TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — Quia Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: QIA) ("Quia" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr. Lew Lawrick to the board of directors and has nominated Mr. Iain Kelso for election to the board at the Company-s upcoming Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). In addition, the Company has appointed Mr. Simon Meldrum and Mr. Richard Cleath to a newly established technical advisory committee.Mr. Lawrick is a Co
VAL-D-OR, QUEBEC, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — Metanor Resources Inc. ("Metanor") (TSX VENTURE: MTO) announces the granting of stock options to its employees, directors and officers under its Stock Option Plan.By resolution of the Board of directors dated of September 14, 2012, options regarding a total of 6,165,000 reserved shares were granted in favor of employees, directors and officers.Options regarding 155,000 reserved shares in favor of employees were cancelled. The ex
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — Lupaka Gold Corp. ("Lupaka Gold") (TSX: LPK) and Andean American Gold Corp. ("Andean American") (TSX VENTURE: AAG) are pleased to announce that their respective shareholders voted for the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") whereby Lupaka Gold will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Andean American.98.27% of the Lupaka Gold shares voted at Lupaka Gold-s spec
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. ("Petaquilla" or the "Company") (TSX: PTQ)(OTCBB: PTQMF)(FRANKFURT: P7Z) announces that it has formally engaged UBS Securities Canada Inc. ("UBS") to act as its exclusive financial advisor and capital markets advisor.UBS has been engaged to assist the Company and its board of directors in their evaluation of Inmet Mining Corporation-s previously announced intention to make an offer
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — Bear Lake Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: BLG) (the "Company") announces that Francois Viens will resign as president, chief executive officer and director of the Company at the end of 2012. Mr. Viens will continue to provide consulting services to the Company from time to time. A search for a new president and CEO will begin under the direction of the Company-s executive chairman. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Viens for his contributions, and
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — Klondike Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: KG) is pleased to announce encouraging results for the Violet vein trend, 310 Zone, and recently discovered Boy soil anomaly (Figure 1). These results in conjunction with Boulder Lode open cut results will direct 2013 exploration and drilling.2012 Exploration HighlightsKlondike Gold-s 2012 Violet exploration program focused on prospecting, rock sampling, and soil sample lines to better define the miner
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — VVC EXPLORATION CORPORATION (TSX VENTURE: VVC)(FRANKFURT: V7S) ("VVC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a financing aggregating $387,500 representing 7,751,620 units at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") of the Company. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — First Point Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE: FPX) ("First Point" or the "Company") is pleased to report on the 2012 drilling progress at the Decar nickel alloy project in central British Columbia. The Decar project is in the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") phase, and is managed and operated by Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Canada Inc., an affiliate of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF)(PA
SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — Commodity prices have dropped off highs reached in 2011. Reports continue to stack up regarding Chinese reduction in demand and production for mined resources such as iron ore and coal. The mining boom in Australia has slowed and some of the big mining companies like Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), BHP (NYSE:BHP) and Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) have announced reduction in capital expenditures as a result.This is coming at a time when construction activit
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — (Marketwire) — 09/21/12 — An unprotected strike at AngloGold Ashanti-s (NYSE: AU) Kopanang operations prevented the night shift from taking place on September 20, 2012. The strike is currently confined to this single mine. Management-s priority is to maintain safety, peace and stability at the site and to continue a constructive dialogue with all employees, their representatives and other stakeholders. The company is following the necessary procedures and an updat
