TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — ROCKEX MINING CORPORATION (TSX: RXM) ("Rockex" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce a proposed private placement of up to 6,000,000 units of the Corporation (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.25 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,500,000 or such lesser or greater number of units and gross proceeds as the Corporation may determine (the "Financing").Each Unit is comprised of one Common Share and o
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — BRIGADIER GOLD LIMITED (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: BRG) (FRANKFURT: B7LN) is pleased to announce that Denis Hayes of Kelowna British Columbia has been elected President and Chief Executive Office of the company by the board of directors. Mr. Hayes replaces Mr. Grant Hall who stepped down as president and CEO today.Mr. Hayes has spent a large part of the last number of years in Africa and most recently in East Africa, specifically Tanz
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX: SVM)(NYSE: SVM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared its fourth quarter fiscal 2012 dividend of CAD$0.025 per share to be paid on or before July 20, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 29th, 2012. The dividends are considered eligible dividends for Canadian tax purposes.About Silvercorp Metals Inc.Silvercorp
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — Blue Gold Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: BGX) reports financial results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, and provides a brief update on our corporate activities. All amounts are presented in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.HIGHLIGHTSBusiness Development ActivitiesExploration ActivitiesSELECTED FINANCIAL DATAThe following selected financial data is derived from our financial statements for the three and nine month
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — FANCAMP EXPLORATION LTD. (TSX VENTURE: FNC) ("Fancamp") announces the acquisition of 14,000,000 common shares (the "Champion Shares") of Champion Minerals Inc. ("Champion") and 7,000,000 non-transferrable common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants") of Champion in exchange for Fancamp-s 17.5% joint venture interest in the Fermont Properties in the Fermont iron ore district in north-eastern Que
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — Sparton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SRI) (the "Company") announced that Alpha Prime Investments Ltd. ("Alpha Prime"), a private BVI registered company, has exercised its option to exchange its 6,057,534 shares in Company subsidiary VanSpar Mining Inc. ("VanSpar") into 12,619,863 common shares of the Company at a deemed conversion price of $0.12 per share. (Please see Sparton news release dated March 10, 2011).As a r
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — Messina Minerals Inc. ("Messina") (TSX VENTURE: MMI) wishes to announce that Peter Mordaunt has resigned his position as Director of the Company due to business commitments. We wish to thank Mr. Mordaunt for his guidance and dedication as Director over these many years and wish him every success in his future endeavors.About MessinaMessina Minerals Inc. is a leading explorer for zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold massive sulphide d
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. ("GWMG" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GWG) (OTCQX: GWMGF) announces that the the escrow agent (see GWMG Media Release May 10, 2012: "GWMG Satisfies Escrow Conditions for Release of Offering Funds") erroneously reported to the Company that the funds would be released immediately. GWMG now expects that the escrowed funds will be released upon filing of the full technical repor
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — Asia Now Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: NOW) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated April 27, 2012, Harold Roy Shipes, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has also been appointed to the board of directors of the Company on May 14, 2012. Mr. Shipes replaces Kelvin Lee, who was appointed a director in March 2012 and who resigned on May 14, 2012. The board thanks Mr. Lee for his s
SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwire) — 05/18/12 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)– (NYSE:GFI) (Johannesburg, South Africa), one of the world-s leading , reported solid gains in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2012. The company attributed the gains to strong gold prices and tight cost controls, which offset the effects of an overall reduction in attributable equivalent gold. Net earnings were reported to be $267.8 million, compared with $157.7 million in f
