NDR New Dimension Resources Ltd

New Dimension Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NDR) and its wholly-owned subsidiary
Dimension Resources (USA) Inc. (the "Company" or "New Dimension") are pleased to
announce that a 2,000 metre Phase I reverse circulation ("RC") drill program has
commenced at New Dimension's Reese River Project (the "Property" or "Reese
River") in Nevada.


The Phase I drill program is being managed by New Dimension, with International
Minerals Corporation ("International Minerals") funding 100% of the cost of the
program. Details of the agreement between New Dimension and International
Minerals are discussed below.


"New Dimension is pleased to join forces with International Minerals and Company
management is excited that this initial drill program will be conducted at Reese
River, which we consider to have one of the best undrilled silver targets in
Nevada." said Fred Hewett, President and CEO of New Dimension. "We look forward
to this initial evaluation of Reese River as it has taken two years of
commitment and persistence by the Company's employees to acquire the Property
and to successfully bring it to this drilling stage."


Reese River Project - Background Information

New Dimension's Reese River Project is located near Austin, Nevada, with
excellent access and infrastructure. Reported historical silver production from
the Austin District exceeded 20 million ounces with the majority of production
coming from bonanza grade veins over a 30 year period, following the discovery
of the district in 1862. The Company believes the Property holds significant
potential for both high-grade underground and open-pittable silver deposits.


The Reese River Project includes the New York Canyon and Amador Canyon priority
target areas which, along with the intervening ground, cover over 4.5 square
kilometres of very prospective geology. Within the Property there are numerous
historical mine workings with most of these positioned along a
sedimentary-intrusive contact that hosts much of the known mineralization in the
district.


Although the New York Canyon area is the site of several historic underground
bonanza silver mines, all the underground workings are inaccessible and there
has been no known modern exploration or drilling on these historic high-grade
targets.


In addition to the historical underground vein mineralization, there is evidence
for important wall-rock mineralization that could support an open pit operation.
This evidence includes the results of 89 rock chip and representative dump
samples collected by the Company over the main target area. All the samples
reported anomalous silver with 21 of these assaying over 100 g/t with an average
of 254 g/t silver and a range from 102 to 601 g/t silver.


Of the initial 2,000 metres of planned RC drilling, approximately half will be
completed at New York Canyon.


In the Amador Canyon area, located approximately two kilometres to the northwest
of New York Canyon, two styles of silver mineralization have been identified by
the Company. One type of mineralization is related to shallow-dipping shear
zones developed on bedding planes that had limited drilling by another unrelated
company in 2004. Reported results include 12.2 metres (drill width) of 286 g/t
silver. The Company cannot verify the accuracy of these results.


A second type of mineralization is related to an easterly trending fault zone
called the Amador Fault that extends approximately 1,000 metres along Amador
Canyon. Both styles of mineralization saw significant historical mining activity
as evidenced by numerous large mine dumps. The Company believes that the Amador
Fault was an important feeder for these historical mines and the planned
drilling will be the first modern test of its potential to host significant
silver mineralization. In addition, a previously unknown gold zone was
discovered by the Company several hundred metres east of the silver zone. Here
two one-metre chip samples of altered sediments, exposed through cover
approximately 50 metres apart, reported values of 9.8 g/t and 4.8 g/t gold.


The Amador Canyon area will be drill tested with six to eight RC drill holes
totaling approximately 1,000 metres.


The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance
with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and
reviewed by Thomas Burkhart, the Company's Vice President of Exploration, a
Director and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.


Letter Agreement

As originally announced on April 2, 2009, International Minerals can earn a 60%
interest in the Reese River Project by funding the 2,000 metre Phase I RC drill
program within the first year of receiving a drill permit (as a firm commitment)
and by undertaking an aggregate of US$1.0 million in exploration expenditures
and maintaining the underlying property obligations over a four year period.
International Minerals earn-in period commenced on August 1, 2009. International
Minerals can also acquire an additional 10% interest (for a total interest of
70%) by funding and completing a Feasibility Study within eight years (by August
1, 2017).


As a result of International Minerals completing its legal due diligence and the
Agreement receiving all necessary approvals, New Dimension has received
US$10,000 in cash and will receive an additional US$100,000 in cash or
equivalent value in International Mineral shares (at the election of
International Minerals) upon International Minerals earning a 60% interest in
the Property.


Once International Minerals has earned its interest (either 60% or 70%), either
party can be diluted to a 1.0% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty for
non-participation in approved expenditures on the Property. International
Minerals is the operator of the project, with New Dimension supervising and
managing, as a sub-contractor, the initial Phase 1 RC drill program described
above.


About International Minerals

International Minerals is an emerging gold and silver producer, with an
operating silver-gold mine (Pallancata) in Peru and two gold development
projects in Ecuador, together with a strong balance sheet that includes cash and
short term investments of approximately US$45 million.


About New Dimension Resources

New Dimension is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of
quality exploration opportunities throughout the Americas. Currently, the
Company's exploration activities are focused on mineral properties situated in
Nevada. The Company also maintains strategic properties in Canada and South
America, including the Cenepa Project, which is located along the Ecuadorian
border in northern Peru, and covers the projection of a 20 kilometre long
north-south trending mineral belt that features Kinross Gold Corp.'s (TSX:K)
Condor Project and the Fruta Del Norte gold discovery.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

NEW DIMENSION RESOURCES LTD.

Fred G. Hewett, P.Eng., President & CEO

This news release may contain forward looking statements which are not
historical facts, such as ore reserve estimates, anticipated production or
results, sales, revenues, costs, or discussions of goals and exploration
results, and involves a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metal price volatility,
volatility of metals production, project development, ore reserve estimates,
future anticipated reserves and cost engineering estimate risks, geological
factors and exploration results. See New Dimension's filings for a more detailed
discussion of factors that may impact expected results.


This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an
offer to sell any securities in the United States. The securities have not been
and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be
offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered
under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an
exemption from such registration is available.

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