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Monday, August 24, 2009

VUI...Virginia Co. Becoming More Canadian-Owned

By James West
MidasLetter.com
Monday, May 25, 2009

As far as uranium companies go, there aren't many who can say they are developing one of the largest undeveloped deposits in the world. But Santoy Resources (TSX.V:SAN), through its acquisition of a minority stake in Virginia Uranium, is doing just that. Santoy is in the process of acquiring a 20% interest in the holding company ("Holdco") that controls the leasehold development and operating rights of the Coles Hill uranium property in southside Virginia.

The transaction is structured as a plan of arrangement that also provides Santoy with a right of first refusal on future financings. Santoy's ambition is to earn a 30% interest over the next few years through various financing transactions.

Ron Netolitzky, Chief Executive Officer of Santoy, is also a director and a shareholder of Holdco. To increase the number of Holdco shares available to Santoy, Mr. Netolitzky and Santoy have agreed under the Business Combination Agreement that Santoy will acquire his 2,000,0000 Holdco shares in exchange for Santoy shares at the same ratio of six shares of Santoy for each one share of Holdco. The transaction has been negotiated by an independent committee of theboard of Santoy and has received full board approval with Mr. Netolitzky abstaining.

It is contemplated that Santoy will, subject to regulatory approval, change its name to "Virginia Energy Resources Inc." or such other name as approved by the Santoy Board to reflect the significance of the transaction to Santoy.

According to Virginia Uranium CEO Norman Reynolds, who will become CEO of Santoy upon the transaction's closing, "What this gives Santoy is a very substantial interest in one of the largest undeveloped uranium projects in the world. Its in an area that is very nuclear friendly, Virginia has four reactors generating more than a third of the state's electricity needs. Forty miles from the project there are two nuclear facilities, one owned by Areva that manufactures fuel rods for the commercial reactors and the other one manufactures the fuel rods for the navy. When the Atlantic fleet is in its home port of Norfolk Virgina, there are in the neighborhood of 50 reactors in the various aircraft carriers and submarines, so it's a state that is very comfortable and supportive of nuclear energy."

Reynolds was the president of Marline Corp. when the deposit was discovered in the '80s.

Dominion Virginia Power has four nuclear plants in Virginia that provide about a third of the state's energy, but the uranium used at the facilities is imported. The situation in neighboring states is similar, including in Maryland, which gets 31 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, according to the federal government.

Marline Corp. began searching for uranium deposits in the Eastern US in the late 1970s and in 1982 said it discovered 30 million pounds of uranium oxide in Pittsylvania County, potentially worth $1 billion or more.

Since then, the estimate of available ore has climbed to 119 million pounds, worth perhaps $10 billion. However, Virginia placed a moratorium on uranium mining in 1982, until such time as uranium mining regulations are enacted into law. Marline was working with the state legislature in the 1980's to develop the appropriate laws and regulatory framework for uranium mining in Virginia when the price of uranium declined to the point that the project was abandoned. Santoy's will support Virginia Uranium's efforts to pick up today where Marline left off 25 years ago. In the meanwhile, the state continues to import all of its nuclear fuel requirements.

In 1982, Virginia did pass laws covering uranium exploration. Per those regulations Virginia Uranium Inc. applied for and received a permit from the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy in November 2007 to conduct uranium exploration drilling on 194 acres in and around the Coles Hill deposit in Pittsylvania County.

Baseline water quality has been established for water wells, surface water ponds, and streams in the area. An archeological, cultural, and historic resources review of the area has been completed. There are no threatened or endangered species within or near the permit area.

The Virginia governor's energy plan issued in the Fall 2007 mentioned this project about 50 times, saying that studies needed to be done to assess the potential for developing it, and generally supporting the idea of a developed uranium mining industry in the state," said Reynolds "That was largely the catalyst that motivated the Coles and Bowen Families to begin developing Coles Hill more aggressively."

Family patriarch Walter Coles said in January 2008, "There's too much uranium here. Somebody's going to mine it. I felt like while I was alive, it was my duty to make sure it was done right."

Virginia Uranium is focused on and committed to best practices in terms of environmental protection and community relations. To that end, the company is:

  • Supporting an independent study authorized by the Commonwealth of Virginia to analyze the effect of mining on the community with emphasis on agriculture;
  • Actively working with the Virginia Farm Bureau to assist the county's efforts to preserve the agricultural traditions of the region, and;
  • Supporting local and regional colleges and universities with research, scholarships, grants and job opportunities related to agriculture, mining and geology.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) supports a study, and a state energy report released this fall recommends one. Virginia currently gets more of its energy from nuclear power than almost any other state -- about 35 percent, almost twice the national average.

In addition to the Virginia acquisition, Santoy has actively been exploring its strategically located uranium properties within three main geographic locations in Canada; the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador and in the Otish Mountains of Quebec. These projects are located on favourable geological trends and are in close proximity to known deposits.

The company currently holds interests in 12 uranium properties within or on the margins of the prolific Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan.

Santoy and its 50-50 joint venture partner Denison Mines Corp. (TSX:DML, AMEX:DNN) have approved a $300,000 budget for fieldwork on the Hatchet Lake and Murphy Lake properties for 2009. Ground electromagnetic surveys are currently underway on the Tuning Fork and Tuning Fork West grid on the Hatchet Lake property.

Santoy will also spend $1 million on nine claim blocks within and on the margins of the Proterozoic Otish basin it controls in the province of Quebec.

The company has an experienced management team which is supported by a veteran board of directors who have been directly involved with the discovery and development of three major gold discoveries in Canada that have subsequently been put into production (Eskay Creek, Snip and Brewery Creek mines); of coal and coalbed methane projects in Western Canada; of producing "green power" projects throughout Canada; of conventional oil & gas discoveries throughout North and South America; and of taking uranium discoveries through to feasibility study.

Visit the company's web site at www.Santoy.ca and also at www.VirginiaUranium.com to learn more.

http://www.midasletter.com/news/09052506_Santoy-resources-jump-starts-growth-with-Virginia-Uranium-stake.php

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

ANTI-MINING GROUP TO STAGE SIT-IN AT CANADIAN EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY: FAO marks Global Day of Action Against Open-Pit Mining

Anti-mining activists are marking the first ever Global Day of Action Against Open-Pit mining with a 36-hour sit-in outside the Canadian Embassy building in Mexico City. The action is being planned by the Frente Amplio Opositor (FAO), a coalition opposed to Canadian corporation New Gold’s Cerro de San Pedro open-pit gold and silver mine in Central Mexico. New Gold Inc. is based in British Columbia.

“The sit-in is a nonviolent protest to demand that the Canadian government intervene in the case of New Gold’s Cerro de San Pedro mine”, said FAO member Juan Carlos Ruiz Guadalajara. “The mine is still operating despite having lost its environmental permit in a recent court ruling. We are reminding the embassy that we will continue to raise our voices against corruption, human rights abuses and environmental destruction”.

Mexican Secretary of the Economy figures reveal that more than 70% of all mining exploration, development and production projects in Mexico are owned by Canadian corporations. Canadian mining companies have benefited from legal reforms that the Mexican government adopted in order to accommodate NAFTA
and draw foreign investment.

Open-pit mines, such as Cerro de San Pedro, have generated controversy due to their devastating environmental and social impacts.

“The Cerro de San Pedro mine has already left a legacy of irreversible ecological destruction”, stated FAO member Martha Rivera. “Aside from destroying a mountain, polluting the air and contaminating the water, the mine has created divisions in a tight-knit community and generated opposition in the entire region”.

The sit-in at the site of the Canadian embassy will begin at 8 am on July 21st and end at 8 pm on July 22nd. Parallel events are planned in Toronto, Montreal, and other cities worldwide.

http://faomontreal.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/sit-in-at-canadian-embassy-in-mexico-city/

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Santoy Amends Private Placement Financing Terms

Thu. July 16, 2009

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 16, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- SANRF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating --

Santoy Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SAN) is announcing, in the context of the market, a re-pricing of the proposed non-brokered private placement financing announced May 14, 2009, subject to regulatory approval. Each Unit will comprise one common share at a price of 10 cents per share, and one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable at 12 cents per share for a five-year period.

The warrants will have an acceleration clause whereby if the Company's shares trade at or greater than 40 cents for 10 consecutive days, the remaining exercise period may be reduced, at the election of the Company and upon notice to the warrant holders, to 25 days. The securities issued under this placement will be free trading as a consequence of an Exchange exemption due to the prospective level disclosure in the Company's Information Circular dated April 24, 2009 setting out the Plan of Arrangement with Virginia Uranium Ltd. This private placement will be completed by close of business on July 16, 2009.

A portion of this proposed financing will be applied to increasing the Company's equity position in VA Uranium Holdings Inc., which initial transaction was announced in a Company news release dated Dec. 22, 2008 wherein Santoy and a private corporation, Virginia Uranium Ltd. have agreed to a business combination by way of a Plan of Arrangement, now scheduled to close July 21, 2009. Virginia Uranium Ltd. owns an interest in the Coles Hill uranium deposit located in southern Virginia.

Coles Hill, considered to be one of the largest undeveloped uranium deposits in the United States, had been advanced through to the feasibility stage in 1982 and has now been investigated by 220 drill holes. It has an estimated measured and indicated resource of 119 million pounds of U3O8 (at a cut-off grade of 0.025 per cent U3O8) based on a National Instrument 43-101 technical report on the Coles Hill property prepared for Santoy Resources by Behre Dolbear and Company Ltd., Marshall Miller and Associates Inc., and PAC Geological Consultant Inc. (Dr. Peter Christopher, P.Eng.) dated Feb. 2, 2009, and revised April 29, 2009. This report is available on SEDAR and on Santoy Resources' website at www.santoy.ca.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

SANTOY RESOURCES LTD.

R. K. Netolitzky, President & CEO

SOURCE: Santoy Resources Ltd.

Santoy Resources Ltd.
Ron Netolitzky
President
(604) 669-4799
Santoy Resources Ltd.
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Friday, July 10, 2009

U.S. to jump-start domestic isotope production

Sheldon Alberts, Washington Correspondent, Canwest News Service

Published: Friday, July 10, 2009

WASHINGTON - A Senate committee on Friday approved $20 million U.S. in spending to allow the United States to begin domestic production of medical isotopes, a response to global supply shortages being caused by the shutdown of Canada's nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont.

The money is included in a $34-billion Senate appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. It marks the first proposed commitment of U.S. government funds to meet American demand for Molybdenum-99, the radioisotope used in medical imaging and cancer diagnosis.

Until its shutdown, Ontario's Chalk River reactor was the world's largest producer of medical isotopes.

Until its shutdown, Ontario's Chalk River reactor was the world's largest producer of medical isotopes.

The committee recognizes the shortfall in supplies of isotope Molybdenum-99 for the use in medical treatments, and provides $20,000,000 to advance the creation of a domestic supply of this isotope," the legislation says.

The effort by U.S. lawmakers to jump-start U.S. production follows signals from the Obama administration earlier this week that it will need up to $120 million over four years to fund the project.

"It's certainly gratifying, because it is exactly the kind of action we were asking for," said Alan Kuperman, director of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Program at the University of Texas in Austin.

Kuperman was among a group of American medical and non-proliferation experts who last month wrote Congress. urging them to speed ahead with U.S. production of medical isotopes in response to the May 15 shutdown of the aging NRU reactor at Chalk River, which is the world's largest isotope producer.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in June it's likely Canada will "get out of the business" of supplying isotopes by 2016 - and U.S. production could make that plan a certainty.

Even before a leak of heavy water forced the Chalk River reactor shutdown, the U.S. government had been eyeing the possibility of developing its own isotope production, using low-enriched uranium. Isotopes are produced from bomb-grade uranium at Chalk River.

The likeliest candidates for U.S. production facilities include one at the University of Missouri, and another proposed in Virginia by the private firm, Babcock & Wilcox.

"The recent supply interruptions (in Canada) have really accelerated that process and given it the political momentum," Kuperman said.

In a presentation to the National Academies this week, an official from the National Nuclear Security Administration said the U.S. - which gets about 60 per cent of its isotopes from Canada - was facing a "supply crisis" because of the Chalk River closure.

It was initially estimated that the NRU reactor would be closed only for three months, but Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. this week said repairs could take until late 2009.

Separate from the funding proposed by the U.S. Senate, a House of Representatives committee is reportedly recommending $12 million in first-year funding for isotope production. The two pieces of legislation will need to be reconciled before final approval of the isotope production funding.

"Regardless of what the amount ends up being, the most important thing is that the House, Senate and the Obama administration have expressed support for this," Kuperman said.

While the U.S. is spending cash to figure out a solution to the isotope-supply crisis, the Canadian government is waiting to hear from a three-person expert panel. That panel, appointed last month, will report to Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt this fall, and has been asked by the government to suggest what paths Ottawa could take to secure a reliable, long-term supply of medical isotopes.

The federal government did give Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. an additional $351 million in this year's budget, some of which was to be used to upgrade the facilities at its Chalk River Laboratories.

That money was allocated before the NRU broke down, and no new money has so far been designated for new isotope production.

McMaster University officials told a House of Commons committee last month that a research reactor at the Hamilton university could be producing all the medical isotopes Canada needs - and then some - in as little as 18 months.

But the reactor's manager, Christopher Heysel, said a speedy transformation of the McMaster reactor from a multi-purpose research machine to a high-volume isotope producer needs co-operation of other "stakeholders," including AECL, the federal government, and the nuclear-safety regulator. The transformation would be relatively cheap, as well, costing the federal government just $30 million over five years, Heysel said.

With files from David Akin

http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=1779211

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Black Range, Uranium One deal falls apart

Company strikes new agreement with NZ Minerals LLC
Although its deal with Uranium One to create a single, massive uranium project site near Tallahassee recently fell through, Black Range Minerals has an eye on acquiring the entire deposit through a new agreement with NZ Minerals LLC.

Canadian-based Uranium One, which has holdings in South Africa and Australia, defaulted on its option to purchase a 39.2 percent stake in the Hansen Project. The company had struck a deal with BRM, an Australian energy company, in January to form the partnership to join adjacent uranium projects in the Tallahassee area.

Black Range currently owns 100 percent of the Taylor Ranch Project, which lies to the north of the Hansen Project, and claims recent exploration there has proven mining and milling operations are economically viable. The two companies had planned to consolidate assets to establish a joint venture.

Instead, BRM announced an agreement last week to acquire a 49 percent interest in the Hansen deposit through NZ Minerals LLC, a U.S. company that owns almost 1 million acres of mineral rights spread across Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. NZ Minerals sold the property to the developers of the South T-Bar Ranch but retained 49 percent of the mineral rights during that transaction.

Black Range Minerals now will focus its efforts to acquire the other 51 percent of mineral rights from South T-Bar.

“We have consolidated our position,” Ben Vallerine, U.S. exploration manager with BRM, said Monday. “We’ve got a bigger area and the best deposit in the area, so we’ll continue to work on that and make it an economic project.”

Vallerine said the deal with Uranium One had his company in a holding pattern, but he foresees action in the near future.

“We haven’t progressed much, because we’ve been working on acquiring this 49 percent. Now that we have that, we will start trying to get the 51 percent from South T-Bar Ranch, which has declared their 51 percent for sale,” Vallerine said. “Obviously, if we can acquire 100 percent, we’ll work toward getting permitting in place to drill.”

Vallerine said if the pieces all fall into place, BRM would again go before Fremont County officials to seek another Conditional Use Permit for exploration drilling on the Hansen deposit.

“There was a lot of work done in the 1970s that needs updating,” he said. “We need to revalidate it. They planned to do a pit, and we plan to do underground mining. There’s a lot of different technical work that needs to be done.”

Tallahassee Area Community Inc., the local group formed specifically to fight uranium production in the area, said Uranium One pulling out of the deal was a positive step.

“Uranium One was a bigger company than Black Range Minerals is,” TAC member Kay Hawklee said Monday afternoon. “When the larger company starts to pull away, that encourages us to think the larger companies do not want to go after minerals that are of this low quality, so therefore, are not that economically viable.”

Hawklee said legal counsel advised the group the move could potentially be good news.

“It’s kind of heartened us,” Hawklee said. “We think it’s great.”

However, Vallerine said his company is moving full steam ahead.

“Hopefully, we can get the CUP approval to drill around Christmas and get it done over the winter,” he said. “Then we can spend all next year doing our drilling and follow-up studies. Obviously, we have to have the other 51 percent. Nothing is going to be economic if we’ve only got 49 percent.”

If the two projects are successfully combined, they will contain an estimated 80 million pounds of uranium ore.

http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/Top-Story.asp?ID=11058

Friday, June 5, 2009

Canada's Uranium Mining

The Yellowcake Trail tracks all aspects of uranium in Canada from the mining and milling, to processing and use, throughout its eighty-year history. The story begins with the history of uranium in Canada, from its initial discovery to the rapid development of mines that placed Canada as the prominent world leader in uranium production. Each mine has a story and each story has a common thread and legacy.

Fatal Attraction

Yellowcake is the bright yellow uranium powder produced when raw uranium ore is crushed and purified. It is actually a mixture of uranium oxides, mostly U3O8 (urania), and ranges in colour from yellow to orange to dark green. It is this yellowcake that is packaged in steel drums, traded and sent across the world to be further processed, converted to different forms, enriched and used in the manufacture of nuclear fuel or bombs.

The Yellowcake Trail is lined with environmental devastation, sickness and death. The nuclear industry has always been a law unto itself, sheltered by governments promoting the industry as a safe and clean means of satisfying the insatiable demand for energy. Yet no insurance company in the world will sell liability insurance to a nuclear power plant. Nuclear scientists and engineers strongly endorse nuclear power, caught up in their fascination with the unique properties of uranium and the power it unleashes.

Nuclear (radioactive) waste is deadly to human beings in amounts as small as a millionth of a gram, and we have produced it in hundreds of thousands of tonnes. It is already leaking out of totally inadequate containment, not only from mine sites, refineries and nuclear power plants, but also from nuclear weapons programs. There is no way to get rid of it and it remains lethal for millions of years.

For decades, Canada has been the world’s largest producer of uranium, home to the richest ore deposits, the largest uranium mine in the world, and the largest publicly traded uranium mining company – CAMECO (Canadian Mining and Energy Corporation).

As Canadians, we need to understand the detrimental impacts of uranium mining, processing and use to our country and to the health and environment of communities affected by these operations. At every stage there is polluted air, land, and water, wreaking permanent destruction on the health and environment of communities – especially, native communities, their food sources, and their natural habitat.

Once exploration and mining starts, there is no end – the mines can be closed and abandoned as often is the case, but the radioactive tailings remain.

http://www.greenmuze.com/climate/energy/1184-canadas-uranium-mining.html

More data needed on uranium's effects, speaker says

Posted By JOYCE CASSIN

June 04, 2009

There are too many unknowns when it comes to uranium and its effects on people, says Dr. Linda Harvey, the guest speaker at the Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee (PHCHCC) annual general meeting on Wednesday.

"No proof of harm is not the same as proof of no harm," the retired family physician from the Kingston area said.

She told the membership that trials have been undertaken on animals, but very few on people.

"Studies have been based on guess work," she said. "There's a huge gap in knowledge."

Information is not readily available on the effects of uranium on people who are ill, seniors or children, she says.

"There is also very little known on genetic effects," said Harvey, who said she believes deterioration caused by contamination is reversible, at least at first.

"If it happens over years, we don't know," she said.

Neonatal effects in animals have been studied, but that's an area that needs more research in humans, she says.

"These are things that are completely under the radar," she said. "We just don't know."

When it comes to the genetic effects, she says we are creating a situation that may not be good for our descendants.

"Genetics - this is the part that really scares the hell out of me," she said.

Damaging genes at a point in time when we're facing climate change and pandemics scares her.

"We may need our fertility and we would not have it," said Harvey. "And we're doing it to other organisms."

The most recent Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) document has her worried as well.

"There are two flaws that spring out at me," she said.

First she was concerned that the CNSC document stated no further health studies were required in Port Hope.

"They can't say that about any community," Harvey said.

She added that studies in Port Hope, or even across Canada, are too small to achieve statistical significance.

"They toss out everything that doesn't achieve that, so perhaps they are missing something," she said. "We may need to use European data."

She spoke of a German study on leukemia in children near nuclear sites.

"This is good quality data and we should take note of what it's telling us," Harvey said.

Her second major concern with the CNSC document is the portion where it speaks of "most" of the soil levels under regulatory levels.

"That's true, but not all are," she said.

Although Harvey has only been involved in the uranium issue for three years and had no concrete advice to offer members of the PHCHCC, she said the most reasonable solution is to keep speaking up about what people know to be true.

"The pesticide legislation was hard-fought, but it finally came through," she said.

Harvey has co-written a document on her work that can be found on the Physicians for Global Survival web-site at pgs.caunder: social justice, entitled Human Health Implications of Uranium Mining and Nuclear Power Generation, she says.

http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1599413

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Santoy Resources - Virginia Uranium Plan of Arrangement approved

Tuesday , 26 May 2009

Santoy Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: SAN): is pleased to announce that shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a business combination by way of a statutory plan of arrangement involving the Company and Virginia Uranium Ltd. at the Company's Annual & Special Meeting on May 21st in Vancouver ((initial transaction announced in a news release dated Dec. 22, 2008).

Virginia Uranium Ltd. owns an interest in the Coles Hill Uranium Deposit, located in southern Virginia. Coles Hill is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped uranium deposits in the United States. It has an estimated measured and indicated resource of 119 million pounds of U308 at a cut-off grade of 0.025 per cent U308 based on a National Instrument 43-101 technical report on the Coles Hill property prepared for Santoy by Behre Dolbear and Company Ltd., Marshall Miller and Associates Inc., and PAC Geological Consulting Inc., dated Feb. 2, 2009 and revised April 29, 2009. This report is available on SEDAR and on Santoy's website at www.santoy.ca

Virginia Uranium Ltd. shareholders have also simultaneously voted overwhelmingly in favour of the business combination with Santoy. The final closing of this transaction is expected mid-June, 2009.

At this same meeting, Santoy shareholders also voted in favour of management's proposed slate of directors, being Ron Hochstein, P. Eng. (chairman); Ron Netolitzky, M.Sc. (CEO); Pat Barry, CFP; Robert Ingram, CA; William James, B.Sc.; and Robert Matthews, CA. The ratification of the Company's "rolling" stock option plan, re-appointment of Smythe Radcliffe as auditors, a potential consolidation of the outstanding shares at the discretion of the Board of Directors and a continuance of the corporation from the Province of Alberta to the Province of British Columbia were also approved.

http://www.santoy.ca

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page674?oid=83818&sn=Detail

Monday, May 25, 2009

Santoy Resources Jump-Starts Growth with Virginia Uranium Stake

By James West
MidasLetter.com
Monday, May 25, 2009

As far as uranium companies go, there aren't many who can say they are developing one of the largest undeveloped deposits in the world. But Santoy Resources (TSX.V:SAN), through its acquisition of a minority stake in Virginia Uranium, is doing just that. Santoy is in the process of acquiring a 20% interest in the holding company ("Holdco") that controls the leasehold development and operating rights of the Coles Hill uranium property in southside Virginia.

The transaction is structured as a plan of arrangement that also provides Santoy with a right of first refusal on future financings. Santoy's ambition is to earn a 30% interest over the next few years through various financing transactions.

Ron Netolitzky, Chief Executive Officer of Santoy, is also a director and a shareholder of Holdco. To increase the number of Holdco shares available to Santoy, Mr. Netolitzky and Santoy have agreed under the Business Combination Agreement that Santoy will acquire his 2,000,0000 Holdco shares in exchange for Santoy shares at the same ratio of six shares of Santoy for each one share of Holdco. The transaction has been negotiated by an independent committee of the board of Santoy and has received full board approval with Mr. Netolitzky abstaining.

It is contemplated that Santoy will, subject to regulatory approval, change its name to "Virginia Energy Resources Inc." or such other name as approved by the Santoy Board to reflect the significance of the transaction to Santoy.

According to Virginia Uranium CEO Norman Reynolds, who will become CEO of Santoy upon the transaction's closing, "What this gives Santoy is a very substantial interest in one of the largest undeveloped uranium projects in the world. Its in an area that is very nuclear friendly, Virginia has four reactors generating more than a third of the state's electricity needs. Forty miles from the project there are two nuclear facilities, one owned by Areva that manufactures fuel rods for the commercial reactors and the other one manufactures the fuel rods for the navy. When the Atlantic fleet is in its home port of Norfolk Virgina, there are in the neighborhood of 50 reactors in the various aircraft carriers and submarines, so it's a state that is very comfortable and supportive of nuclear energy."

Reynolds was the president of Marline Corp. when the deposit was discovered in the '80s.

Dominion Virginia Power has four nuclear plants in Virginia that provide about a third of the state's energy, but the uranium used at the facilities is imported. The situation in neighboring states is similar, including in Maryland, which gets 31 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, according to the federal government.

Marline Corp. began searching for uranium deposits in the Eastern US in the late 1970s and in 1982 said it discovered 30 million pounds of uranium oxide in Pittsylvania County, potentially worth $1 billion or more.


Since then, the estimate of available ore has climbed to 119 million pounds, worth perhaps $10 billion. However, Virginia placed a moratorium on uranium mining in 1982, until such time as uranium mining regulations are enacted into law. Marline was working with the state legislature in the 1980's to develop the appropriate laws and regulatory framework for uranium mining in Virginia when the price of uranium declined to the point that the project was abandoned. Santoy's will support Virginia Uranium's efforts to pick up today where Marline left off 25 years ago. In the meanwhile, the state continues to import all of its nuclear fuel requirements.

In 1982, Virginia did pass laws covering uranium exploration. Per those regulations Virginia Uranium Inc. applied for and received a permit from the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy in November 2007 to conduct uranium exploration drilling on 194 acres in and around the Coles Hill deposit in Pittsylvania County.

Baseline water quality has been established for water wells, surface water ponds, and streams in the area. An archeological, cultural, and historic resources review of the area has been completed. There are no threatened or endangered species within or near the permit area.

The Virginia governor's energy plan issued in the Fall 2007 mentioned this project about 50 times, saying that studies needed to be done to assess the potential for developing it, and generally supporting the idea of a developed uranium mining industry in the state," said Reynolds "That was largely the catalyst that motivated the Coles and Bowen Families to begin developing Coles Hill more aggressively."

Family patriarch Walter Coles said in January 2008, "There's too much uranium here. Somebody's going to mine it. I felt like while I was alive, it was my duty to make sure it was done right."

Virginia Uranium is focused on and committed to best practices in terms of environmental protection and community relations. To that end, the company is:

* Supporting an independent study authorized by the Commonwealth of Virginia to analyze the effect of mining on the community with emphasis on agriculture;
* Actively working with the Virginia Farm Bureau to assist the county's efforts to preserve the agricultural traditions of the region, and;
* Supporting local and regional colleges and universities with research, scholarships, grants and job opportunities related to agriculture, mining and geology.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) supports a study, and a state energy report released this fall recommends one. Virginia currently gets more of its energy from nuclear power than almost any other state -- about 35 percent, almost twice the national average.

In addition to the Virginia acquisition, Santoy has actively been exploring its strategically located uranium properties within three main geographic locations in Canada; the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador and in the Otish Mountains of Quebec. These projects are located on favourable geological trends and are in close proximity to known deposits.

The company currently holds interests in 12 uranium properties within or on the margins of the prolific Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan.

Santoy and its 50-50 joint venture partner Denison Mines Corp. (TSX:DML, AMEX:DNN) have approved a $300,000 budget for fieldwork on the Hatchet Lake and Murphy Lake properties for 2009. Ground electromagnetic surveys are currently underway on the Tuning Fork and Tuning Fork West grid on the Hatchet Lake property.

Santoy will also spend $1 million on nine claim blocks within and on the margins of the Proterozoic Otish basin it controls in the province of Quebec.

The company has an experienced management team which is supported by a veteran board of directors who have been directly involved with the discovery and development of three major gold discoveries in Canada that have subsequently been put into production (Eskay Creek, Snip and Brewery Creek mines); of coal and coalbed methane projects in Western Canada; of producing "green power" projects throughout Canada; of conventional oil & gas discoveries throughout North and South America; and of taking uranium discoveries through to feasibility study.

Visit the company's web site at www.Santoy.ca and also at www.VirginiaUranium.com to learn more.

SOURCE: http://www.midasletter.com/news/09052506_Santoy-resources-jump-starts-growth-with-Virginia-Uranium-stake.php

Friday, May 22, 2009

Santoy -- Virginia Uranium Plan of Arrangement Approved

Fri May 22, 2009

Santoy Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: SAN): is pleased to announce that shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a business combination by way of a statutory plan of arrangement involving the Company and Virginia Uranium Ltd. at the Company's Annual & Special Meeting on May 21st in Vancouver ((initial transaction announced in a news release dated Dec. 22, 2008).

Virginia Uranium Ltd. owns an interest in the Coles Hill Uranium Deposit, located in southern Virginia. Coles Hill is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped uranium deposits in the United States. It has an estimated measured and indicated resource of 119 million pounds of U308 at a cut-off grade of 0.025 per cent U308 based on a National Instrument 43-101 technical report on the Coles Hill property prepared for Santoy by Behre Dolbear and Company Ltd., Marshall Miller and Associates Inc., and PAC Geological Consulting Inc., dated Feb. 2, 2009 and revised April 29, 2009.

This report is available on SEDAR and on Santoy's website at www.santoy.ca

Virginia Uranium Ltd. shareholders have also simultaneously voted overwhelmingly in favour of the business combination with Santoy. The final closing of this transaction is expected mid-June, 2009.

At this same meeting, Santoy shareholders also voted in favour of management's proposed slate of directors, being Ron Hochstein, P. Eng. (chairman); Ron Netolitzky, M.Sc. (CEO); Pat Barry, CFP; Robert Ingram, CA; William James, B.Sc.; and Robert Matthews, CA. The ratification of the Company's "rolling" stock option plan, re-appointment of Smythe Radcliffe as auditors, a potential consolidation of the outstanding shares at the discretion of the Board of Directors and a continuance of the corporation from the Province of Alberta to the Province of British Columbia were also approved.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

SANTOY RESOURCES LTD.

"Ron Netolitzky"

R. K. Netolitzky, President & CEO

http://www.santoy.ca/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=349771&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=Santoy-Virginia-Uranium-Plan-of-Arrangement-Approved

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Notice of Special Shareholders' Meeting -- Santoy Resources LTD and Virginia Uranium LTD

This is a very large file...12MB...330 pages.

http://www.santoy.ca/i/pdf/2009-04-28_SANInfoCirc.pdf

Is it just a coincidence that the shareholders' meetings are on the same day as the Uranium Mining Subcommittee's?

Here are the meeting announcements only (emphases original):

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING For SHAREHOLDERS OF SANTOY RESOURCES LTD. To be Held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING For SHAREHOLDERS OF VIRGINIA URANIUM LTD. To be Held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 AND NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION To be Held on Friday, May 22, 2009 AND JOINT INFORMATION CIRCULAR April 24, 2009


NOTICE TO CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES SHAREHOLDERS

THE SANTOY COMMON SHARES AND SANTOY INCENTIVE WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY ANY CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS AN OFFENCE.
THE SANTOY COMMON SHARES AND SANTOY INCENTIVE WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, NOR HAS THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

THE INFORMATION CONCERNING SANTOY AND VIRGINIA CONTAINED IN THIS CIRCULAR HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY SANTOY AND VIRGINIA, RESPECTIVELY, FOR INCLUSION IN THIS CIRCULAR.

IN THE COMBINATION AGREEMENT EACH OF SANTOY AND VIRGINIA PROVIDED A COVENANT THAT NONE OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY IT FOR INCLUSION IN THIS CIRCULAR WILL CONTAIN A MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY UNTRUE STATEMENT OF A MATERIAL FACT OR WILL OMIT TO STATE A MATERIAL FACT REQUIRED TO BE STATED THEREIN OR NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAKE THE STATEMENTS THEREIN NOT MISLEADING IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES
UNDER WHICH THEY WERE MADE.

NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS CIRCULAR, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS CIRCULAR DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT, OR THE SOLICITATION OF A PROXY, IN ANY JURISDICTION, TO OR FROM ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER OR PROXY SOLICITATION IN SUCH JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS CIRCULAR NOR ANY DISTRIBUTION OF THE
SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT WILL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION OR BE TREATED AS A REPRESENTATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN SINCE THE DATE OF THIS CIRCULAR.

FOR A PRESENTATION OF RISK FACTORS WHICH SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE CASTING THEIR VOTES, SEE PAGE 20 OF THIS CIRCULAR.
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SANTOY RESOURCES LTD. 611 - 675 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1N2 April 24, 2009

To: The Shareholders of Santoy Resources Ltd. ("Santoy")

The board of directors (the "Santoy Board") invites you to attend an annual and special meeting (the "Santoy Meeting") of shareholders (the "Santoy Shareholders") of Santoy Resources Ltd. ("Santoy") to be held at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

On February 26, 2009, we entered into a combination agreement, which was amended and restated as of April 14, 2009 (the "Combination Agreement") with Virginia Uranium Ltd. ("Virginia"), VA Uranium Holdings, Inc. ("Holdco") and certain shareholders of Holdco, whereby, pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") and subject to the terms and conditions of the Combination Agreement, Santoy will acquire an interest in Holdco indirectly by acquiring all of the outstanding Virginia common shares (the "Virginia Common Shares") and directly by acquiring certain shares of Holdco, in each case in exchange for Santoy common shares ("Santoy Common Shares"). Holdco's wholly owned subsidiary, Virginia Uranium, Inc., a Virginia corporation, controls the leasehold development and operating rights of the Coles Hill uranium property in southside Virginia.

Under the Arrangement, (i) registered Santoy Shareholders immediately prior to the effective time of the Arrangement will be issued one-quarter (¼) of one (1) Santoy warrant (each full warrant, a "Santoy Incentive Warrant") for each Santoy Common Share held; and (ii) each one (1) issued Virginia Common Share will be exchanged for six (6) Santoy Common Shares. Each Santoy Incentive Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one (1) post-Arrangement Santoy Common Share at a price of $0.12 for a period of twelve (12) months following the closing of the Arrangement. To enable the Arrangement to be carried out, Santoy's corporate jurisdiction will, at the Santoy Meeting, be continued from Alberta to British Columbia (the "Santoy Continuance"). In addition, Santoy Shareholders will be asked to approve a consolidation of the Santoy Common Shares on a one (1) new for each five (5) old basis (the "Consolidation"). The Consolidation may be effected at such time as the directors determine is appropriate following the Arrangement.

Santoy Shareholders will be asked at the Santoy Meeting to approve the annual general meeting matters, the Continuance, the Arrangement and the Consolidation. The Santoy Board, other than an interested director, being Ronald Netolitzky, based, in part, on the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee of Santoy comprised of independent directors (the "Special Committee") has, excluding an interested director, unanimously determined that the Arrangement is fair to the Santoy Shareholders and is in the best interests of Santoy and the Santoy Shareholders and recommends that Santoy Shareholders vote FOR the Arrangement. The determination of the Santoy Board is based on various factors, including the receipt by Santoy from its financial advisor, Toll Cross Securities Inc., of a fairness opinion in respect of the Arrangement, which are described more fully in the accompanying notice of annual general and special meeting and management information circular (the "Circular").

The Santoy Board has further determined that the Consolidation and Santoy Continuance are in the best interests of Santoy and the Santoy Shareholders and, excluding an interested director, unanimously recommends that the Santoy Shareholders vote FOR the Consolidation and Santoy Continuance.

To be effective, the Continuance and Arrangement must each be approved by special resolutions passed by at least 66 ⅔% of the votes cast by holders of outstanding Santoy Common Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Santoy Meeting. The Consolidation must be approved by an ordinary resolution passed by greater than 50% of the votes cast as described above.

All of the directors, officers and holders of greater than 12% of the Santoy Common Shares, together holding approximately 7% of the outstanding Santoy Common Shares as at February 26, 2009, have entered into voting agreements with Virginia committing to support the Arrangement. Completion of the Arrangement is subject to the approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the satisfaction of certain conditions and it is not possible at this time to determine precisely when or if the Arrangement will become effective. Subject to obtaining the approvals of the Santoy Shareholders, the Virginia Shareholders, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Supreme Court of British Columbia to the Arrangement, and to satisfying certain other conditions, the Acquisition is expected to close on or before May 26, 2009.

The Circular provides a description of the above transactions and includes certain additional information to assist you in considering how to vote on the resolutions. You are urged to read this information carefully and to consult your tax, financial, legal or other professional advisors.

We encourage you to complete, sign, date and return the accompanying form of proxy, or voting instruction form, in accordance with the instructions set out therein and in the Circular so that your Santoy Common Shares can be voted at the Santoy Meeting in accordance with your instructions.

Yours very truly,

/s/"Ronald K. Netolitzky"

Ronald K. Netolitzky
President and Chief Executive Officer

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SANTOY RESOURCES LTD.
611 - 675 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1N2

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia dated April 24, 2009 (the "Interim Order") and the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (the "ABCA"), an annual general and special meeting (the "Santoy Meeting") of the holders ("Santoy Shareholders") of common shares ("Santoy Common Shares") in the
capital of Santoy Resources Ltd. ("Santoy") will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on May 21, 2009 for the following purposes:

1. to receive and consider the report of the directors and the consolidated financial statements of the Company together with the auditor's report thereon for the financial year ended June 30, 2008;

2. to fix the number of directors at six (6);

3. to elect directors for the ensuing year;

4. to appoint the auditor for the ensuing year;

5. to authorize the directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor;

6. to approve Santoy’s new stock option plan as more fully set forth in the Circular accompanying this notice;

7. to consider and, if thought advisable, to pass, with or without variation, a special resolution (the "Continuance Resolution") to approve the continuance of Santoy from the Province of Alberta into the Province of British Columbia (the "Continuance"), including the adoption by Santoy of the Notice of Articles and Articles in the form to be presented at the Santoy Meeting, which Notice of Articles and Articles will, among other things, provide for a class of preferred shares and three series of preferred shares that are different than Santoy's existing class and single series of preferred shares, as more fully set forth in the Circular accompanying this notice;

8. pursuant to an Interim Order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia pronounced on April 24, 2009, to consider and, if thought advisable, to pass a special resolution (the "Arrangement Resolution") to approve the arrangement (the "Arrangement") under Section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCBCA"), as more fully set forth in the Circular accompanying this notice;

9. to consider and, if thought advisable, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution (the "Consolidation Resolution") to approve the consolidation (the "Consolidation") of the Santoy Common Shares on a one (1) new post-Consolidation share for each five (5) old pre-Consolidation shares basis; and

10. to transact such further and other business as may properly be brought before the Santoy Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The full text of the resolutions described in items 7, 8 and 9 above are set forth in Appendices A1, A2 and A4, respectively, to the accompanying joint information circular dated April 24, 2009 (the "Circular"). The Continuance Resolution and the Arrangement Resolution must each be passed by not less than 66⅔% of the votes cast, and the Consolidation Resolution must be passed by greater than 50% of the votes cast, by Santoy Shareholders present in person or by proxy at the Santoy Meeting.

The determination of Santoy Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Santoy Meeting is the close of business on April 1, 2009 (the "Record Date"). Only Santoy Shareholders whose names have been entered in the register of Santoy Shareholders as of the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Santoy Meeting. The Santoy Shareholders of record will be entitled to vote those Santoy Common Shares included in the list of Santoy Shareholders entitled to vote at the Santoy Meeting prepared as at the Record Date.

A Santoy Shareholder may attend the Santoy Meeting in person or may be represented by proxy. Santoy Shareholders who are unable to attend the Santoy Meeting or any adjournment thereof in person are requested to

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date, sign and return the accompanying form of proxy for use at the Santoy Meeting or any adjournment thereof. To be effective, the proxy must be received by Computershare Trust Company of Canada, by 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on May 19, 2009 or two Business Days prior to any adjournment of the Santoy Meeting.

Santoy Shareholders who are planning to return the form of proxy are encouraged to review the Circular carefully before submitting the proxy form.

If you are an unregistered holder of Santoy Common Shares and have received these materials through your broker or through another intermediary, please complete and return the form of proxy or other document provided to you by your broker or other intermediary in accordance with the instructions provided therein.

Each registered Santoy Shareholder has the right to dissent pursuant to Section 189 of the ABCA in respect of the Continuance Resolution. A shareholder who dissents in the manner required by the ABCA with respect to the Continuance Resolution is entitled to be paid the fair value of such shareholder’s shares in accordance with the ABCA, subject to certain conditions. TAKE NOTICE THAT under the ABCA you may give Santoy notice of dissent with respect to the Continuance
Resolution. As a result of giving a notice of dissent you may, on receiving notice from Santoy under Section 191 of the ABCA that Santoy intends to act or has acted on the authority of the Continuance Resolution, require Santoy to purchase all of your shares in respect of which the notice of dissent was given. The dissent rights with respect to the Continuance
Resolution are described in the Circular and in Appendix G1 to the Circular. Failure to strictly comply with the requirements set forth in Section 191 of the ABCA may result in the loss of any right of dissent.

Persons who are beneficial owners of Santoy Common Shares registered in the name of a broker, custodian, nominee or other intermediary who wish to dissent should be aware that only registered holders of Santoy Common Shares are entitled to dissent. Accordingly, a beneficial owner of Santoy Common Shares desiring to exercise this right must make arrangements for the Santoy Common Shares beneficially owned by such person to be registered in his, her or its name prior to the time the written notice of dissent to the Continuance Resolution is required to be received by Santoy or, alternatively, make arrangements for the registered holder of Santoy Common Shares to dissent on his, her or its behalf.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SANTOY RESOURCES LTD.

/s/"Ronald K. Netolitzky"
Ronald K. Netolitzky
President and Chief Executive Officer

Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
April 24, 2009

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VIRGINIA URANIUM LTD.
231 Woodlawn Heights Road

Chatham, Virginia 24531

April 24, 2009

To: The Shareholders of Virginia Uranium Ltd.

The board of directors (the "Virginia Board") invites you to attend a special meeting (the "Virginia Meeting") of shareholders (the "Virginia Shareholders") of Virginia Uranium Ltd. ("Virginia") to be held at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, May 21, 2009 at 231 Woodlawn Heights Road, Chatham, Virginia, United States.

On February 26, 2009, we entered into a combination agreement, which was amended and restated as of April 14, 2009 (the "Combination Agreement") with Santoy Resources Ltd. ("Santoy"), whereby, pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") and subject to the terms and conditions of the Combination Agreement, Santoy will acquire all of the outstanding Virginia common shares (the "Virginia Common Shares"). Under the Arrangement, (i) registered Santoy shareholders immediately prior to the effective time of the Arrangement will be issued one-quarter (¼) of one Santoy warrant (each full warrant, a "Santoy Incentive Warrant") for each Santoy common share ("Santoy Common Share") held; and (ii) each one (1) issued Virginia Common Share will be exchanged for six (6) Santoy Common Shares. To enable the Arrangement to be carried out, Virginia's corporate jurisdiction will be continued at the Virginia Meeting from the Yukon to British Columbia (the "Continuance").

Virginia Shareholders will be asked at the Virginia Meeting to approve the Continuance and the Arrangement.

The Virginia Board has unanimously determined that the Arrangement is fair to the Virginia Shareholders and is in the best interests of Virginia and the Virginia Shareholders and unanimously recommends that Virginia Shareholders vote FOR the Arrangement. The determination of the Virginia Board is based on various factors described more fully in the accompanying notice of special meeting and management information circular (the "Circular"). The Virginia Board has further determined that the Continuance is in the best interest of Virginia and the Virginia Shareholders and unanimously recommends that the Virginia Shareholders vote FOR the Continuance.

To be effective, the Continuance and the Arrangement must be approved by special resolutions passed by at least 66 2/3% of the votes cast by holders of outstanding Virginia Common Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Virginia Meeting. All of the directors, officers and holders of greater than 12% of the Virginia Common Shares have entered into voting agreements with Santoy committing to support the Arrangement. Completion of the
Arrangement is subject to the approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the satisfaction of certain conditions and it is not possible at this time to determine precisely when or if the Arrangement will become effective.

Subject to obtaining the approvals of the Virginia Shareholders, the Santoy Shareholders, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and to satisfying certain other conditions, the Arrangement is expected to close on or before May 26, 2009.

The Circular provides a description of the above and includes certain additional information to assist you in considering how to vote on the special resolutions. You are urged to read this information carefully to consult your tax, financial, legal or other professional advisors.
We encourage you to complete, sign, date and return the accompanying form of proxy in accordance with the instructions set out therein and in the Circular so that your Virginia Common Shares can be voted at the Virginia Meeting in accordance with your instructions. We also encourage registered Virginia Shareholders to complete, sign, date and return the enclosed letter of transmittal in accordance with the instructions set out therein and in the Circular so that if the Arrangement is completed, the Santoy Common Shares to which you are entitled can be sent to you as soon as possible following completion of the Arrangement.

If you are an unregistered holder of Virginia Common Shares and have received these materials through your broker or through another intermediary, please complete and return the form of proxy or other document provided to you by your broker or other intermediary in accordance with the instructions provided therein.

Yours very truly,
/s/ "Norman Reynolds"

Norman Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer

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VIRGINIA URANIUM LTD.
231 Woodlawn Heights Road
Chatham, Virginia 24531

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia dated April 24, 2009 (the "Interim Order") and the Business Corporations Act (Yukon) (the "YBCA"), a special meeting (the "Virginia Meeting") of the holders ("Virginia Shareholders") of common shares ("Virginia Common Shares") in the capital of Virginia Uranium Ltd. ("Virginia") will be held at 231 Woodlawn Heights Road, Chatham, Virginia, United States, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on May 21, 2009 for the following purposes:

1. to consider and, if thought advisable, to pass, with or without variation, a special resolution (the "Continuance Resolution") to approve the continuance of Virginia from the Yukon Territory into the Province of British Columbia, Canada (the "Continuance");

2. to consider and, if thought advisable, to pass, with or without variation, a special resolution (the "Arrangement Resolution") to approve an acquisition of all of the Virginia Common Shares by Santoy Resources Ltd. ("Santoy") pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under Section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCBCA") pursuant to which, among other things:

(a) Santoy will acquire all of the Virginia Common Shares through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Santoy with Virginia (which holds approximately 12% of the issued shares of VA Uranium Holdings, Inc. ("Holdco") in exchange for shares of Santoy ("Santoy Common Shares"), at the ratio of six (6) Santoy Common Shares for each one (1) Virginia Common Share;

(b) Santoy will acquire additional shares of Holdco common stock from certain Holdco shareholders in exchange for Santoy Common Shares, at the ratio of six (6) Santoy Common Shares for each one share of Holdco; and

(c) Santoy will issue one-quarter (¼) of one (1) warrant (each full warrant, a "Santoy Incentive Warrant") to the Santoy Shareholders, each Santoy Incentive Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Santoy Common Share; and

3. to transact such further and other business as may properly be brought before the Virginia Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The full text of each of the above resolutions is set forth in Appendices A1 and A3 to the accompanying management information circular dated April 24, 2009 (the "Circular"), which is deemed to form part of this notice. The Continuance Resolution and the Arrangement Resolution must each be passed by not less than 66⅔% of the votes cast by Virginia Shareholders present in person or by proxy at the Virginia Meeting.

The determination of Virginia Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Virginia Meeting is the close of business on April 1, 2009 (the "Record Date"). Only Virginia Shareholders whose names have been entered in the register of Virginia Shareholders as of the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Virginia Meeting.

The Virginia Shareholders of record will be entitled to vote those Virginia Common Shares included in the list of Virginia Shareholders entitled to vote at the Virginia Meeting prepared as at the Record Date.

A Virginia Shareholder may attend the Virginia Meeting in person or may be represented by proxy. Virginia Shareholders who are unable to attend the Virginia Meeting or any adjournment thereof in person are requested to date, sign and return the accompanying form of proxy for use at the Virginia Meeting or any adjournment thereof. To be effective, the proxy must be received by Computershare Trust Company of Canada, by 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on May 19, 2009 or two Business Days prior to any adjournment of the Virginia Meeting. Virginia Shareholders who are planning to return the form of proxy are encouraged to review the Circular carefully before submitting the proxy form.

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If you are an unregistered holder of Virginia Common Shares and have received these materials through your broker or through another intermediary, please complete and return the form of proxy or other document provided to you by your broker or other intermediary in accordance with the instructions provided therein.

Each registered Virginia Shareholder has the right to dissent pursuant to Section 193 of the YBCA in respect of the Continuance Resolution. A registered Virginia Shareholder who dissents in the manner required by the YBCA with respect to the Continuance Resolution is entitled to be paid the fair value of such registered Virginia Shareholder’s shares in accordance with the YBCA, subject to certain conditions. TAKE NOTICE THAT under the YBCA if you are a registered
Virginia Shareholder you may give Virginia notice of dissent with respect to the Continuance Resolution. As a result of giving a notice of dissent you may require Virginia to purchase all your shares in respect of which the notice of dissent was given. The dissent rights with respect to the Continuance Resolution are described in the Circular and in Appendix G to the Circular. Failure to strictly comply with the requirements set forth in Section 193 of the YBCA may result in the loss of any right of dissent.

Pursuant to the Interim Order, each registered Virginia Shareholder has been granted the right to dissent in respect of the Arrangement Resolution and, if the Arrangement becomes effective, to be paid the fair value of such holder's Virginia Common Shares in accordance with Sections 237 to 247 of the BCBCA, as modified and supplemented by the Interim Order. To exercise such right, (a) a written notice of objection to the Arrangement Resolution must be received by Lawson Lundell LLP, Suite 1600 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L2, Fax: (604) 641-2814, Attention: John T.C. Christian, not later than 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on May 19, 2009, or two Business Days prior to any adjournment of the Virginia Meeting, (b) the Virginia Shareholder must not have voted in favour of the Arrangement Resolution, and (c) the Virginia Shareholder must have otherwise complied with the provisions of
Sections 237 to 247 of the BCBCA, as modified and supplemented by the Interim Order. The right to dissent is described in the Circular and the texts of the Interim Order and Sections 237 to 247 of the BCBCA are set forth in Appendices E and G3 respectively, to the Circular. Failure to strictly comply with the requirements set forth in Sections 237 to 247 of the BCBCA, as modified and supplemented by the Interim Order, may result in the loss of any right of dissent.

Persons who are beneficial owners of Virginia Common Shares registered in the name of a broker, custodian, nominee or other intermediary who wish to dissent should be aware that only registered holders of Virginia Common Shares are entitled to dissent. Accordingly, a beneficial owner of Virginia Common Shares desiring to exercise this right must make arrangements for the Virginia Common Shares beneficially owned by such person to be registered in his, her or its name prior to the time the written notice of dissent to the Continuance Resolution or the arrangement Resolution is required to be received by Virginia or, alternatively, make arrangements for the registered holder of Virginia Common Shares to dissent on his, her or its behalf.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VIRGINIA URANIUM LTD.

/s/"Norman Reynolds"
Norman Reynolds
Chief Executive


Chatham, Virginia
U.S.A.
April 24, 2009


Friday, May 1, 2009

New Mining Act respects Treaty rights: Beaucage

TORONTO, April 30 - Anishinabek Nation leader John Beaucage, currently campaigning for the office of National Chief, has applauded a new legislative process undertaken by the Province of Ontario to amend its century-old Mining Act.

"The Mining Amendment Act will be the first piece of provincial legislation that expressly recognizes and affirms First Nations Treaty and aboriginal rights," said the Grand Council Chief, on behalf of 42 member Anishinabek First Nations. "Ontario's new collaborative approach to developing legislation and public policy is certainly innovative. It is respectful to the recognition of our rights and indicative of the province's commitment to working with First Nations on a government-to-government basis."

Introduced today, the Act includes provisions for First Nations to protect from mining development lands that have culturally-significant sites. Beaucage said the new legislation means the Crown, industry and all stakeholders must recognize and affirm the Treaties.

"Ministers Gravelle and Duguid deserve credit for their vision and have shown real leadership at the Cabinet table," said Beaucage. "We hope this process is reflected in the development of all future laws that may have an impact on First Nations."

New provisions for digital map staking and notification of First Nation communities also protect sensitive areas within traditional territories from unwanted exploitation.

One significant amendment to the existing Mining Act requires developers to create work plans for provincial approval outlining how they will be engaging with and consulting with First Nations.

"Consultation and accommodation of First Nations interests on our traditional territories is absolutely necessary," said Beaucage. "However, we have to move beyond basic consultation towards engagement and signing of impact benefit agreements between mining companies and First Nations. Agreements are the most practical means of achieving consent, collaboration and obtaining support for any given project."

An Anishinabek Nation consultation process produced 31 specific recommendations of over 100 submitted by First Nations through a technical table led by Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.

"Certainly, the new Mining Amendment Act does not fully address all the concerns of our First Nations -- such as our opposition to uranium development, stronger involvement in decision-making processes, and stronger protections on water and the environment," said Beaucage. "However, we will take these small victories and continue to advocate for our communities and actively encourage mining development and exploration and dialogue in our territory."

Grand Council Chief Beaucage is encouraging the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines to include grass-roots First Nations and their mining technical experts in the development of corresponding regulations and throughout the implementation of the new Mining Amendment Act.

The Anishinabek Nation established the Union of Ontario Indians as its political advocate and secretariat in 1949. The Union of Ontario Indians is the oldest political organization in Ontario and can trace its roots back to the Confederacy of Three Fires that have existed long before European contact.


For further information: Bob Goulais, Executive Assistant to the Grand Council Chief, (705) 498-5250, E-mail: goubob@anishinabek.ca;. Marci Becking, Communications Officer, Union of Ontario Indians, Phone: (705) 497-9127 (ext. 2290), Cell: (705) 494-0735 ,E-mail: becmar@anishinabek.ca.

http://www.nationtalk.ca/modules/news/article.php?storyid=20002

Monday, April 27, 2009

An Announcement from Santoy Resources Ltd and Virginia Uranium Ltd

http://www.virginiauranium.com/

Welcome to Virginia Uranium, Inc. Come explore this site with us as we begin the process of bringing the energy benefits of uranium to our nation and the economic benefits of uranium development to Southside Virginia.

Our affiliate company, Virginia Uranium Ltd., is merging with Santoy Resources Ltd. with closing expected in May, 2009. The new merged company will have an approximate 20% indirect ownership interest in the Coles Hill project. Santoy is currently listed on the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol SAN. Click here for transaction overview.

Lots of old news but a firmer date!

Monday, March 23, 2009

No Uranium Permits Issued For Exploration in British Columbia

Following a request by the province’s Environment and Land Use Committee, the provincial cabinet has issued an order-in-council to prevent permits from being issued for uranium and thorium exploration and development in British Columbia.

The order-in-council, issued under the Environment and Land Use Act (ELU Act), complements the policy position issued by the government of British Columbia in April, 2008, that it would not support the mining of uranium in British Columbia.

This order-in-council will support that position by preventing the issuance of a permit for the exploration of uranium or thorium, or exempting a person from the requirements for such a permit.

Uranium mining has been an important issue in the North Thompson Valley. About 30 years ago, local protests against a proposed uranium mine to be located near Birch Island were an important factor in the provincial government bringing in a moratorium. When that moratorium expired valley residents once again rose to the challenge to prevent uranium mining in the North Thompson Valley.

The April 2008, announcement by the provincial government came as more than welcome news to valley communities.

At the time Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger stated, “We’re not going to be revisiting this question as long as we’re in government. There’s not going to be exploration and mining of uranium in B.C.”

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/clearwatertimes/news/41638337.html

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

British Columbia Government Moves to Ban Uranium and Thorium Exploration

March 13, 2009

VICTORIA, B.C. — The B.C. government has issued a retroactive cabinet order to ban permits for uranium and thorium exploration and development in the province.

The ban has already set off a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the provincial government.

The order dates back to April 2008, around the same time Boss Power Corp. (TSXV:BPU) applied for permits to drill at its Blizzard uranium property in the mountains east of Kelowna.

Boss Power's lawsuit claims the provincial government failed to consult with the company and essentially expropriated its property.

Boss president Randy Rogers says experts estimate the Blizzard property has about 10 million pounds of uranium oxide, worth about $500 million.

Gordon Hogg, the minister responsible for mines, says the order applies to any applications for permits made before April 24.