Norton Gold Fields Limited

The technical evidence is mounting for a significant change in market sentiment for gold and the gold sector in North America and in Australia. The evidence may still be tentative but important changes seem to be underway in a number of markets.

Clean TeQ Holdings Limited (ASX:CLQ) is pleased to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Carbine Resources Limited (ASX:CRB) for the use of the Clean-iX(R) technology to recover copper resources at the historic Mount Morgan Gold & Copper Mine in Queensland.

Asian Activities Report for September 19, 2011 includes: Alkane Resources Limited (ASX:ALK) has completed the Definitive Feasibility Study for its Dubbo Zirconia Project in New South Wales; New Guinea Energy Limited (ASX:NGE) reported today that the Siphon-1 wet gas well in Papua New Guinea had reached a depth of 3863.7 metres; Lemur Resources Limited (ASX:LMR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jiro sy Rano Malagasy; ActivEX Limited (ASX:AIV) announced further significant gold/silver intersections at the Barambah project; Time Technoplast Limited (BOM:532856) will commence its industrial packing project in Malaysia at the end of Q1, 2012.

The Dow index gave up last week's success and slipped back slightly over the weekend. US and European stock markets closed lower on Friday after the latest US corporate results disappointed high hopes and pushed Wall Street back down through the key 10,000 points level.

Norton Gold Fields Limited is pleased announce the commencement of mining activity at its Norton Gold Mine project. The Company's CEO, Mr Tim Prowse, confirmed that blasting and mining operations had now commenced for the purposes of undertaking a short mining programme.