Coal Stocks; Lucky Strike (TSX.V-LKY) Appoints Vice President Of Project Development

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - January 13, 2011 (InvestorIdeas.com Newswire) - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX.V-LKY), is pleased to announce the appointment of Xin Ping Qin as the Vice President of Project Development of the Company.

Mr. Qin with more than 20 years of underground coal mining engineering was the president of the Guangxi Industrial Design Institute. He is a leader in technical skills, mine plan and project management having overseen more than 200 mining professionals. Mr. Qin is a graduate of the Jiaozuo Mining Institute in underground coal mining engineering in 1982. Mr. Qin is an expert in troubleshooting mining problems and design of underground mines. His duties will include project evaluation for acquisitions and strategic initiatives in growing Lucky Strike Resources.
Mr. Qin is multilingual in Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese) and English. He resides in Canada and will be based part-time in China. He has excellent interpersonal skills and great understanding of the Chinese culture, which will assist the Company in achieving its vision in playing a significant role in China's coal production growth.
About Lucky Strike:
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. is a Canada-based exploration stage company. The Company is engaged in the process of exploring and/or developing coal properties in Guizhou province in China. The Company also has property in Yreka, British Columbia, Canada. The Changyun coal project is a former past producing mine and is located some 25 km northeast of Bijie City in Guizhou province, approximately two hours north by air from Hong Kong. The permitted mine covers a total area of 2.0954 sq. km and is surrounded by approximately 20 sq. km of highly prospective exploration area, where available geological data supports the potential presence of significant coal resources of high quality Anthracite coal within the area. The local area has well established infrastructure for the Changyun project to resume production and coal buyers to pick up coal FOB at the mine site.
On behalf of Management
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd.
"Cathy Fong"
Cathy Fong, Chairman & CEO, Director
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