CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — Gold Royalties Corporation (TSX VENTURE: GRO) ("Gold Royalties") announces that it has elected to discontinue its participation in the earn-in agreement (the "Agreement") with 0852959 B.C. Ltd., an arms-length company (the "Vendor"), relating to the non-core Yellowjacket NSR (the "Yellowjacket Royalty") in British Columbia."Given the operator-s strategic review announcement, we determined that it was p
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — Empire Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: EPC) ("Empire") announces that effective tomorrow, January 10th, 2013, it will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the new name Columbus Copper Corporation and the new ticker symbol CCU.Shareholders are not required to take any action in connection with the change of name; physical share certificates of Empire Mining Corporation will remain valid share certificates of Col
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — Arctic Star Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ADD) (the "Company" or "Arctic Star") is pleased to expand on its plans to reignite its diamond exploration activities in the Lac de Gras diamond fields in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada.The Company-s focus involves recently-staked claims in the Lac de Gras area that were acquired, as per the news release dated October 1, 2012. Notably, these claims are at the hea
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — Orsa Ventures Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ORN) ("Orsa" or the "Company") is pleased to announce significant progress for Company growth in 2012 and solid development plans for 2013. During the year, Orsa added additional expertise to its already accomplished management team, added a large gold resource to its Western United States portfolio, announced a new gold discovery in central Nevada and completed a significant financ
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — VMS Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: VMS) ("VMS Ventures" or the "Company") is pleased to report on developments at the Reed copper project near Snow Lake, Manitoba. Reed is a high grade copper deposit scheduled to begin production in the fourth quarter of 2013. VMS Ventures owns 30% and is carried to production. HudBay Minerals (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) ("Hudbay") owns 70% and is the Operator.VMS Ventures COO Neil
80% Average Leach Recovery From Supergene Zone 265 Metres at 0.52% Cu Eq in Sulphide Zone
Drilling nears completion at the 543S deposit
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — Pistol Bay Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PST) reports that it has received notice from Rio Tinto Canada Uranium Corporation ("RTCUC") of the upcoming proposed 1800 meter diamond drill program and ground gravity survey for the Pistol Bay Mining C5 property, located in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. The program will have a combined budget of approximately $750,000.RTCUC has integrated the existing data available from the C-5 ar
LONDON, ENGLAND — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — Arian Silver Corporation ("Arian" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: AGQ)(AIM: AGQ)(FRANKFURT: I3A), a silver exploration, development and production company with a focus on projects in the silver belt of Mexico, today announced the Company has drawn down GBP 145,000 of its GBP 5 million Standby Equity Distribution Agreement ("SEDA") with YA Global Master SPV Ltd ("YA"), as announced by the Company on 27 Septem
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/09/13 — Ateba Resources Inc. ("Ateba" or the "Company") (CNSX: ATR) is pleased to announce that it has received complete results from two holes of its ongoing 2500m drill programme at the Walsh Mine Area near Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Results include 54m @ 0.114 g/t Au including 14m @ 0.388 g/t Au beneath the historic Walsh Mine. In addition, the company has resumed its drilling campaign following a short break for the holidays. To date
