its Harker gold project, located in Harker Twp in Timmins/Kirkland Lake area (Ontario).

Freegold Ventures Limited (TSX: ITF, OTCBB: FGOVF, Frankfurt: FR4) is pleased to announce that it has received board and lender approval for a US $2 million financing which is expected to close shortly. Freegold is also in the process of securing an additional US$2 million funding commitment, which would bring total proceeds to US$4 million. In connection with the above, Freegold is terminating its engagement for the longer-term debt financing that was announced on July 18, 2008.

Beeston Enterprises Ltd. (OTC-BB: BESE) announces that it completed drilling on its Bluff Lake property that it holds under option from Candorado Operating Company Ltd.. The property is located on the northern border of G W R Resources Inc.'s property where drilling continues to delineate significant alkalic copper-gold deposits.

Ruby Red Resources Inc. is pleased to announce visual results on the first of three scheduled drill holes on their 100% owned Zeus property located 35 kilometres west of Cranbrook, British Columbia.

Evolving Gold Corp. (TSX-V:EVG) (OTCBB:EVOGF) is pleased to announce the commencement of the Phase One drill program on its 100% owned Rattlesnake Hills Diatreme Complex Project in Wyoming, designed to expand the gold mineralization indicated by previous drilling. Evolving has two diamond drilling core rigs on site to undertake the 7,000 m (23,000 ft) drill program.