NioGold Mining Corporation
TSX-V Symbol: NOX
Frankfurt Symbol: NG1
News Release
NioGold
Mining Joins the �AGORACOM 100� and Launches Online IR and Marketing Program
Val-d\'Or, Quebec, February 20th, 2009 � NioGold
Mining Corp. (TSX.V: NOX) (the \"Company\")
is pleased to announce it has retained the services of AGORACOM Investor
Relations (AGORACOM) (http://www.agoracom.com)
to provide online investor relations services, a Web 2.0 social network for
current shareholders and Tier-1 awareness through the world�s biggest websites
for the purpose of attracting new shareholders.
ONLINE INVESTOR RELATIONS MAXIMIZES SPEED, TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCESS TO COMPANY
In response to overwhelming data representing the
online research and communications habits of small-cap investors, NioGold
Mining has turned the primary focus of its investor relations to the web via
the AGORACOM system to facilitate faster, better and more accessible
communications with both current and prospective shareholders around the world.
Effective immediately, a customized and monitored
NioGold Mining IR HUB will be available on AGORACOM at (http://agoracom.com/ir/NioGold ). The IR
HUB will allow NioGold to communicate with all investors simultaneously,
anytime and in near real-time. This HUB will provide NioGold management
with the ability to extend communications beyond text via audio messages, video
presentations, webcasts and podcasts. In addition to traditional e-mail,
investors will also have the ability to receive all communications via RSS
feed.
On January 19th, AGORACOM launched a Canadian TV, web
and search engine marketing campaign to drive small-cap investors to the
�AGORACOM 100�, an elite and exclusive group of great Canadian small-cap
companies in which NioGold will be included. This marketing campaign will
target main stream media including daily spots on BNN, CNBC TV, Bloomberg TV,
Globe & Mail�s GlobeInvestor.com, Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, Facebook,
AGORACOM and an array of other Tier 1 properties.
LAUNCH OF NIOGOLD MINING COMMUNITY
The NioGold IR HUB propels the Company into the
forefront of Web 2.0 community building by providing investors with two very
important functions. First, a monitored discussion forum for the purposes of
constructive and high-quality discussion amongst investors that is free of
spam, profanity and misinformation. Second, a social network that
provides investors with the ability to create extensive profiles that include
photos, bios, video messages to fellow investors, a rating system and other
important items to create a closer bond between our shareholders.
TIER-1 EXPOSURE AND AWARENESS
As an exclusive provider of �Small-Cap Centres �
Powered by AGORACOM� to Globe Investor, Yahoo Finance Canada, AOL Finance
Canada and every Blackberry device on the planet, AGORACOM will provide Tier-1
financial coverage of all newsworthy NioGold press releases for the purposes of
attracting new and prospective shareholders
NioGold CEO Michael Iverson states, \"I believe
the time has now come to significantly increase our communications with both
existing shareholders and the massive online small-cap community of investors
that are searching for their next great investment. I strongly encourage
our shareholders to begin taking advantage of our new online IR system, which
demonstrates we are a fully accessible organization with a great story to
tell.�
For all future NioGold investor relations needs,
investors are asked to visit our IR Hub at http://agoracom.com/ir/NioGold
where they can post questions and receive answers within the same day, or
simply review questions and answers posted by other investors.
The terms of the agreement are as follows: Duration -
12 months. Monthly Cash Compensation - $3,000 plus GST. Stock
Options - 300,000 shares at $CDN 0.20 per share; this agreement has been
negotiated entirely at arm\'s length. AGORACOM is located in Toronto, Ontario.
AGORACOM Investor Relations (http://www.AgoracomIR.com)
is North America\'s largest online investor relations firm for small-cap
companies. We
have partnered with the world�s biggest internet companies, including Yahoo,
Globe Investor, AOL, Google and Blackberry to market our clients to a massive
audience of new small-cap investors. We have served over 300 companies
since 1997.
AGORACOM
Investor Relations has displaced the telephone and e-mail as primary IR
communications devices. Our IR HUB delivers two-way investor relations in
near real-time that is 24/7/365 accessible to shareholders around the world and
goes far beyond text by offering both audio and video communications.
AGORACOM (http://www.Agoracom.com) is
North America�s only small-cap community built to serve the needs of serious
small-cap and micro-cap investors. No rumours, profanity, stock bashing or
hyping. Our traffic ranking is above the top 0.5% of all websites around
the world.
ABOUT
NIOGOLD � THE GOLDEN HIGHWAY RUNS THROUGH NIOGOLD
NioGold
Mining Corporation is a junior exploration company primarily focused on GOLD.
The Company�s main properties are the Marban Block, Malartic Hygrade, Malartic
H, Camflo West and Siscoe East, all located in the Malartic and Val-d�Or gold
mining camps, Abitibi region of Quebec. The camps have produced over 27 million
ounces of gold and presently encompass several active advanced exploration and
mine development projects such as Canadian Malartic (Osisko Exploration), Kiena
(Wesdome), Midway (Northern Star Mining), Goldex (Agnico-Eagle) and Lac Herbin
(Alexis Minerals). The Marban Block encompasses three former gold producers,
namely the Norlartic, Kierens (First Canadian), and Marban mines that
collectively produced over 590,000 ounces of gold.
The
statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements
that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results
could differ materially from the Company\'s expectations and projections. The
TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed this press release and neither approved
nor disapproved the information contained in this press release.