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Northern Graphite Signs Equipment Financing Deal with Caterpillar 0

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Northern Graphite Corporation (TSX VENTURE: NGC)(OTCQX: NGPHF)(the "Company") announces that it has signed indicative term sheets with Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation ("Cat Financial") to provide financing for the purchase of up to US$17.5 million in Cat mining and Cat power equipment for the Company-s Bissett Creek graphite project. Cat Financial has preliminarily indicated its additional interest in participating i

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Minco Silver Provides Corporate Update 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Minco Silver Corporation (the "Company" or "Minco Silver") (TSX: MSV)(OTCQX: MISVF)(WKN: A0ESX5) is pleased to provide the following update as results of a strategic review recently completed on its Fuwan Silver Project in China and other corporate initiatives.In 2013, the Company will continue to advance the permitting process on its Fuwan Silver Project towards putting the project into commercial production. The r

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Lupaka Gold Intercepts 10 Metres at 2.09 g/t Gold and 12 Metres at 3.17 g/t Gold in A-1 Zone at Crucero Gold Project 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Lupaka Gold Corp. ("Lupaka Gold" or "the Company") (TSX: LPK) announces that it has received assay results from six additional drill holes from the completed 2012 drilling program on its Crucero Gold Project. Of the holes reported, all six were drilled on the A-1 resource zone. These holes along, with the remaining holes still to be assayed, will be incorporated into a NI 43-101 resource estimate update, expected in

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Foundation Reaches an Agreement With the Wahgoshig First Nation on Kerrs Property & Increases Offer for Solid Gold 0

– Foundation enters into an amending agreement in relation to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Waghoshig First Nation ("WFN") & Sheltered Oak Resources Corp. ("OAK") – Foundation increases offer to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Solid Gold Resources("SLD")

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Zincore Drilling Expands Prospective Area at Dolores and Intersects Copper Mineralization Over 584 Metres 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Zincore Metals Inc. (TSX: ZNC)(LMA: ZNC) ("Zincore" or the "Company") is pleased to report assay results from Holes DOL-12 and DOL-13, the second and third holes drilled under a joint-venture with First Quantum Minerals formed to explore the Company-s 100%-owned, Dolores copper-molybdenum porphyry property located in the prolific Yauri-Andahuaylas copper district in southern Peru.Highlights from these results include

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Seafield Resources Appoints Senior Project Geologist 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Seafield Resources Ltd. ("Seafield" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: SFF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Niels to its technical team as Senior Project Geologist for the Quinchia Gold Project, in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. Mr. Niels will be responsible for leading the geological program at the Company-s Miraflores Deposit, as the Company progresses the deposit toward feasibility. Mr. Niels will als

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Balmoral Reports Further Expansion, New High Grade Discoveries Within Afric Gold System, Northshore Property, Ontario 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Balmoral Resources Ltd. ("Balmoral" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: BAR)(OTCQX: BALMF) today reported results from eight holes completed on the Company-s Northshore Property in Ontario. The intercepts reported today expand the Afric Gold Zone along strike to the northeast and to depth. Results continue to point to the presence of several high-grade gold bearing structures within a very broad corridor of anomalous g

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GTA Reports Gold Results From Phase Three Drill Program at Northshore 0

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — GTA Resources and Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GTA) is pleased to report results from the last eight holes (WB-12-28 to WB-12-35) of the Phase 3 drill program recently completed on the Northshore Property in northern Ontario. The intercepts reported herein expands the Afric gold zone on the Property along strike to the northeast and to depth. Both high grade and bulk tonnage style gold mineralization continue to be encountered with highlights inc

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Alix Stakes Additional Land at Golden Granite, Yavapai County, Arizona/Investigates Possibility of Re-Starting Mining Operation 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — ALIX RESOURCES CORP. ("Alix" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: AIX)(FRANKFURT: 37N) is pleased to provide an update on the Golden Granite lode gold property, located 112 kilometers (70 miles) northwest of Phoenix along Highway 93. The 600-acre Golden Granite property was acquired in November 2012 and includes the historic Big Stick Mine with high-grade quartz veins reporting historic grades of 13 g/t Au (0.4 oz/ton) o

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Radisson Announces the Appointment of Michel Garon to its Board of Directors 0

ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Radisson Mining Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: RDS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michel Garon to its Board of Directors.Mr. Garon, a mining engineer by training (Eng., M. Sc. A.), has held various positions in the mining industry over the past 35 years. Specializing in ore processing, he worked as a metallurgist and mill superintendent before moving on to more strategic positions, including Manager of Underground Mining Operations

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