NDR New Dimension Resources Ltd

New Dimension Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NDR) and its wholly-owned subsidiary
Dimension Resources (USA) Inc. (the "Company" or "New Dimension") are pleased to
announce that International Minerals Corporation (TSX:IMZ) ("International
Minerals") has completed its legal due diligence and will, upon receipt of a
drill permit, commence a 2,000 metre Phase I reverse circulation ("RC") drill
program at New Dimension's Reese River Project (the "Property" or "Reese River")
in Nevada (see NDR news release #09-03 dated April 2, 2009).


New Dimension has been notified by the Nevada State authorities that all
requirements necessary to obtain a drill permit have been satisfied and the
Company is in the process of posting the required reclamation bond.


The Phase I drill program is expected to commence in early August and will be
supervised and managed by New Dimension, on a sub-contractor basis, with
technical oversight by International Minerals. International Minerals is funding
100% of the cost of the drill program as detailed below.


"New Dimension is pleased to join forces with International Minerals and excited
that a drill program will be conducted at Reese River, which we consider to have
one of the best undrilled silver targets in Nevada," said Fred Hewett, President
and CEO of New Dimension. "We look forward to this initial evaluation of Reese
River, as it has taken two years of commitment and persistence by the Company's
employees to acquire the Property and to successfully bring it to this stage."


Reese River Project - Background Information

New Dimension's Reese River Project is located near Austin, Nevada, with
excellent access and infrastructure. The Company believes the property holds
significant potential for both high-grade underground and open-pittable silver
deposits.


The Reese River Project includes the Amador Canyon and New York Canyon priority
target areas which, along with the intervening ground, cover over 4.5 square
kilometres of very prospective geology. Within the property there are numerous
historical mine workings with most of these positioned along a
sedimentary-intrusive contact that hosts much of the known mineralization in the
district. Reported historical silver production from the Austin District
exceeded 20 million ounces with the majority of production coming from veins
over a 30 year period, following the discovery of the district in 1862.


Although the New York Canyon area is the site of several historic underground
bonanza silver mines, there is very little outcrop and all the underground
workings are inaccessible. Surprisingly there has been no known modern
exploration or any drilling on these historic high-grade targets. In addition to
the historical underground vein mineralization, there is evidence for important
wall-rock mineralization that could support an open pit operation. This evidence
includes the results of 89 rock chip and representative dump samples collected
by the Company over the main target area. All the samples reported anomalous
silver with 21 of these assaying over 100 g/t with an average of 254 g/t silver
and a range from 102 to 601 g/t silver. In addition, 39 one to three metre rock
chip samples collected by the Company's consulting geologist averaged 60 g/t
silver. Samples values ranged from 1 to 285 g/t silver and 10 grab samples from
wall rock material collected from mine dumps averaged 160 g/t silver with a
range of 32 to 485 g/t silver. A high silver value of 1,829 g/t was not used in
the average.


Of the initial 2,000 metres of planned RC drilling, approximately half will be
completed at New York Canyon as a preliminary test of a large 1,000 by 300 metre
mineralized area hosting multiple historical vein feeder structures and
potentially important wall rock mineralization.


In the Amador Canyon area, located approximately two kilometres to the northwest
of New York Canyon, two styles of silver mineralization have been identified by
the Company. One type is related to shallow-dipping shear zones developed on
bedding planes that had limited drilling by another unrelated company in 2004.
Reported results include 12.2 metres (drill width) of 286 g/t silver. The
Company cannot verify the accuracy of these results.


A second type of mineralization is related to an easterly trending fault zone
called the Amador Fault that extends approximately 1,000 metres along Amador
Canyon. Both styles of mineralization saw significant historical mining activity
as evidenced by numerous large mine dumps. The Company believes that the Amador
Fault was an important feeder for these historical mines and the planned
drilling will be the first modern test of its potential to host significant
silver mineralization. In addition, a previously unknown gold zone was
discovered by the Company several hundred metres east of the silver zone. Here
two one-metre chip samples of altered sediments, exposed through cover
approximately 50 metres apart, reported values of 9.8 g/t and 4.8 g/t gold.


The Amador Canyon area will also be drill tested, with six to eight RC drill
holes totaling approximately 1,000 metres.


The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance
with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and
reviewed by Thomas Burkhart, the Company's Vice President of Exploration, a
director and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.


Letter Agreement

As originally announced on April 2, 2009, International Minerals can earn a 60%
interest in the Reese River Project by funding the 2,000 metre Phase I RC drill
program within the first year of receiving a drill permit (as a firm
commitment), and by undertaking an aggregate of US$1.0 million in exploration
expenditures and maintaining the underlying property obligations over a four
year period. International Minerals can acquire an additional 10% interest (for
a total interest of 70%) by funding and completing a Feasibility Study within
eight years.


As a result of International Minerals completing its legal due diligence and the
Agreement receiving all necessary approvals, New Dimension has received
US$10,000 and will receive an additional US$100,000 in cash or equivalent value
in International Mineral shares (at the election of International Minerals) upon
International Minerals earning a 60% interest in the Property.


Once International Minerals has earned its interest (either 60% or 70%), either
party can be diluted to a 1.0% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty for
non-participation in approved expenditures on the Property. International
Minerals is the operator of the project, with New Dimension supervising
managing, as a sub-contractor, the initial Phase 1 RC drill program.


About International Minerals

International Minerals is an emerging gold and silver producer, with an
operating silver-gold mine (Pallancata) in Peru and two gold development
projects in Ecuador together with a strong balance sheet that includes cash and
short term investments of approximately US$45 million.


About New Dimension Resources

New Dimension is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of
quality exploration opportunities throughout the Americas. Currently, the
Company's exploration activities are focused on mineral properties situated in
Nevada. The Company also maintains strategic properties in Canada and South
America, including the Cenepa Project, which is located along the Ecuadorian
border in northern Peru, and covers the projection of a 20 kilometre long
north-south trending mineral belt that features Kinross Gold Corp.'s (K-TSX)
Condor Project and the Fruta Del Norte gold discovery.


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.


This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an
offer to sell any securities in the United States. The securities have not been
and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be
offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered
under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an
exemption from such registration is available.

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