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Tawsho Mining Reports a Graphite Discovery on Its Cabot Property 0

A tightly folded graphite rich formations with estimated widths greater than 50 meters and up to 250 meters in fold noses sampled (chip and grab across locally exposed widths) over a length of 1. 6 km returns graphite grades between 1.67% and 14.32% C(g)(1)

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Sustainability Experts to Gather at PDAC 2013-s Corporate Social Responsibility Series 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Event Series at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada-s (PDAC) annual convention will bring together experts in mining and sustainable development for what is becoming a key event for the industry to learn about and discuss CSR issues."The CSR Event Series is seeing increased interest because exploration and mining companies have recognized that CSR plays a central role in all their bu

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Correction From Source: Sandspring Grants Annual Stock Options to Officers and Directors 0

DENVER, COLORADO — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — Sandspring Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SSP) (the "Company") announced on February 18, 2013, that the Company has granted to officers and directors 1,280,000 stock options to purchase common shares of the Company. The correct number of annual stock options granted to officers and directors was 1,405,000. The stock options are exercisable at $0.41 per share and will expire on 7 February, 2018. This stock option grant is subject to regula

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Yukon Environmental Assessment Board Approves Victoria-s Eagle Gold Project 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: VIT) ("Victoria" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board ("YESAB") has concluded its environmental assessment and issued a Final Screening Report. The Final Screening Report recommends that the Government of Canada and Yukon Government allow the Eagle Gold Project to proceed."The importance of the Final Screening Repor

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Fission Energy Corp.: 57.5m of Mineralization At PLS With 11.65m Off-scale On 385m On-Strike Step-out 0

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — FISSION ENERGY CORP. ("Fission" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: FIS)(OTCQX: FSSIF) and its Joint Venture partner Alpha Minerals Inc. are pleased to announce the results of hole PLS13-038.PLS13-038 Highlights:Hole PLS13-038 was collared as a vertical hole and was completed at a depth of 221.6m. The collar is located 385m grid east of PLS12-022 (8.5m @ 1.07% U3O8; see news release December 5, 2012) and thus represents a

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Alpha Minerals Inc.: 57.5 Meters With High Grade Uranium in Hole PLS 13-038 Located 385 Meters East of Discovery Area 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — Editor-s Note: There is a chart associated with this release.Alpha Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AMW), (the "Company" or "Alpha"), and its Joint Venture partner Fission Energy Corp. are pleased to release additional results from the Patterson Lake, Saskatchewan, core drill program. Hole PLS 13-038, located along the same conductor as adjacent to the Discovery (see News Release Nov 5, 2012), but 385 meters to the East,

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Majestic Gold Corp. First Quarter Gold Production 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — Majestic Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MJS)(FRANKFURT: A0BK1D) ("Majestic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce preliminary gold production results from the Song Jiagou gold mine for the first quarter of its 2013 financial year, ended December 31, 2012.2013 First Quarter Highlights(i) Effective head grade is the net real grade of the mill throughput and is calculated by taking the sum of gold in concentrate plus gold

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Cascabel Copper Porhyry Earn-In Agreement Re-negotiated 0

Cornerstone is re-issuing its news release of this morning to correct an error in paragraph 5, where the NSR to Cornerstone was reported as 0.05% when in fact it is a 0.5% (one half of one-percent) NSR.

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AuRo Resources Corp.: Proposed Private Placement Cancelled 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — AuRo Resources Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ARU) announces that it is cancelling the proposed private placement announced on December 17, 2012.The Company has decided to cancel the private placement of Units originally announced on December 17, 2012. The directors of the Company determined that the private placement would be unfair to existing shareholders and is currently not in the best interests of the Company and i

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Nitinat Appoints New Director 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/19/13 — Nitinat Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: NZZ) (the "Corporation") announces that Mr. Robert James Maddigan has been appointed to the board of directors.Mr. Maddigan received a Bachelor of Science, Engineering, from the University of Alberta in 1986. He is a professional engineer and has held various positions with private and public companies. From 2000 to 2009, Mr. Maddigan was the owner and Chief Executive Officer of FSC Internation

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