VAULT MINERALS INC (TSX-V: VMI) announces the recent acquisition of the Gauthier Property in the Kirkland Lake gold camp, Ontario.

Suroco Energy Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: SRN) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the arm's length acquisition of interests in the Suroriente Block, Arjona Field, Alea 1947 C Block and Alea 1848 A Block in Colombia currently held by Alentar Holdings Inc.

Midland Baring Holdings Inc., 1400 Begin Street, Montreal, Quebec, H4R 1X1, today announced that it has today acquired 7,478,730 common shares of Avalon Works Corp. (TSX-V:AWB), representing approximately 38% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation.

ROYAL GOLD, INC. (Nasdaq: RGLD; TSX: RGL), the leading precious metals royalty company, today announced the closing of its acquisition of the royalty portfolio from Barrick Gold Corporation, effective October 1, 2008.

Mars, Incorporated announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, following approval of the transaction by Wrigley stockholders on September 25, 2008 and receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals.

Wellington Financial LP, a privately held specialty finance firm currently managing a $400 million investment program, today announced that Wellington Financial Fund III portfolio company OZ Communications Inc. has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Nokia Corporation.

Atlanta Gold Inc. (TSX: ATG) and Niogold Mining Corp. (TSXV: NOX) jointly announce that they have acquired an option from Breakwater Resources Ltd. to acquire a minimum 60% and a maximum 80% interest in certain mining claims located in the Abitibi region of Quebec.

Uranium City Resources Inc., is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Option Agreement with Running Fox Resources (TSXv:RUN) whereby UCR can earn up to a 60% interest in 178 lode mining claims (over 3160 acres) located in a well known area of mineralization south and west of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Mineralogy Pty Ltd, a privately-held corporation based in Brisbane, Australia, announced today that the Company acquired 115,400 common shares (the Shares) in the capital of Waratah Coal Inc. representing .2047% of the issued and outstanding shares of Waratah.

Realex Properties Corp. is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of a portfolio of 6 office buildings located in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario, comprising approximately 932,000 sq. ft. of rentable area, approximately 2,000 parking stalls and 470,000 sq. ft of development entitlements.

Manulife Mutual Funds, a division of Elliott & Page Limited, has received approval from its Independent Review Committee to undertake a series of fund mergers, as listed below:

One Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:OE.A) and Cruiser Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSX-V:COG) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an arrangement agreement pursuant to which OneEx will acquire, by way of plan of arrangement, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Cruiser on the basis of 0.0609 of a class A common share of OneEx for each common share of Cruiser.