Final Drill Permits Received for New Dimension's Reese River Silver Project, Nevada

Preparations Commence for an August Drill Program

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 5, 2009) - New Dimension Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NDR - News), its wholly-owned subsidiary Dimension Resources (USA) Inc. (the "Company" or "New Dimension") and International Minerals Corp. (TSX:IMZ - News; "International Minerals") are pleased to announce that final permits have been received from the U.S. Forest Service to commence a 2,000 metre Phase I reverse circulation drill program at the Company's Reese River silver project (the "Property" or "Reese River"), in Nevada.

Road construction and drill site preparation has started, with drilling expected to commence within the third week of August.

The drill program at Reese River is being funded 100% by International Minerals under an agreement whereby it can earn an initial 60% interest by completing US$1.0 million in exploration expenditures and maintaining the underlying property obligations over a four year period. Exploration activities will be carried out by New Dimension with oversight by International Minerals.

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.

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Fred Hewett
New Dimension Resources Ltd.
(604) 687-7545 or (888) 338-2200

Chris Curran
New Dimension Resources Ltd.
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