Wellington West to Host Annual London Gold Conference - February 18th, 2011

LONDON, February 8, 2011 - Wellington West Capital Markets Inc, a Toronto based investment dealer
focused on the resource sector, will be hosting their annual conference for
established and emerging gold mining companies on Friday February 18th, 2011
at the InterContinental Park Lane in London, England. The conference will
feature presentations by companies with growth-focused production profiles
and exciting exploration and development portfolios.

Attending investors will get the opportunity to listen to 10
presentations from company senior executives, along with the chance to engage
in one-on-one meetings in the afternoon sessions.

Presenting companies include: American Bonanza, Anatolia Minerals, Aura
Minerals, Avion Gold, Claude Resources, Kirkland Lake Gold, Lake Shore Gold,
Rainy River Resources, Sulliden Gold. In addition, Apogee Minerals will be
available for investor one-on-ones.

Wellington West Capital Markets is a unique independent Canadian-based
investment firm established in 2004 offering full-service institutional
equity capabilities and a high quality retail distribution network.
Wellington West's experienced team of professionals are committed to
providing institutional clients with value-added, leading edge equity
research and sales ideas supported by superior execution in trading and
corporate finance with specialized focus across the mining, energy,
agriculture, technology, clean tech and special situations sectors.
Wellington West's fast-growing premium retail network is one of the largest
amongst Canadian independents with $10 billion in assets under
administration. Wellington West has been ranked a top 3 dealer by the
Investment Executive Brokerage Report Card survey annually since 2004 and
named one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for three consecutive years.
Wellington West Capital Markets is a member firm of the Investment Dealers
Association, Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and Canadian
Investor Protection Fund.

For further information:

For more information about The Wellington West Annual London Gold
Conference, please contact event organizer Ling Chhor: lchhor@wwcm.com,
+1-416-640-4945

For further information: For more information about The Wellington West Annual London Gold
Conference, please contact event organizer Ling Chhor: lchhor at wwcm.com, +1-416-640-4945