X-Terra and Brownstone proceed with magnetic surveys in St-Laurent Lowlands

ROUYN-NORANDA, QC, Sept. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - X-Terra Resources Corporation ("X-Terra") and Brownstone Ventures Inc. (TSXV: "BWN") ("Brownstone") are pleased to announce that they have commenced a 5,543 km airborne magnetic survey on the Rimouski, Rimouski North and Shawinigan projects in the St-Laurent Lowlands, Quebec . The survey is composed of 5,543 km of 300 metre-spacing flight lines and 3,000 metre-spacing control lines and will be completed by Geophysics GPR International - KalusAir Services Inc (KASI). The magnetic survey maps will be used to outline the structural and lithological geology of some specific targeting sectors for further exploration. Please refer to X-Terra's website to view a surface plan showing the location of the survey.

Area participants, like Questerre Energy Corp., continue to make progress confirming the potential for significant oil and gas in Quebec . X-Terra Resources and Brownstone Ventures' Québec Oil and Gas Licenses cover a total of 159,991 hectares (1,600 sq.km).

About X-Terra Resources

X-Terra is a resource company focused on acquiring and exploring energy properties in Canada . X-Terra Resources has 11,783,069 shares outstanding, a cash position of $3.8M and an investment of 2,000,000 shares of Brownstone Ventures Inc. which represents as of today $0.40 per share.

About Brownstone

Brownstone Ventures Inc. is a Canadian-based, energy focused investment company with equity interests and direct interests in oil and gas exploration projects, including working interests in almost 300,000 acres in the Piceance/Uinta Basins of Colorado and Utah; 72,896 acres in the Assam/Arakan Basin, Northeast India ; 253,000 acres in Rio Negro, Argentina ; interests in several projects in Brazil and a 50% interest in approximately 395,368 acres in the Québec Lowlands. For additional information, please see Brownstone's website: www.brownstoneventures.com.

    
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For further information: Martin Dallaire, President and Chief Executive Officer, [phone], Fax: [phone], [email protected]; www.xterraresources.com; Richard Patricio, Vice-President Corporate and Legal Affairs, Brownstone Ventures Inc., [phone], [email protected]; www.brownstoneventures.com