Golden Goose and Kodiak Exploration Sign Binding

Golden Goose Resources Inc. and Kodiak Exploration Limited announce that they have signed a binding definitive merger agreement. Golden Goose and Kodiak have agreed to proceed with a business combination by way of a corporate Arrangement pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act of Quebec. The Arrangement will effectively combine the assets of both companies on a consolidated basis, with Golden Goose Resources becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kodiak.


Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement between Golden Goose and Kodiak, shareholders of Golden Goose Resources will exchange their issued common shares for new common shares and warrants of Kodiak, on the basis of 1.2 new shares of Kodiak and one quarter (0.25) of a Kodiak Share Purchase Warrant for each outstanding share of Golden Goose Resources. The Kodiak Warrant is exercisable for three years at a price of $0.45 with an acceleration clause should Kodiak shares listed on the TSX Venture Exchange trade above $0.60 for twenty consecutive trading days. Upon closing the transaction, David Watkins, currently a member of the Golden Goose Board of Directors, will join the Kodiak Board of Directors.

Using a twenty day VWOP (Volume Weighted Opening Price through August 28, 2010) of $0.20 for Golden Goose shares and $0.21 for Kodiak shares, the 1.2 exchange ratio plus the fair value of the quarter Share Purchase Warrant ($0.03) produces a premium of 40% for Golden Goose shareholders.

All convertible securities of Golden Goose will be exchanged for convertible securities of Kodiak on the same basis, adjusted accordingly to reflect the share exchange ratio. The completion of the Arrangement is subject to standard conditions precedent applicable to statutory plans of arrangement, including standard commercial conditions precedent, approval of the common shareholders of Golden Goose, deregistration of Golden Goose shares in the US, and court approval. The transaction is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.

A special general meeting of Golden Goose shareholders will be held early in the fourth quarter of 2010 to approve the Arrangement. Golden Goose shareholders will receive an Information Circular setting out further details of the proposed transaction; the Information Circular will also be filed and made available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

National Bank Financial acted as financial advisor to Golden Goose on this transaction; KPMG Corporate Finance Inc. and Casimir Capital L.P. acted as financial advisors to Kodiak in connection with this transaction.

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Strategic Mining Announces Filing

Strategic Mining Announces Filing of Form 10-A with the SEC and Moves to OTCQB Tier

Strategic Mining Corp. announced that it has filed the amendment (10a) to the Form 10 that includes first quarter financials on August 9, 2010. The filing of the Form 10a immediately moves the company to the OTCQB tier with current status. The company has also sent a response letter to the SEC in order to continue the process to move to the Bulletin Board.

The company filed a Form 10 with the SEC on April 30 to initiate the process to move to the Bulletin Board. As of June 30, Strategic Mining is subject to all of the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Bulletin Board reaches a much wider audience both domestically and internationally. Strategic Mining is now a reporting company offering more transparency while investors and their brokers would have greater ease and less restrictions to monitor, buy and sell the company’s stock.


President, Todd Sterck commented: “We are pleased to now be under the jurisdiction of the SEC with full transparency to the investment community. We look forward to be listed on the Bulletin Board and are taking all the necessary steps to accomplish this goal”.

Strategic Mining Corporation is engaged in the exploration and development of gold properties in Vietnam, the US (Nevada/Utah) and Africa. The company intends to expand by acquiring mineral rights to more key properties and initiating strategic joint ventures.

Vantex Increases Flow Through Financing to a Maximum of $2,100,000
Vantex Resources Ltd. announces that it will increase the previously announced $1,700,000 financing, to a maximum of $2,100,000 due to increased investor demand.

Vantex has therefore entered into an amended agreement with Jones, Gable & Company Limited (“Jones, Gable”) in respect of a brokered private placement financing consisting of up to 2,100 units (the “Units”) at a purchase price of $1,000 per Unit to raise gross flow-through proceeds of up to $2,100,000 (the “Private Placement”) on a commercially reasonable effort agency basis.

The Units will consist of eight (8,000) flow-through common shares at a price of $01.0 per share, two thousand (2,000) common shares at a price of $0.10 per share and five thousand (5,000) common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share in the capital of the Company for a period of twelve months from the date of issuance, at a purchase price of $0.15 per share.

Proceeds of the Units will be used for general working capital purposes and to incur general exploration expenses in Quebec. The expenses will constitute Canadian exploration expenses and flow-through mining expenditures (as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)), which can be renounced to purchasers for the 2010 taxation year. The securities issued will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day.

Proceeds of the Private Placement will be used for the development of the Galloway-Pitchvein area. The Private Placement will be subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.

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