Orient Paper Announces Unaudited Preliminary Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2011

Orient Paper, Inc. (AMEX: ONP) ("Orient Paper" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in northern China, today announced unaudited preliminary results for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, Orient Paper is expecting to report total unaudited revenue increased 61.2% to approximately $37.1 million from $23.0 million in the third quarter of 2010.

During the third quarter of 2011, the Company sold 55,642 tons of corrugating medium paper and offset printing paper, up 36.3% compared to the same period last year.

The Company expects to report unaudited gross profit of approximately $8.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, compared to $3.8 million in the third quarter last year. The Company is expecting unaudited net income to be approximately $5.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, up from $1.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the same period last year.

The Company revised its 2011 guidance with projected revenue for fiscal year 2011 to be between $147 million and $163 million, gross profit of between $32 million and $35 million., However, the Company reaffirmed its guidance for 2011 net income of between $21 million and $23 million, and basic and diluted earnings per share of between $1.16 and $1.28.

. The Company plans to release full financial results and file its Form 10-Q on or before November 9, 2011

About Orient Paper, Inc.

Orient Paper, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shengde Holdings, Inc., controls and operates Baoding Shengde Paper Co., Ltd. ("Baoding Shengde"), and Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co., Ltd ("HBOP"). Founded in 1996, HBOP is engaged in the production and distribution of products such as corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper, and other paper and packaging-related products in China.

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Metropolitan Health Networks Continues 2011 Record Operating Performance with Release of Third Quarter Results

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: MDF), (“Metropolitan”) a leading provider of health care services in Florida, today reported the company’s financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Highlights include the following:

• Revenue of $92.7 million for the quarter, $284.7 million for the nine month period;
• operating income of $11.7 million for the third quarter compared to $10.8 million in the prior year period;
• operating income of $34.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $31.3 million in the year ago period;
• cash, cash equivalents and investments of approximately $63.4 million at September 30, 2011 compared to $49.5 million at December 31, 2010.

Nine Months Year to Date Financial Highlights:

• For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the company’s revenue totaled $284.7 million compared to $276.8 million in the prior year period, an increase of 2.8%.
• Net income was $19.9 million compared to $19.7 million for the same period of 2010.
• Earnings per share were $0.50 per basic share and $0.47 per diluted share, compared to $0.50 per basic share and $0.48 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
• Net income in the 2011 period was reduced by $1.9 million

About Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc.:

Metropolitan is a growing health care company that provides and coordinates comprehensive health care services for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and other customers in Florida through its primary care-centric businesses, MetCare of Florida, Inc. and Continucare Corporation. Metropolitan currently owns and operates 33 medical centers and contracts with more than 250 primary care practices.

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Confederation announces significant high grade gold results from Newman Todd 343 g/t Gold Over 0.6 Metres and 11.1 g/t gold over 2.0 metres including 33.8 g/t Gold over 0.50 metres.

Confederation Minerals Ltd.(TSX-V: CFM)

is pleased to report bonanza grade gold results from the on-going drilling program at the Newman Todd property in the Red Lake Gold District, Ontario. The work is being funded and operated by Confederation pursuant to an option from Redstar Gold Corp. (TSX.V: RGC). To date, 49 drill holes totaling 19,000 metres have been completed in 2011. Drilling has focused on the Newman Todd Structure (NTS) where gold mineralization has been discovered over a strike length 1.6 kilometres. Confederation has sufficient funds to complete the current drill program and any presently planned drilling in 2012.

Highlights:

-Hole NT-083 intersects a 14.30 metre wide zone with two high grade intercepts: 343 g/t gold over 0.60 metre and 33.80 g/t gold over 0.50 metre Hole NT-084 intersects 6.76 g/t gold over 3.0 metres including 13.90 g/t gold over 1.0 metre.

-Hole NT-080 intersects 1.18 g/t gold over 32.0 metres including 10.91 g/t gold over 1.0 metre.

About Confederation Minerals Ltd.

Confederation Minerals Ltd. is a British Columbia based company engaged in the business of acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. Its objective is to locate and develop economic precious and base metals properties of merit. Confederation Minerals Ltd. holds an option agreement to acquire up to 70% of the Newman Todd project in the Red Lake Mining District of Northern Ontario as well as 100% ownership in two other properties in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario.

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Manitou Gold Intersects 75.1 m of 2.4 g/t Au on Gaffney Extension Project

Manitou Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MTU)

reports on assay results received from the Gaffney Extension diamond drill project, located within the Lower Manitou Lake area of Northwestern Ontario. Thirty-one diamond drill holes (6,968 metres) have been completed, with assay results received from the first twenty-seven holes.

Diamond drill hole G-11-27 returned a wide section of gold mineralization, with a continuous 75.1 m interval averaging 2.4 g/t Au. A cross section illustrating drilling to date at the Gaffney Extension can be found on the Company's website at www.manitougold.com/gaffney.html. Hole G-11-27 is the deepest hole completed to date on the project, with the intersection located at a vertical depth of 225 m. This impressive section of gold mineralization contains two higher grade intervals averaging 5.5 g/t Au over 8.5m and 5.2 g/t Au over 10.0 m. The two zones are contained within the entire 75.1 m interval in G-11-27 and are separated by material averaging 2.6 g/t Au over 17.2 m.

About the company

The company holds a dominant land position in the Gold Rock mining camp, located east of Kenora, in northwestern Ontario. The company is well funded with a strong shareholder base, including a significant ownership by Goldcorp Inc.

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Lydian Drilling Intersects 146 Meters at 1.6g/t Gold (Open at Depth) at Erato, 138 Meters at 1.5g/t and 101 Meters at 1.1g/t Gold From Artavasdes

Lydian International Ltd. (TSX:LYD)

a gold-focused mineral exploration and development company, today announced results from further drilling at its Amulsar gold project in Armenia. Amulsar is a high-sulfidation style gold project which currently hosts a CIM compliant combined Indicated and Inferred Category Resource of 2.5 million ounces at 1.0g/t gold (1.1 million ounces at 1.1 g/t gold in the Indicated Category and 1.4 million ounces at 0.9 g/t gold in the Inferred Category).

Results have been received from a further 25 combined diamond and reverse circulation drill holes at Amulsar. Drill holes comprise primarily resource extension and infill drilling from Arshak, Artavasdes and Erato (see Table and Figure in Appendix).

Notable intersection includes:

- RCA-441 (Erato) 146 meters at 1.6 g/t gold (EOH)

Including 5 meters at 19.5 g/t gold

About Lydian International

Lydian is a gold-focused mineral exploration and development company with expertise employing "first mover" strategies in emerging exploration environments. Currently Lydian is focused on Eastern Europe and on developing its flagship Amulsar gold project in Armenia. The Amulsar group of licenses is wholly owned by Lydian's Armenian subsidiary (Geoteam CJSC). Lydian also has a pipeline of promising early-stage gold and base metal exploration projects in the Caucasus regions.

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