Royal Standard Minerals, Inc., a Nevada based natural resources company, is aggressively exploring and developing gold and silver properties in key mining districts in Nevada, five of which, the Goldwedge, Piñon, Darkstar, Fondaway Canyon and the Dixie-Comstock properties respectively, are advanced stage projects with established gold/silver resources. The Company 100% owns and controls several precious metal properties in the State of Nevada. Nevada is the 4th largest producer of gold in the world and the largest US domestic producer. The gold mining industry of Nevada produces almost 7.5% of the world's gold supply and almost 80% of all gold produced in the USA.