Silver Fields Resources Inc. Expands Coal Holdings in Saskatchewan

Enters into option agreement with North American Gem for 12 Coal Permits Northwest of Hudson Bay

Silver Fields Resources Inc. ("Silver Fields") (TSX VENTURE: SF)(FRANKFURT: RLQ) is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with North American Gem Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NAG), whereby Silver Fields has the right to acquire a 37.5% interest in 12 Coal Prospecting Permits (CPP) totaling 23,040 acres, located in Township 55-07-02 Northeast of Tobin Lake in Central Saskatchewan. In addition, WestCan Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE: WCU) ("WestCan") will also have the right to acquire a similar 37.5% interest in the property and North American Gem will retain a 25% interest upon completion of the agreement.

SouthGobi Energy Resources Receives 43-101 Resource Report for the Mamahak Coal Project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Surface coal mine planning underway

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX:IVN)(NYSE:IVN)(NASDAQ:IVN) - Gene Wusaty, Chief Operating Officer of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SGQ), is pleased to announce today that the company has received an initial independent National Instrument 43-101 compliant resource estimate for its Mamahak coal project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The SW and E resource blocks on the MCM concession contains measured plus indicated coal resources of 12.2 million tonnes, with an additional inferred coal resource of 5.2 million tonnes.

Grande Cache Coal Corporation Reports Net Income of $36.8 Million in Third Quarter Fiscal 2009

Grande Cache Coal Corporation (TSX:GCE)("Grande Cache Coal" or the "Corporation") today announced its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2008.

- Grande Cache Coal's third quarter net income was $36.8 million, in comparison to a net loss of $3.4 million in the same period last year. Net income for the first nine months of the fiscal year was $87.2 million. Net income per basic share was $0.38 in the quarter and $1.00 for the fiscal year to date.

Weststar Announces Saskatchewan 18 Metre Coal Property Agreement Amended

Weststar Resources Corp. (TSX-V:WER) (Frankfurt:HN3) (the "Company") is pleased to have executed an amendment agreement (the "Amendment Agreement") to the Acquisition Agreement dated June 19, 2008 with respect to the Saskatchewan Tobin Lake 18 metre Coal property.

Under the terms of the Amendment Agreement the Company will pay the Vendors a total of $1,150,000 over a 36 month period and also issue to the Vendors an aggregate of 4,000,000 common shares over 12 months, all as more particularly set below: