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LONDON, ON, Sept. 23 /CNW/ - Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX-FT) ("Fortune" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of Renmark Financial Communications Inc. to assist the Company with its investor relations activities.

"We are pleased to announce that we have selected Renmark to reinforce Fortunes' profile in the financial community and enhance the visibility of our project portfolio. We chose Renmark because its standards and methodologies fit best with the message we wish to communicate to the investing public," noted Robin Goad, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fortune Minerals Limited. Fortune is also continuing to work with O&M Partners of New York, which is focused on communications to the U.S. institutional market.

Renmark Financial Communications does not have any interest, directly or indirectly, in Fortune Minerals Limited or its securities, or any right or intent to acquire such an interest.

About Fortune Minerals

Fortune Minerals is a diversified natural resource company with several mineral deposits and a number of exploration projects, all located in Canada. They include the Mount Klappan anthracite coal deposits in British Columbia, and the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth deposit, the Sue-Dianne copper-silver deposit and other base and precious metals exploration projects in the Northwest Territories. Fortune Minerals is focused on outstanding performance and growth of shareholder value through assembly and development of high quality mineral resource projects.

About Renmark Financial Communications Inc.:

Founded in 1999, Renmark Financial Communications Inc. has become one of North America's leading retail investor relations firms. Employing a strategic and comprehensive mix of exposure tactics - including media relations, nation-wide corporate presentations and daily communication with thousands of brokers and money managers - Renmark empowers its publicly-traded clientele to maximize their visibility within the financial community and strengthen their investor audience.