ICN Icn Resources Ltd.

Icon Industries Limited ("Icon" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ICN) is pleased
to report its ongoing exploration progress at its Hog Ranch project located in
Washoe County, northwest Nevada, USA. Hog Ranch comprises 238 unpatented lode
mining claims that cover approximately 4917 acres (1990 hectares), and a mining
lease with Estill Ranches LLC ("Estill") on approximately 592 acres (239.6
hectares) of privately owned fee land which contain the past-producing Hog Ranch
minesite from which a 100% interest is being obtained under option from
Seabridge Gold Inc. ("Seabridge"). Historical mining on the property was from a
series of low grade open pits in a very high level epithermal system. Given its
position in the Northern Nevada Rift aged belt of Bonanza Grade epithermal
deposits, and similarities of the historically mined mineralization and geology
to high level parts of other epithermal systems both in Nevada and globally,
Icon believes the property has high potential for the discovery of high grade
low sulphidation style epithermal gold mineralization that lies in feeder
structures beneath and potentially lateral to, the past producing mineralized
areas.


Through its geological team and geological contractor, Equity Exploration of
Vancouver B.C., Icon has continued to compile and evaluate the large volume of
historical exploration information from the property. At the time of the initial
option agreement, Icon obtained a digital database from Seabridge which covered
much of the historical work, but lacked information from many historical drill
holes, geophysical surveys completed, geological reporting and mapping, and
various types of soil and rock sampling. The Company has been systematically
obtaining and compiling additional exploration information from private
individuals and former operators of the property, and is significantly advanced
in this process. Given the more than 2,600 drill holes drilled on the property,
although most are shallow and comprise definition drill holes for the
historically mined pits, it has been necessary to obtain as complete a drilling
database as possible in particular so that exploration efforts are not
duplicated and the historical data can be effectively utilized. The data
acquisition process is ongoing, but the data obtained to date has been utilized
to generate targets and advance understanding of the mineralizing system for
subsequent drill targeting.


Initial site visits were conducted over several days in the early summer to
assess ground conditions and provide an initial evaluation of the geology. This
was followed recently by several weeks of geological fieldwork by the Company's
geological team and contractors that has just been completed. Field work has
comprised a combination of geological mapping to augment, and where necessary,
provide new geological information to refine the geological understanding of the
property. In addition, focused soil sampling, rock chip sampling and
prospecting, and the mapping and evaluation of the distribution of structural
and alteration features which may host or control gold mineralization were also
undertaken. Sampling for assessment of hydrothermal alteration patterns
utilizing a Terraspec analytical spectral device was completed during the
mapping program across the property to assess patterns in hydrothermal
alteration that can identify potential areas which may be underlain by upflow
zones that occur above vein systems at depth. Although much of the previous
diamond drill core and reverse circulation (RC) chips from previous drill
campaigns is no longer available or is lost, drill core and RC chips from
drilling programs run by previous operators Seabridge and Cameco Gold are
available. These have been sampled also for clay mineral analysis to obtain a
3-dimensional view of alteration zoning which can further augment targeting in
areas of this drilling.


In conjunction with the geological ground surveys, modeling of drill hole assay
data has identified some high priority drilling targets in the vicinity of
several of the historically mined pits. Here, east-northeast trending breccia
zones and areas of chalcedonic veining lie above some previous drill intercepts
which could collectively represent the upper projection of feeder systems to the
near surface mineralization that could contain steeply dipping fault-hosted
veins. Since previous drilling either comprised vertical drill holes, widely
spaced angle drill holes drilled to the east, and/or drill holes completed only
to very shallow depths, these targets are poorly tested, or are untested by
previous drilling. Several drill holes are proposed to test these targets areas
to sufficient depths of at least 150 to 200 m below the current surface, which
are approximate minimum depths of initial appearance of veins below surface in
similar systems globally. Additional targets are apparent in other parts of the
property where favorable styles of alteration and faulting are present. Overall
the geological ground work and data evaluations continue to suggest that Hog
Ranch has high potential to host a significant epithermal gold vein system.


As previously stated, Company management is planning a fall drilling program.
Since drilling targets have been clearly identified during the recent geological
work, potential CSAMT and I.P. geophysical surveys which have been considered to
be completed on the property to aid in drill targeting will be considered after
the drilling program, when the results of the drilling may aid in better
assessing their optimal location and position.


The technical information in this news release was compiled by David Rhys, P.
Geo., a qualified person as defined by N.I. 43-101, and a director of Icon.


Additional information concerning the Hog Ranch project is available at the
Company's website at: http://www.iconindustriesltd.com/s/HogRanch.asp


AGM date change

The Company also announces a change to the date of its proposed Annual General
Meeting from September 9 to September 25, 2009, in the offices of The Baron
Group International at #1980 - 1075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V6E 3C9 at 9:30 AM.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of Icon Industries Limited,

T. Barry Coughlan, President

Certain matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking
statements. Investors are cautioned that all statements, other than statement of
historical fact, involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to:
exploration and mining risks and financing risks. There can be no assurance that
such statement will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investors are
encouraged to review ICON's filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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