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West Melville Commences Summer Exploration Program on the Fraser Bay Project, Nunavut 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — West Melville Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: WMM) ("West Melville" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of exploration work at its Fraser Bay iron-ore project located on the west coast of the Melville Peninsula, Nunavut.Crews mobilised to the project site on July 27 to commence building a 25 person camp at the former CAM 5 Defence Early Warning airstrip at Mackar Inlet. The airstrip is located 16 km

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Typhoon Shareholders Unequivocally Approved Resolutions at the 2012 Annual Assembly 0

LAVAL, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — TYPHOON EXPLORATION INC. (TSX VENTURE: TYP) announces the results of the Company-s Annual General Assembly held today, Wednesday August 8th, 2012, in Laval, Quebec. The Shareholders approved in the majority, in very large numbers and unequivocally, the resolutions put forth by the Directors during the Assembly.Election of directors proposed by the management (95.01% in favour)Dallaire & Lapointe was re-elected as auditor of the Company (96.22% i

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Galaxy Graphite Corp. Receives Approvals for Drill Program at SUN Project, Quebec 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — Galaxy Graphite Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GXY) (the "Company" or "Galaxy") is pleased to announce that it has receive a permit from the Quebec Ministere des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune to allow drilling to proceed on the SUN graphite project, located 125 km northeast of Baie-Comeau, QC.Drilling will consist of 2500 – 3000 metres, with holes typically being 75 – 125 m in depth (25-30 holes in total). The program i

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Graniz Annouces Change of Directors 0

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — Graniz Mondal Inc. ("Graniz" or the "Corporation") (NEX: GRA.H), announces changes to the composition of its Board of Directors. Robert Bryce and Michel Lusignan have resigned from the Board of Directors of Graniz, effective Friday August 3, 2012. Graniz thanks Messrs. Bryce and Lusignan for their service on the Board.Mr. Donald Theberge, as remaining director, has filled the vacancies created on the Board by appointing Martin

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Debut Announces Phase One Exploration Program at Nakina Project 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — Debut Diamonds Inc. ("Debut") (CNSX: DDI) will be mobilizing an exploration team to begin phase one of a drill program at its Nakina Project located in the James Bay Lowlands, north of Nakina Ontario. The Nakina Project covers a total of 85 mining claims (consisting of 436 total claim units) where Debut holds a 100% interest in 57 of the claims and has an option to earn a 70% interest in the additional 28 claims. Debut is operator of th

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Bayport International Holdings, Inc. Announces Acquisition of the Sir Tidwell Mining Claim 0

LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — Bayport International Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXTO) today announced the acquisition of the 160 acre, Sir Tidwell (UMC #410854 ) iron ore mining claim located in Juab County, Utah. This claim was purchased from a group of private individuals for 40,000,000 restricted shares of common stock.According to an assay report dated August 23, 2010, the Sir Tidwell claim contains 461,000 mg of Iron per kg. Additionally, the assay shows a concentration of T

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Parlane Reports on Its 2012 Exploration Program at the Big Bear Project in Central British Columbia 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — Parlane Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PPP) ("Parlane" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following update for its 2012 field program at the Big Bear property on the Nechako Plateau.Field personnel have collected an additional 602 soil samples, 12 stream sediment and 26 rock samples over 9 areas that returned anomalous results during the 2011 field season (see Parlane news release dated June 25, 2012 ). Resul

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Tara Minerals Begins Diamond Drilling Program to Support Iron Ore Production Plan 0

CHICAGO, IL — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — Tara Minerals Corp. (OTCBB: TARM) (BERLIN: 6T3) is pleased to announce the start of an aerial topography and diamond drilling work program in support of current production plans for the Champinon Iron Project. The work will enhance the mining and processing development plan and help to insure consistent feed at the highest possible iron ore yields from the project.Francis R. Biscan, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Recent data, including indep

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Glen Eagle Intercepts 64.5 Meters Phosphate (P205) Grading 5.3% at Moose Lake 0

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — Glen Eagle Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GER) ("Glen Eagle" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional drill results from its Moose Lake phosphate project located near highway 172, approximately 100 km north of Chicoutimi, Quebec.The results are reported below and are showing a strong continuity along strike the 2 km anomaly.Gilles Laverdiere, P.Geo., a qualified person according to the NI 43-101 disclosing standards, is

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Stk-emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation Signs Exploration Agreement With WestKam Gold Corp. 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/12 — WestKam Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: WKG) ("Westkam" or the "Company"), a Vancouver-based gold exploration company focused on developing the Bonaparte Gold Project property approximately 50 km northwest of Kamloops, B.C., today announced the signing of an Advanced Exploration Agreement with the Stk-emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation.The Agreement formalizes a process for ongoing dialogue and cooperation between the Stk-emlup

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