Rawson Resources Limited

Sovereign Gold Company (ASX:SOC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Bird as Corporate Advisor to Sovereign Gold. Mr Bird will assist the executive team as the company transitions from exploration to development of the company's IRGS projects at Mount Adrah and Uralla NSW.

Asian Activities Report for June 27, 2011 includes: Jupiter Mines Limited (ASX:JMS) has commenced a Feasibility Study on the Mount Ida Magnetite Project in Western Australia; Pepinnini Minerals Limited (ASX:PNN) will commence an extensive drilling program this week at the Robinson Range Project in Western Australia; Encounter Resources Limited (ASX:ENR) reported high grade assay results from the BM1 prospect at the Yeneena project in Western Australia; Rawson Resources Limited (ASX:RAW) announced that the Hoadleys-1 exploration well spudded on the evening of June 25th 2011.

Mobilization of Hunt Rig 2 to commence Central Petroleum Limited's (ASX:CTP)(PINK:CPTLF) 2008 drilling programme is poised to start shortly with the planned sequence of the Blamore 1 well followed by a Coal Bed Methane well (CBM) or two and then the Simpson 1 well in the Pedirka Basin. An update of timing will be released shortly.

Central Petroleum Limited (ASX: CTP)(PINK: CPTLF) has today signed a binding contract with Hunt for the use of its Rig 2 in the forthcoming exploration programme in central Australia in joint venture with Petroleum Exploration Australia Limited, (PXA) Rawson Resources Limited ("RAW") and He Nuclear Limited (HEN). Central has farmed out acreage to PXA and HEN and is farming in to 3 prospect blocks in the highly prospective Pedirka Basin EP97 owned by RAW.

Rawson Resources Limited (ASX: RAW) - Shareholder Update - Mr John Conolly, Chairman; Boardroomradio is pleased to announce that Rawson Resources Limited (ASX: RAW) has published an audio file.