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Mawson West Announces Management and Board Changes 0

PERTH, AUSTRALIA and TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 06/29/12 — Mawson West Ltd. (TSX: MWE) ("Mawson" or the "Company") today announces the resignation of President and Chief Executive Officer David Frances with immediate effect. Also today the Company announces the appointment of the current Chairman, Mark Stowell, as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Anthony Lloyd, the Deputy Chairman of the Company, has assumed the role of Chairman wit

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MacDonald Acquires Noble Mineral Properties in the Ring of Fire 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 06/29/12 — MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: BMK) ("MacDonald" or the "Company") reports that it has signed a binding letter of intent with Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NOB) ("Noble") to acquire all of the property interests of Noble in the James Bay Lowlands – Ring of Fire area. The transaction includes the 36.75% interest in the MacDonald-Noble Joint Venture property consisting of 6 claim blocks l

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BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Send Conflicting Signs on Investments, an Industrial Info News Alert 0

PERTH, AUSTRALIA — (Marketwire) — 06/29/12 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Perth, Australia) — While the majority of the world-s developed economies continue to struggle in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, which many commentators believe continues today, the has continued to flourish, especially in Australia. With record commodity prices, particularly for iron ore, coal and gold, the world-s biggest miners, including (NYSE:BHP) (Melbourne, Australia) and (NYSE:RIO)

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Worthington Industries Reaps Benefits of Acquisitions in Fiscal-Year 2012; CapEx to More than Double to $68 Million, an Industrial Info News Alert 0

SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwire) — 06/29/12 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Leading manufacturer (NYSE:WOR) (Columbus, Ohio) reported slight but steady gains in overall revenues and profits in fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2012, as newly acquired businesses and a continuously improving U.S. automotive sector helped the company deal with steep deconsolidation costs and a sluggish construction industry. Net earnings were reported to be $52.08 million for

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Randgold Resources Announces Total Voting Rights 0

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Hana Files Ghanzi Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 06/28/12 — Hana Mining Ltd. ("Hana" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: HMG)(FRANKFURT: 4LH) is pleased to announce it has filed a technical report as required under National Instrument 43-101 that summarizes the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") prepared by independent consultants and DRA Mineral Projects ("DRA") of Johannesburg, South Africa on the Ghanzi Copper-Silver Project in northwestern Botswana.

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Ivanhoe Mines Shareholders Appoint Two New Directors and Approve New Company Name 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 06/28/12 — Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(NYSE: IVN)(NASDAQ: IVN) announced that shareholders at the company-s Annual and Special Meeting, held today, appointed two new directors and approved a new company name.At the meeting, Warren Goodman and Russel Robertson were appointed directors of the company. The Ivanhoe Board of Directors is now comprised of eleven directors. Two additional directors are expected to be appointed in the near future to bring t

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Pitchstone Receives Securityholder Approval for Fission Transaction 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 06/28/12 — Pitchstone Exploration Ltd. ("Pitchstone" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: PXP) announces that it has received securityholder approval for a transaction that will see all of the outstanding shares of Pitchstone being acquired by Fission Energy Corp. ("Fission") (TSX VENTURE: FIS) by means of a Plan of Arrangement ("the Arrangement").Securityholder ApprovalAt a special securityholder meeting held t

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NovaGold Announces Second Quarter 2012 Conference Call and Webcast 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 06/28/12 — NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG)(NYSE Amex: NG)(NYSE MKT: NG) ("NovaGold" or "the Company") announced that it will release its second quarter financial results before market open July 12, 2012, followed by a conference call and webcast at 8:00 am PDT (11:00 am EDT) on the same day. The webcast and conference call-in details are provided below.Webcast: orNorth American callers: 1-866-804-6922 (Participant Passcode:

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Gold Fields Exercises Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation Warrants 0

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — (Marketwire) — 06/28/12 — Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI)(JSE: GFI)(NASDAQ: GFI) announced today that its wholly-owned group subsidiary, Gold Fields Metals B.V. ("Gold Fields Metals"), has acquired 615,697 common shares in Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation ("Atacama"). The purchase follows on the exercise of 615,697 common share purchase warrants previously issued to Gold Fields Metals at the time of the original share subscriptions in Atacama

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