Overwhelming majority of local communities support planned development of Platreef Project on South Africa–s Bushveld Complex
– Former Executive Vice President for Ivanhoe Mines until Ivanhoe was acquired by Rio Tinto in 2012 – Member of the joint discovery team for the Hugo Dummett deposit at Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia – Co-recipient of PDAC–s inaugural Thayler Lindsley Medal awarded for most significant international mineral discovery 2004
NAIROBI, KENYA — (Marketwired) — 10/08/14 — Taipan Resources Inc. ("Taipan" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TPN)(OTCQX: TAIPF) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned, Kenya based subsidiary Lion Petroleum Inc. has entered into a letter of intent with Greatwall Drilling Company of China to contract the GW-190 rig for its planned Badada well on Block 2B in north east Kenya. Taipan is fully carried by partners Premier Oil and Tower Resources Plc on the Badada well.Gro
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/08/14 — Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront") (TSX VENTURE: NOT) has closed a previously announced transaction with Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc. ("Cliffs") to acquire its exploration camp and associated equipment at McFaulds Lake. The Company intends to use the camp as its construction base for the development of its Eagle–s Nest nickel, copper, platinum group metal project.Noront also confirms that payment of interest in the amount of $
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/08/14 — Fancamp Exploration Ltd. ("Fancamp") (TSX VENTURE: FNC) ) is pleased to announce that it has signed the final agreement with Uragold Bay Resources Inc. ("Uragold") (TSX Venture: UBR) regarding the sale of 32 claims adjoining Uragold–s Beauce Placer Gold Project located in the municipality of Saint-Simon-les-Mines in the Beauce region of southern Quebec. Uragold–s current Beauce paleoplacer project, 5 claims situa
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — (Marketwired) — 10/08/14 — Morien Resources Corp. ("" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: MOX), announced today that pursuant to its stock option incentive plan, it has granted a total of 1,882,500 options ("Options") to an aggregate of 12 individuals, being directors, officers and individuals providing services to Morien pursuant to a Services Agreement with Erdene Resource Development Corp. Each Option is exercisable for one common share of
VAL-D–OR, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 10/08/14 — Metanor Resources Inc. ("Metanor") (TSX VENTURE: MTO) is pleased to announce the results of the drilling campaign carried out in 2013-2014 on the Barry property which discovered several new gold zones. An exploration campaign of 38 diamond drill holes totalling 12,197 meters has been conducted on the Barry property for the purpose of investigating some of the 153 new induced polarization (IP) anomalies detected on the entire property
BLAINVILLE, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 10/08/14 — Maya Gold & Silver Inc. ("Maya" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: MYA) is pleased to announce the production results at its Zgounder Silver Mine in September 2014. Zgounder Millenium Silver Mining ("ZMSM"), the 85% owned joint venture with l–Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines ("ONHYM") of the Kingdom of Morocco (15%) produced 796 kilos (25,591 ounces) of silver from 67 ingots, grading a
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/08/14 — Argus Metals Corp. ("Argus") (TSX VENTURE: AML) provides an update on its planned acquisition of the Yanamina Gold Project in Peru and details of its planned private placement.On June 16, 2014 the Company announced its proposed purchase of the Yanamina Gold project from Coronet Metals Inc. ("Coronet"). The transaction would involve the Company acquiring Coronet–s wholly owned Peruvian subsidiary, Coronet Metals Pe
