VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Ridgemont Iron Ore Corp. (TSX VENTURE: RDG)(OTCQX: RIOOF) ("Ridgemont" or the "Company") announces that the Company has amended the exercise price of certain incentive stock options previously granted to an investor relations service provider ("IR Consultant") who is not an insider of the Company. The IR Consultant now holds 200,000 stock options expiring on March 9, 2016, and 100,000 stock options expirin
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PEM)(OTCQX: PMMEF) is pleased to provide an exploration update for the Idaho Gold Project.Drill ResultsPremium is pleased to report it has received all assays for the test RC drill hole for the planned 8,000 m infill program at the Friday-Petsite Resource. Upon examination of the results, Premium will determine whether to proceed with the RC drill method or return to diamond drill coring to ensure
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Golden Share Mining Corporation ("Golden Share" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GSH) is pleased to announce that it has amended the terms its option agreement on the Berens River surrounding claims with Favourable Lake Gold ("FLG"), a private Canadian company.On December 16th 2011, the Company entered into an option agreement with FLG, to acquire a 100% interest in 20 unpatented claims, representing 220 units, locate
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Hana Mining Ltd. (the "Company" or "Hana") (TSX VENTURE: HMG)(FRANKFURT: 4LH)(BOTSWANA: HANA) is pleased to announce that the Botswana Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources has issued its final approval in respect of the transfer of certain Botswana prospecting licenses pursuant to the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") involving Hana, Cupric Canyon Capital LP ("Cupric"), Cuprous
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Belvedere Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE: BEL) ("The Company") announces as a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), we are issuing the following news release to clarify our disclosure.The issues identified by the BCSC involve the 2012 progress report and the September 2012 Corporate Presentation titled Investor Update and the Company website as detailed below. The Company retracts this prese
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Excalibur Resources Ltd. ("Excalibur" or the "Company") (CNSX: XBR)(FRANKFURT: X9CN) is pleased to provide an update on its 2012 work program at its Cariboo, Princess and Cleopatra properties in south-eastern B.C., approximately 7 kilometres south of Nelson.From 2008 to 2011, Excalibur conducted mapping and sampling programs in the area, the results of which lead to a 2011 trenching program. The 2012 trenching and drilling pro
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Mahdia Gold Corp. (CNSX: MGD) ("Mahdia" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an operational update summarizing 2012 and January, 2013.Mahdia had a very active twelve months of activities since the Omai property was acquired in January 2012.Milestones include: the initial receipt of the Prospecting License in January 2012; assumption of field operations; design and commencement of systematic fieldwork and construction inclu
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Russel Metals Inc. (TSX: RUS) announced today that the strike at the Company-s Acier Leroux plant in Boucherville, Quebec has been resolved. Yesterday, a wide majority of the employees voted in favour of a five year contract and will be returning to work on Monday, February 11, 2013.Brian R. Hedges, President and CEO, stated "We are pleased to have a five year agreement in place and now our management and union members can concentrate on pro
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — Augustine Ventures Inc. (CNSX: WAW) ("Augustine" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that yesterday it had closed on an offering of 800,000 Non Flow-Through Units and 400,000 Flow-Through Units at the price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of $120,000. The offering was completed pursuant to the engagement letter with IBK Capital Corp. ("IBK"), under which IBK has agreed to use their best efforts to raise up
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/08/13 — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company") (TSX: FM)(LSE: FQM) today announced that it has extended and varied its offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Inmet Mining Corporation ("Inmet", TSX Symbol "IMN") by delivering written notice of such extension and variation to Computershare Investor Services Inc., in its capacity as depositary for t
