VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Zincore Metals Inc. (TSX: ZNC)(LMA: ZNC) ("Zincore" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has discovered copper mineralization in Trench Three, which is located in an undrilled area of the Company-s 100%-owned, Dolores copper-molybdenum porphyry property. The mineralization was discovered as part of work being conducted under a joint-venture with First Quantum Minerals formed to explore Dolores, which is loc
Drilling Confirms a New Parallel Structure within a Strong Mineralized Trend Las Carolinas Zone Open Down Dip and to the South towards Las Venadas
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Fission Energy Corp. ("Fission or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: FIS)(OTCQX: FSSIF) and its 50% Joint Venture (JV) partner Alpha Minerals Inc. are pleased to announce that a $4.0m winter program will start mid-January at their PLS property, located in the southwest part of Saskatchewan-s Athabasca Basin. A drill program utilizing 2 diamond drill rigs will focus aggressively on the area of the recent shallow depth, high-grade
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Aurizon Mines Ltd. ("Aurizon" or the "Company") (TSX: ARZ)(NYSE MKT: AZK) acknowledges the announcement made on January 14, 2013 by Alamos Gold Incorporated ("Alamos") of its commencement of an unsolicited bid ("the Alamos Offer") for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Aurizon that it currently does not own.The Company is in the process of reviewing and evaluating the Alamos Offer with i
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Continental Gold Limited (TSX: CNL)(OTCQX: CGOOF) ("Continental" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results for 23 diamond drill-holes from the Yaragua and Veta Sur vein systems, as part of the Company-s ongoing exploration program at the Buritica Project in Antioquia, Colombia. Seven drills are currently on site as part of the Company-s Phase IV, minimum 95,000-metre diamond drill program for 2013.HighlightsYaragua Vein
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MEK) (the "Corporation") is pleased to report assay results from its drill program completed last fall on the Ogden Gold Project in Timmins, Ontario. The program consisted of four holes targeted on the Thomas Ogden Zone (TOG) and was designed to test the western extent of gold mineralization and better define known fold structures hosting TOG mineralization which are thought to be an important
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSX: ADV)(NYSE MKT: AXX) ("Alderon") is pleased to announce the appointment of Xinneng (David) Li as Vice President, Asia-Pacific Affairs and Ian Chadsey as Vice President Investor Relations, effective immediately. Mr. Li will be based out of Alderon-s Vancouver office and Mr. Chadsey out of the Montreal office.Mr. Li has over 20 years of international project and financial management and corporate dev
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Magellan Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: MNM)(OTCQX: MAGNF) ("Magellan") is pleased to announce that it has engaged a group of prominent mining industry consultants led by Ausenco to complete a feasibility study on the Coringa gold project in northern Brazil.HighlightsThe above group will be supported by Magellan staff in Vancouver and Brazil, and it is expected that the study will be complete near the beginning of Q4 2013.Qualif
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN)(OTCQB: CZICF) ("the Company" or "Canadian Zinc") is pleased to announce the commencement of a winter diamond drill program on its wholly-owned South Tally Pond copper-lead-zinc-silver-gold project in central Newfoundland. The planned Phase 1 drill program includes 4,800 metres (in at least 17 holes) of core drilling focused on expanding South Tally Pond-s presently defined Lemarc
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Torex") (TSX: TXG)(TSX: TXG.W.A.) announced today that Jason Simpson, PEng, has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Simpson brings over 17 years of global, multi-commodity, operational and mining experience. In this position, he will lead the senior operations team that will be responsible for overseeing the construction and operation of the Morelos Gold M
