Royal Standard Minerals, Inc. (RYSMF): Current Activities on Its Nevada Projects

MANHATTAN, NV--(Marketwire - 10/22/09) - Royal Standard Minerals, Inc. (OTC.BB:RYSMF - News), announces that it is continuing with its plans to evaluate the potential of the recently acquired property in Nye County, Nevada. This work will include the evaluation of the gold resource potential of several properties within the Manhattan District that are known to contain gold-silver resources. These resources could be additive to the nearby Goldwedge project.

At the Pinon property in Elko County, Nevada the Company is reviewing the current status of its activities on the property over the past two years in regard to the mine permitting process. This work includes plans that should advance this property toward future production.

At the Fondaway Canyon property in Churchill County, the Company is in the process of renewing the water use, drilling and underground bulk sampling permits for this property.

RYSMF (C.U.S.I.P780919106) is a natural resource exploration and development company, www.royalstandardminerals.com

For further information contact Mr. Roland Larsen, [phone] and/or RedChip Companies, Inc., Brad Kline, 1-800-733-2447and/or Mr. Rich Kaiser, Corporate Communications Coordinator, 800-631-8127.

Royal Standard Minerals cautions that the statements made in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, and no guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from the projections in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management at the time the statements are made.