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Great Panther Silver Reports Initial Mineral Resource Estimate at San Ignacio Project, Guanajuato 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR)(NYSE Amex: GPL) ("the Company") is pleased to report the initial mineral resource estimate at the Company-s 100% owned San Ignacio Project in Guanajuato, Mexico. The 2011 mineral resource estimate comprises Inferred Mineral Resources of 611,000 tonnes at 127g/t silver and 2.05g/t gold (4,494,000 Silver Equivalent Ounces (Ag Eq Oz)), using a 118g/t Ag Eq cut-off grade. Drilling is contin

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Teck-s Q3 2011 Financial Results and Investors- Conference Call October 27, 2011 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) will release its third quarter 2011 earnings results on Thursday, October 27, 2011 before markets open.The company will hold an investor conference call to discuss the third quarter 2011 earnings results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, 8:00 a.m. Pacific time, on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Conference call dial-in at416.340.8530, no pass code required. Media are invited to attend on a

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Granite Creek Gold Commences Drilling 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — Granite Creek Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: GCX) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that a Diamond Drill has been moved to the copper-gold-molybdenum Taseko property, located 225 kilometres north of Vancouver, BC, and drilling has commenced.Drill ProgramThe program is planned for up to 1800 metres at 6 drill sites. The areas selected for drill testing include the Buzzer, Buzzer West and East Zones.In the Buzzer Zone, drilling w

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True North Gems Appoints Managing Director for Greenland Ruby Subsidiary 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — True North Gems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TGX) today announced that it has appointed Mr. Bent Olsvig Jensen as Managing Director for its wholly owned Greenland subsidiary, True North Gems Greenland A/S. Mr. Olsvig Jensen will oversee the anticipated transition from a successful exploration company to being a leading producer of gem quality ruby and pink sapphire.Mr. Olsvig Jensen will be based in Nuuk, Greenland, and offers the company extens

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Zone Resources Inc. Announces Private Placement 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — Zone Resources Inc. (Zone) (TSX VENTURE: ZNR)(FRANKFURT: 7ZR) has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 20,000,000 units for total proceeds of up to $1,800,000 subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.Up to 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.08 per unit will be issued as non flow-through units consisting of one common share and one full warrant. One full warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional

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New Guinea Gold Corporation: PNG EL 1115, EL 1353 and EL 1384 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — New Guinea Gold Corporation ("NGG" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NGG)(FRANKFURT: NG8) announces that the agreement between NGG, New Guinea Gold Limited ("NGGL"), Gold Anomaly Limited and Anomaly Limited for the sale and purchase of NGGL-s 10% carried interest in EL 1115, EL 1353 and EL 1384 has now lapsed. NGGL will retain its 10% carried interest in these exploration licences, which continues through un

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Highland Negotiates Sale of its Interest in Rickaby and Humboldt Bay Properties 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — Highland Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: HI) -Following the completion of its exploration programs on the Humboldt Bay Property (see news release of August 18, 2011), and a decision by the Board of Directors to focus its efforts on the copper properties located in Keweenaw and Houghton Counties in Michigan (see press releases dated January 5, 2011, April 1, 2011 and August 4, 2011), Highland Resources Inc. ("Highland" or the &qu

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Rae-Wallace Mining Company Prepares to Drill at Toro Blanco, Continues Peruvian Gold Exploration on Several Fronts 0

RENO, NV — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — (PINKSHEETS: RAEW) ("Rae-Wallace" or the "Company") today provided an update of its gold exploration programs in central Peru.At the Company-s Toro Blanco project, permitting is complete for a planned 8 to 10 hole drill program. Recent alteration analysis of 165 rock samples demonstrates that the clay mineral assemblages at Toro Blanco are consistent with a high-sulfidation epithermal system exhibiting a mix of advanced and intermediat

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Sphere Resources Inc. Status of Exploration 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — Sphere Resources Inc. ("the Company") NEX Board of the (TSX VENTURE: SPH.H) is pleased to make the following announcement:The Company-s summer drilling program, announced on July 22, 2011, is progressing better than expected and is scheduled to be completed in mid October, 2011.The Company as the Operator of the project and Duncan Park Holdings Corporation (TSX VENTURE: DPH) ("DPH"), engaged Chibougamau Diamond Dril

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