This week's announcement by President-elect Barack Obama of his choices for the leaders of the departments of Agriculture and Interior are getting mixed reviews from conservationists, with some more left-leaning groups already denouncing both picks.

Their nickname should be changed to Thoroughbreds. The Havre High Blue Ponies have outdistanced the field before at the CMR Holiday Classic wrestling tournament, but this year the squad of head coach Scott Filius is one with an unusual amount of agility, speed and strength.

Silvercorp Metals Inc., China's largest primary silver producer, is pleased to report that a new National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the TLP-LM project in the Ying Mining District of Central China dated November 20, 2008, has been completed and is available for review on the SEDAR system or on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca.

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COEUR d'ALENE -- The federal building in downtown Coeur d'Alene is looking for a new tenant. The nonprofit organization St. Vincent de Paul will not move offices into the historic building on the corner of Fourth Street and Lakeside Avenue, leaving the downtown fixture in search of a new occupant.

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Silvercorp Metals Inc., China's largest primary silver producer, is pleased to report that a new National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the TLP-LM project in the Ying Mining District of Central China dated November 20, 2008, has been completed and is available for review on the SEDAR system or on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca.

On Dec. 19, the Utah office of the United States Bureau of Land Management will offer 142,333 acres for geothermal leasing.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Formation Capital Corporation has been provided an update by its wholly owned subsidiary, Formation Capital Corporation, U.S. in regards to permitting, personnel and equipment procurement status for the 100% owned Idaho Cobalt Project located near Salmon, Idaho.