VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov 27, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- On Nov 29th and Nov 30th, 2008 -- on National TV, BTV-Business Television profiles:

Polar Star Mining (CA:POS: news, chart, profile) : http://www.b-tv.com/i/videos/PolarSt... --

focusing on gold, copper-gold and uranium exploration properties. The geographic focus of Polar Star is Chile, where the company has 140,000 hectares covering 20 properties.

North American Gem (CA:NAG: news, chart, profile) :

http://www.b-tv.com/i/videos/NAGNov0... -- a junior exploration company based in Western Canada focused on exploring for coal in North America, primarily in Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

John Embry of Sprott Asset Management gives investors market advice: http://www.b-tv.com/i/videos/JohnEmb...

Plus CEO Clips on the following companies: Stornoway Diamonds --

http://www.b-tv.com/i/videos/Stornow... Corby Distilleries -- http://www.b-tv.com/i/videos/CorbyNo... Ima Explorations -- http://www.b-tv.com/i/videos/ImaExpN... El Nino Ventures -- http://www.b-tv.com/i/videos/ElNinoN...

BTV,

a half-hour weekly business program, profiles emerging publicly trading companies across Canada and the USA. With Host Taylor Thoen, BTV features companies at their location, interviews the company's key executives, features their products and services, and unveils their plans for future growth.

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