VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Atacama Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE: AAM) ("Atacama" or "the Company") is pleased to provide the following report on the financial and operating highlights for the second quarter period ended June 30, 2011.The Company recorded significantly higher gross profits of $1.9 million for the quarter representing a 64% increase over the same period last year. Enjoying a 19% increase in iodine prices and a 15% increase in io
LAVAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Typhoon Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TYP) announce that during the annual and special meeting of shareholders held today August 31, 2011, all the propositions contained in the circular of information were approved:The Board of Directors and Management would like to thank all shareholders for exercising their rights to vote in such a large number.The Board of Directors has approved a total grant of 470,000 stock options to its managers (120,000 op
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Niblack Mineral Development Inc. ("Niblack" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NIB) is pleased to announce that joint venture partner Heatherdale Resources Ltd. ("Heatherdale") (TSX VENTURE: HTR) has satisfied requirements to earn an additional 9% ownership interest (resulting in a total ownership Interest of 60%) in the Niblack Project as contemplated by the June 2009 LLC Agreement of the Niblack Project LLC
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Animas Resources Ltd (TSX VENTURE: ANI) -Animas Resources Ltd. plans to begin an aggressive exploration/pre-feasibility program at the Santa Gertrudis gold project in northern Mexico. This program will be financed by the $3.4 million financing announced with a strategic shareholder earlier today, and from cash on hand. The program will shift Animas from an exploration approach at Santa Gertrudis to moving the project towards gold produ
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Pilot Gold Inc. (TSX: PLG) ("Pilot Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report that ongoing core drilling at the Halilaga Project in northwest Turkey continues to increase both the size and continuity of copper-gold mineralization at the Kestane porphyry.Drilling from within the Kestane porphyry has intersected shallow high-grade supergene mineralization that returned:Step-out drilling designed to expand the size o
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Gregory Isenor, P.Geo., President and CEO of Merrex Gold Inc. ("Merrex") (TSX VENTURE: MXI) is pleased to announce that Vicarage Capital Limited has been engaged as investor relations consultants in the United Kingdom.United Kingdom Investor RelationsVicarage Capital Limited ("Vicarage") has been engaged as investor relations consultants to the Company. Vicarage will focus on expanding Merrex-s visibility and profile withi
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — QRS Capital Corp. ("QRS" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: QRS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Sorger to the Company-s Board of Directors, as Director, Corporate Development, effective immediately.Mr. Sorger is a capital markets and advisory professional with experience financing and consulting to small, mid, and large-cap companies across a number of industries. He currently works as a corporate and busine
ST. JOHN-S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Vulcan Minerals Inc. ("the Company")(TSX VENTURE: VUL) announces that unanimous approval to proceed with the Plan of Arrangement to spin out a new subsidiary company focussed on potash exploration and development was received today at the Company-s annual and special meeting of shareholders. The Company will distribute to the shareholders of Vulcan Minerals, one share of the newly spun out company, Red Moon Potash I
ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — GLOBEX MINING ENTERPRISES INC. (TSX: GMX)(FRANKFURT: G1M)(OTCQX: GLBXF) is pleased to report that Selwyn Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SWN) announced on August 30, 2011 that a Preliminary Economic Assessment study on the ScoZinc Mine in Nova Scotia "indicates excellent potential for a seven-plus years mine life with pre-stripping beginning in the fourth quarter of 2011 and full operation in the second quarter (Q2) of 2012".F
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX: TML) (the "Company" or "Treasury Metals") announced today that the Company and Pan American Silver Corp. ("Pan American") have agreed to extend the closing date of the proposed acquisition of the Pico Machay Gold Project ("Pico Machay") until September 21, 2011. All other terms and conditions relating to the share purchase agreement, as amended, remain the same.Treasury Metals con
