Far West Mining Intersects More Copper and Iron at Santo Domingo in Chile

Far West Mining Ltd. (TSX:FWM) is pleased to report additional positive results from the Phase 2 drilling campaign carried out in November and December 2008 at Santo Domingo in Chile. The drill campaign was designed to test the area between the Santo Domingo Sur and Iris pit outlines in an attempt to increase the overall tonnage of the project and connect the two pits in an updated project plan. The program was very successful and intersected copper and iron mineralization in the target area. Far West Mining ("The Company") is optimistic that the new mineralization will be sufficient to connect the two pits. The two best results are 216m of 37.5% iron starting at a depth of 114m in drill-hole 353 and 62m of 0.73% copper and 32.5% iron starting at a depth of 58m in drill-hole 358.

Altius Reports Final 2008 Iron Ore Drill Intercepts in Labrador

Highlights include 31.65% iron over 100.3 metres

Altius (TSX:ALS) announces that final drill core assay results have been received for drill holes from its Kamistiatusset iron ore property located 10 km southwest of Wabush Mines' Scully mine in the heart of the iron ore mining district in western Labrador, Canada.

A work program consisting of 24 drill holes totaling 6,008 metres was completed during 2008. Assay results for the first 10 holes have previously been reported. Assay results for the remaining 14 holes have been received and the highlights are summarized in the table below.

Complete assay results are available at http://www.altiusminerals.com/kamistaitussett.php.

HudBay Discovers New Gold Zone at Lalor

HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX: HBM) has discovered a new gold zone and significantly advanced its exploration program at its 100% owned Lalor volcanic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt.

Geological modelling and interpretation is underway to understand the benefit, distribution, and exploration potential of additional gold mineralization, which occurs in an adjacent and separate zone that could offer Lalor a distinct mining horizon with principal credits derived from gold mining. The following zones of mineralisation are in addition to the resource outlined in the NI 43-101 technical report on Lalor dated September 19, 2008:

Eurasian Minerals Inc. Signs Agreement for the Akarca, Elmali and Samli Projects in Turkey

Eurasian Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "EMX") (TSX VENTURE:EMX) is pleased to announce it has signed an option and joint venture agreement (the "Agreement") on the Akarca, Samli, and Elmali properties in Turkey (the "Properties"), with a subsidiary of Centerra Gold Inc. ("Centerra"), a Canadian gold mining and exploration company (TSX:CG).

Centerra Agreement: The two companies have entered into an Agreement in which Centerra has exclusive rights to earn up to a 70% interest in the subject Properties in two phases, as given by the following terms and conditions (all amounts are US dollars unless noted otherwise).

- Phase One: Centerra shall have the right to earn a 50% interest by making $5,000,000 in exploration expenditures over 4 years as follows: