VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Ecometals Limited (TSX VENTURE: EC)(BERLIN: GDQ)(FRANKFURT: GDQ) (the "Company") announces that it has completed a loan financing with an arm-s length individual (the "Lender") in the principal amount of US$250,000 (the "Loan"). The Loan matures on July 24, 2013, and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. In connection with the Loan, the Company issued to the Lender a promissory note in the principal a
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Crown Gold Corporation ("Crown" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CWM) announces that its shareholders have approved all resolutions put before them by management at the annual general meeting held today, July 26, 2012. The approved resolutions included the election of the three director nominees, the re-appointment of the auditor, the ratification of the Corporation-s stock option plan, the sale of the company-s Monte Cristo pr
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Orsa Ventures Corp. ("Orsa" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ORN) wishes to provide an update on progress at the Quartz Mountain gold property (Quartz Mountain), located in Lake County, southern Oregon.Quartz Mountain is a volcanic-hosted, hot-spring gold deposit on the northern extension of the Basin and Range geologic province which has produced 186 million troy ounces of gold up to 2011. The 100 percent portion of
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Victory Gold Mines Inc. ("Victory Gold") (CNSX: VGO)(MUN: 1VG) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Gold Pike Mine Property. Victory Gold has acquired an interest in 16 adjacent claims held by Plato Gold Corp. ("Plato Gold") (TSX VENTURE: PGC) and St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. ("St Andrew Goldfields") (TSX: SAS). These 16 claims are immediately to the east of the former producing open pit mine that is currently un
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company") (TSX: FM)(LSE: FQM) today announced that the majority of the workforce at its Guelb Moghrein copper-gold mine in Mauritania has returned to work and operations have resumed.As a result of the temporary suspension of operations due to illegal strike action, the mine lost 12 production days. The Company continues to work through a government-facilitated me
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Active Growth Capital Inc. (the "Corporation")(TSX VENTURE: ACK) is pleased to announce to announce that it recently completed its initial work program on its wholly-owned Wachigabau and Currie-Madeleine properties. The Corporation expects to disclose the preliminary results shortly.The Corporation is also please to announce that shareholders have approved all resolutions put forth at the Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders held
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Erdene Resource Development Corp. (TSX: ERD) ("Erdene" or "Corporation") is pleased to provide an update on the Donkin Export Coking Coal Project ("Donkin Project") located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Donkin Project is owned through a 75:25 joint venture between Xstrata Coal Donkin Limited ("Xstrata") and Erdene with Xstrata recently announcing their intent to sell their entire intere
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: DDN) Uranium North Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: UNR) ("the "Companies") announces the surface exploration program is underway on the Empire Creek gold project in Ferry County, Washington State. In addition, a land use permit for specific drill targets has been approved by the US Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)."Prior to starting our surface explora
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — Laurentian Goldfields Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: LGF) ("Laurentian") is pleased to announce it has signed a US$1,500,000, two year strategic exploration alliance (the "Alliance") with Antofagasta Minerals S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Antofagasta plc ("Antofagasta") for generative copper exploration in southern Quebec, Canada. The Alliance will utilize Laurentian-s extensive technical and exploration expertis
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 — East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: EAS) ("EAS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Anthony as Chief Operating Officer of East Asia Minerals Corporation.Mr. Anthony will be first and foremost responsible for the development of the Miwah Gold project, located in Indonesia. EAS is the holder of 85% of the rights to the Miwah project, a potential world class gold project in Indonesia. Mr. Ant
