TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE (March 10, 2008)

As gold moved in on US$1,000 per oz. and other metals remained strong, the junior mining- dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 108.33 points to close the Feb. 26-March 3 trading session at 2,794.57. Daily trading volumes made significant gains over the session, averaging 123.8 million shares.

Market sentiment improved over the week with 29 explorers rising to new annual highs against 88 that dropped to new 52-week lows.

On more than 30 million shares traded, Hathor Exploration was the week’s most active junior, posting a whopping 290% gain to close the session up $1.44 at $1.94 per share. Drilling on its 90%-owned Midwest Northeast uranium project, located in the northeastern section of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, returned 11.9 metres of 5.29% U3O8, including narrow intervals of up to 40.2% U3O8 across 20 cm.

Buoyed by the rise in bullion, Peak Gold saw 27 million shares change hands during the session and posted a 12% gain, closing up 7 at 67 per share. The company operates the Peak mine in Australia and the Amapari mine in Brazil.

Beartooth Platinum traded more than 15.4 million shares, dropping a penny to 13 per share. Recent drilling at the company’s Stillwater project in Montana returned wide intervals of low-grade platinum group metal mineralization in the Chrome Mountain zone, including 231 metres of 0.7 gram combined gold-platinum-palladium per tonne. Narrow intervals (0.3 metre) of up to 11.9 grams gold-platinum-palladium were also encountered. South African supply disruptions have triggered a strong surge in platinum group metal prices.

Sage Gold traded 14.3 million shares over the week, closing unchanged at 31 per share. Drilling on the company’s Onaman project, in Ontario’s Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone belt, returned 12.1 metres grading 3.2% copper, 87.6 grams silver per tonne and 1.3 grams gold.

Word that Noront Resources had discovered a second massive sulphide occurrence near its Eagle One zone, in the McFauld’s Lake area of northeastern Ontario, boosted its stock 30% for a gain of $1.53 to $6.57 per share on 13.7 million shares traded.

After reporting a high-grade nickel intercept from its Kenbridge project, near Kenora in northwestern Ontario, Canadian Arrow Mines posted an 84% gain for the session, closing up 21 at 46 per share on over 13.5 million shares traded. Drilling cut 21.5 metres of 2.95% nickel, 0.82% copper and 0.07% cobalt, including a 5.5-metre section running 7.2% nickel and 0.67% copper.

With trading volume of almost 13.1 million shares, VMS Ventures gained 29% on the week to close up 22 at 97 per share. Drilling on its Reed Lake project, near Snow Lake in northern Manitoba, recently returned intercepts of up to 52 metres grading 2.25% copper, 3.2% zinc, 17.4 grams silver and 1.4 grams gold, including a 4.6-metre section of 8.5% copper, 5.1% zinc, 58.3 grams silver and 4.9 grams gold.

TSX-V most active issues
	VOLUME		WEEK
	(000s)	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	CHANGE
Hathor Expl HAT	30048	2.45	0.69	1.94	+ 1.44
Peak Gold PIK	27080	0.69	0.59	0.67	+ 0.07
KWG Res KWG	19801	0.115	0.09	0.105	0.00
MacDonald Mns BMK	18943	0.60	0.50	0.54	-0.02
Beartooth Plat BTP	15464	0.195	0.12	0.13	-0.01
Sage Gold SGX	14343	0.405	0.29	0.31	0.00
Noront Res NOT	13739	7.42	5.40	6.57	+ 1.53
Canadn Arrow CRO	13580	0.57	0.255	0.46	+ 0.21
VMS Vent VMS	13095	1.13	0.69	0.97	+ 0.22
Spider Res SPQ	11974	0.15	0.115	0.145	+ 0.015

TSX-V greatest percentage change
		VOLUME		WEEK
		(000s)	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	CHANGE
Hathor Expl	HAT	30048	2.45	0.69	1.94	+288.0
Terra Vent	TAS	4791	0.65	0.225	0.58	+176.1
Wellstar Enrgy	WST	668	0.135	0.065	0.10	+100.0
African Metals	AFR	184	0.70	0.42	0.70	+100.0
G4G Res	GXG	126	0.19	0.105	0.19	+ 90.0
Universal Powr	UNX	3334	0.92	0.42	0.75	+ 87.5
Canadn Arrow	CRO	13580	0.57	0.255	0.46	+ 84.0
BCM Res	B	78	0.415	0.28	0.415	+ 72.9
Lyra Res	LYR	741	0.075	0.035	0.05	+ 66.6
Champion Minls	CHM	65	0.50	0.31	0.50	+ 66.6
Manson Creek	MCK	47	0.105	0.06	0.09	-47.0
Zinco Mng	ZIM	10	0.20	0.15	0.15	-42.3
Sidon Intl Res	SD	203	0.07	0.06	0.07	-41.6
Trivalence Mng	TMI	150	0.20	0.14	0.15	-34.7
Hudson Res	HUD	2877	1.20	0.60	0.60	-33.3
Tanqueray Res	TQY	11	0.07	0.05	0.065	-31.5
Evolving Gold	EVG	2648	2.45	1.55	1.70	-30.8
Q-Gold Res	QAU	130	0.115	0.085	0.09	-30.7
Glen Hawk Minl	GHM	25	0.09	0.05	0.05	-28.5
Majestic Gold	MJS	1123	0.25	0.145	0.18	-28.0

TSX-V greatest value change
WEEK
		VOLUME	CLOSE	CHANGE
SouthGobi Engy	SGQ	376505	13.67	+ 1.98
Noront Res	NOT	13739316	6.57	+ 1.53
Hathor Expl	HAT	30048366	1.94	+ 1.44
Clifton Star	CFO	150040	3.05	+ 0.90
Bear Creek Mng	BCM	1214093	8.36	+ 0.76
Tirex Res	TXX	1227144	3.70	+ 0.60
Keegan Res	KGN	583993	5.45	+ 0.58
Fancamp Expl	FNC	3268557	2.73	+ 0.58
SilverStone Rs	SST	1254883	3.50	+ 0.57
Waratah Coal	WCI	1794407	3.70	+ 0.55
Seabridge Gold	SEA	103704	25.55	-2.73
Evolving Gold	EVG	2647696	1.70	-0.76
Digger Res	DIG	57350	2.76	-0.74
Pan Oce Exp	POE	492783	13.19	-0.61
Kodiak Expl	KXL	3427788	2.68	-0.51
Pac Booker Min	BKM	37416	9.90	-0.40
Canplats Res	CPQ	1140605	3.20	-0.37
Antares Minls	ANM	125895	3.69	-0.31
Titanium Corp	TIC	3075021	1.70	-0.30
Hudson Res	HUD	2877074	0.60	-0.30