Macarthur Minerals Secures Commitment to Iron Ore Export Facilities With the Port of Esperance

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Macarthur Minerals Limited (TSX VENTURE:MMS) ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Multi User Facility Access Deed with the Esperance Port Authority under which it has secured commitment to a 2 million tonnes per annum allocation, as part of the proposed expansion of iron ore export facilities at the Port of Esperance ("Port") in Western Australia.

The capacity allocation commitment and relationship with the Esperance Port Authority is a significant milestone towards the achievement of the Company's short term iron ore production strategy.

Supreme resources ltd. Announces 2010 annual general meeting of shareholders

Supreme Resources Ltd. (the "Company") announces that it held its 2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") on Monday, December 13, 2010, at which Meeting the following individuals were re-elected directors of the Company: Allan E. Levien, John D. Davies and Dennis M. Vigouret. Shareholders also approved the re-appointment of Chang Lee LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company and continuation of the Company's 10% rolling stock option plan.

Immediately after the Meeting, the Board of Directors appointed the following officers of the Company:

Tirex Intersects 19.3m (63.3 ft) of 3.66% Copper, 1.13% Zinc and 1.2g/t Gold including 6.7m (22.0 ft) of 7.38% Copper, 1.77% Zinc and 1.6g/t Gold at Gurthi South No. 2

- Thickest Intercept and Highest Grades of Copper Mineralization Drilled to Date in Zone
- Multiple Additional Holes in Zone Have Intersected Mineralization, Assays Pending
- Zone Is Open for Expansion

Tirex Resources Ltd. ("Tirex") (TSX VENTURE:TXX) is pleased to announce drill results from the Gurthi South No. 2 Zone on the company's Mirdita VMS Project in Albania. Drill hole MR10-65 intersected a thick, high grade zone of 19.3m (63.3 ft) grading 3.66% Copper, 1.13% Zinc, 8g/t Silver, and 1.2g/t Gold including 6.7m (22.0 ft) grading 7.38% Cu, 1.77% Zn, 13g/t Ag and 1.6g/t Au and including 1.0m (3.3ft) grading 12.30% Cu, 1.75% Zn, 23 g/t Ag and 2.1g/t Au. These intervals are close to true width.

Continental Nickel Intersects High Grade Sulphides Grading 5.01% Nickel and 0.77% Copper over 9.3 Metres at the Sleeping Giant Zone on the Nachingwea Nickel Project, Tanzania

Continental Nickel Limited (TSX VENTURE: CNI) ("Continental" or "CNI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the first drill hole of its recently completed seven hole "Phase II" diamond drilling program at the newly discovered "Sleeping Giant" zone on the Nachingwea Project ("Nachingwea") in Tanzania has intersected high grade nickel-copper sulphide mineralization. Diamond drill hole NAD10-220 intersected a 9.3 metre interval grading 5.01% nickel and 0.77% copper, including an interval of massive sulphide grading 13.63% nickel and 2.17% copper over 2.65 metres, from within a wider 23.3 metre interval grading 2.58% nickel and 0.41% copper. The project is a 75:25 Joint Venture between CNI and IMX Resources Limited ("IMX") of Australia.