Perhaps the most impressive reminders of the historic Central Nevada mining town of Austin's glorious past are its three churches, all built between 1866 and 1878.

It's a part of Nevada's history that came alive again over the weekend. The historic Virginia and Truckee railway rumbled through one stretch of its track for the first time in 70 years.

PRESCOTT, Ariz.----Western Sierra Mining Corp. announced today an update on its progress to list the company on the OTC Bulletin Board. Western's accountants have completed audits and reviews of the Company's financials through the period ended June 30, 2007.

TUCSON, Ariz.----Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. announces that it has signed an agreement to sell its option land at the Providence Project to NPX Metals Inc . The option land, adjacent to land already held by NPX, is believed to host commercially relevant quantities of disseminated gold and silver in Nevada's historic Beatty Mining District.

RENO (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gained an endorsement today from the Reno Gazette-Journal, while Republican presidential contender John McCain picked up the endorsement of the Elko Daily Free Press.

PRESCOTT, Ariz.----Western Sierra Mining Corp. announced today an update on its progress to list the company on the OTC Bulletin Board. Western's accountants have completed audits and reviews of the Company's financials through the period ended June 30, 2007.

TUCSON, Ariz.----Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. announces that it has signed an agreement to sell its option land at the Providence Project to NPX Metals Inc . The option land, adjacent to land already held by NPX, is believed to host commercially relevant quantities of disseminated gold and silver in Nevada's historic Beatty Mining District.

Golden Predator Mines Inc. reported its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Springer Mining Company, has received the new Class II Air Quality Operating Permit AP1061-2442 for the Springer tungsten facility in Pershing County, NV. This permit was issued by the Bureau of Air Pollution Control, a branch of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

From atop the 6,200-foot Keystone Peak west of Sahuarita, Norman Harris of McGee Ranch has an expansive and impressive view of three valleys

TUCSON, Ariz.----Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. announces that it has signed an agreement to sell its option land at the Providence Project to NPX Metals Inc . The option land, adjacent to land already held by NPX, is believed to host commercially relevant quantities of disseminated gold and silver in Nevada's historic Beatty Mining District.