Pitchstone Exploration Ltd. (PXP-TSXV): Drilling Commences in Athabasca Basin – On January 13, Pitchstone reported that it has initiated its 2009 winter drilling program in the eastern Athabasca Basin. Uranium targets on the Candle, Darby and Gumboot properties will be drilled. The work will primarily follow up on mineralization discovered at the 97G zone on Candle and a 40 metre zone of moderate to intense alteration and fracturing with intervals of strong radioactivity intersected on Gumboot. Bryson Drilling Ltd. and Pitchstone personnel mobilized to the site early in January and drilling has commenced. The winter program will total approximately 6,000 meters of diamond drilling. Pitchstone has sufficient cash on hand for significant exploration throughout 2009 and 2010. Also, drilling has resumed on the Dome property in Namibia. The initial focus on Dome is a Rossing style, granite-hosted, uranium target.