Coro Mining Elects Not to Acquire the Cerro Negro Mine in Chile

Coro Mining Corp. ("Coro" or the "Company") (TSX: COP) announces that it will not be exercising its option to acquire the Cerro Negro mine in Chile and therefore, has mutually agreed with Dundee Global Resources Limited Partnership not to complete the previously announced amended financing.

Coro has elected not to proceed with its acquisition of the Cerro Negro mine in Chile, at this time. This decision was based on the following points. The shareholder approval necessary to complete the financing of the Cerro Negro transaction was in place, however:

Equinox Establishes Additional Debt Facility for Project Completion and Lumwana Insurers Accept Fire Indemnity

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Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the signing of a new US$80.0 million loan facility ("New Loan Facility") underwritten by Standard Bank Plc and Standard Chartered Bank and to be provided by certain members of the existing Lumwana Copper Project (the "Project") banking syndicate. The New Loan Facility is structured on similar terms to the commercial tranche of the US$583.8 million Project finance debt facilities as announced December 01, 2006.

Crowflight Announces Mill Commissioning Underway at Bucko; Intersects 8.10 Metres of 9.01% Nickel

CROWFLIGHT MINERALS INC. (Crowflight, the Company)(TSX VENTURE: CML) is pleased to provide a project update and underground diamond drilling results from its wholly-owned Bucko Lake Nickel Mine (Bucko) located in the Thompson Nickel Belt near Wabowden, Manitoba.

Bucko Project Update

Construction is close to complete at Crowflight's Bucko Lake Mine. Expectations are to ramp up production during the remainder of 2008 to declare full commercial production in early 2009. Construction status is as follows:

Ivanhoe Mines Issues Statement on Market Activity and Discussions on Mongolia Project

In response to queries received from investors, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(NYSE: IVN)(NASDAQ: IVN) President and CEO John Macken said today that there are no adverse material events that would account for recent selling pressure on Ivanhoe Mines' stock in trading on the Toronto, New York and NASDAQ exchanges.

Mr. Macken said that senior management of Ivanhoe Mines and its strategic partner, Rio Tinto, met recently with Mongolian government representatives to discuss the necessary remaining steps for the negotiation and parliamentary approval of a fair and equitable Investment Agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project.