VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Mill Bay Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: MBV)(PINKSHEETS: MLBVF)(FRANKFURT: M4K) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kevin Whelan to the Board of Directors, and as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Whelan, a graduate of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, has served as a director and held executive offices for numerous companies over his 35-year career. Mr. Whelan brings skills in strategic planning, junior min
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Primero Mining Corp. ("Primero" or the "Company") (TSX: P)(NYSE: PPP) is scheduled to release fourth quarter and year-end 2012 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, February 21, 2013.A conference call is scheduled for Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. (EST), to discuss these results. Participants may join the call by dialing North America toll free 1-855-410-0553 or 1-646-583-7389 for calls outside Ca
JUJUY, ARGENTINA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Soltera Mining Corp. (OTC PINK: SLTA) () is pleased to announce the lawsuit brought against Soltera Mining by Ambrian Resources AG has been dismissed.In July 2010 Soltera Mining was served with a lawsuit in Nevada by Ambrian Resources AG (Ambrian) claiming damages in excess of 20 Million US$ on the alleged grounds that Ambrian had negotiated and finalized a binding funding agreement with Soltera Mining during April-June 2010.Soltera denied all th
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — True North Gems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TGX) ("True North" or the "Company") announces it has entered into an agreement to sell its 100% interest in 43 mineral claims located in the Finlayson District of the Yukon Territories to Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. The claims are located in proximity to Pacific Ridge-s Fyre Lake Kona copper-gold-cobalt massive sulphide deposit.Under the terms of the agreement Pacific Ridge has
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Sniper Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SIP) ("Sniper" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an extension agreement with Columbus Gold Corporation in respect of the Overland Pass property located in Nevada, USA.The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sniper Resources (U.S.) Inc., has the right to earn a 51% interest in Overland Pass by incurring an aggregate of US$2,000,000 in explor
EDMONTON, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Firestone Ventures Inc. ("Firestone" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: FV)(FRANKFURT: F5V) announces that it will be offering on a non-brokered private placement basis common share units ("Units") and flow-through units ("FT Units") at $0.06 per Unit and FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $300,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit will consist of one common share and one share purchase war
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: PEX) ("Pacific Ridge") has entered into an agreement with True North Gems Inc. ("True North") to acquire 43 mineral claims located within Pacific Ridge-s Fyre Lake property, located in the eastern Yukon-s Finlayson District. The newly acquired claims are strategically located in proximity to Pacific Ridge-s 100% owned Fyre Lake Kona copper-gold-cobalt massive sulphide dep
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Sparton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SRI) (the "Company") announced today that its 85% owned subsidiary company, Lincang Linxiang 306 Huajun Coal Industry Co. Ltd. ("Huajun"), has executed an agreement for the sale of all of its germanium production assets in the Lincang area of China.The purchaser is the Yunnan Lincang Xinyuan Germanium Industry Stock Co. ("Xinyuan") a PRC registered company listed on the Shenzen St
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — IMPACT Silver Corp. ("IMPACT" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: IPT) announces results from the second phase drill program on the recently discovered Mirasol Prospect, located 5.5 kilometers southeast of IMPACT-S 500-tonne-per-day (tpd) Guadalupe processing plant at the Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver-Gold District in central Mexico. Higher grade silver values are now being encountered, as well as the discovery of sev
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/28/13 — Mining for Miracles, BC-s mining community-s longstanding fundraising campaign for BC Children-s Hospital Foundation, kicked off 2013 fundraising with the launch of the Diamond Draw at the Mineral Exploration Roundup Conference January 28 in Vancouver.De Beers Canada Inc. has generously donated a diamond in support of the 2013 Diamond Draw. The diamond is a 1.0 carat ideal square cut De Beers Snap Lake Mine diamond, valued at $17,500.
