AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Nord Gold N.V. ("Nord Gold"), a subsidiary of OAO Severstal ("Severstal") (LSE: SVST)(RT: CHMF), announced today that it acquired 12,065,300 common shares ("Common Shares") of High River Gold Mines Ltd. ("High River") at a price of CAD$1.29 per share on August 25, 2011 (the "Transaction"). The securities acquired pursuant to the Transaction represent ownership and control of approximatel
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Majescor Resources Inc. ("Majescor" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: MJX) held its Shareholders- annual and special meeting on August 25th, 2011 in Ottawa at 11:00 a.m. The Company is pleased to announce that:About Majescor Resources Inc.Majescor is a junior explorer focusing on emerging mineral districts. Majescor-s project portfolio includes the SOMINE copper-gold project in Haiti (majority-held by SIMACT Alliance Copper-Gold
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Adroit Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ADT)(FFRANKFURT: A7V)(BERLIN: A7V) – Earlier in the year, the Company applied to the Italian authorities to increase its exploration work permits to allow for a 293 hole, approximately 23,000 meter, diamond drilling programme on its wholly owned Poggio Pietricci and Faggio Scritto properties, in the Manciano area, Grosseto Province, Italy (see the Company-s April 4, 2011 news release).The objectives
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Rogue Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: RRS) (the "Company") announces it has posted its Annual Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis for the year ending April 30, 2011 on SEDAR ()."As reflected in our Annual Financial Statements, significant progress has been made ensuring funds are properly allocated to the exploration and development of the Company-s key projects," states Company President &
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Benton Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BTC)("Benton") regrets to announce that it has been advised by Coro Mining Corp. ("Coro" or the "Company") (TSX: COP) that the Provincial Legislature of Mendoza has voted against the ratification of the Company-s approved Environmental Impact Declaration ("EID"). Stephen Stares, President and CEO of Benton Resources made the following statement: "We are very dis
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE: SSV)(FRANKFURT: SEG) reported today that assay results from drilling on the Dragoon project, located 90 kilometres southeast of Tucson, Az., continue to outline thick, strongly anomalous intervals of copper and molybdenum mineralization. The assays are from the second hole drilled on the project by optionee Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corp. (FMEC), which tested an up-thrown block of pros
SPARKS, NV — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB: GPXM) is pleased to announce it has engaged Telesto Nevada, Inc. ("Telesto") to prepare a Notice of Intent to conduct mineral exploration on its Vanderbilt claim group near the town of Silver Peak and adjacent to the Mineral Ridge gold project in Esmeralda County, NV.Telesto will assist Golden Phoenix in map generation and reclamation calculations for a final determination of the
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Auriga Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: AIA) ("Auriga Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged A.C.A Howe International Limited ("Howe") to prepare a Preliminary Economic Assessment or "PEA" on the Company-s Maverick Gold Project ("Maverick Project" or "Project"). The Maverick Project includes the past-producing Puffy Lake mine and mill located 65 kms northwest of Flin
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — Coronet Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CRF) -Mr. Joel Dumaresq, CEO, reports:On June 1, 2011, Coronet Metals Inc. ("Coronet") closed a non-brokered CDN$10.8 million private placement in conjunction with Coronet-s US$14 million acquisition of the Yanamina gold project ("Yanamina") in Ancash province, Peru. US$5.5 million of the proceeds from this financing were to be used for the initial payments to Latin Gold Limited (&q
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — IMPACT Silver Corp. ("IMPACT") (TSX VENTURE: IPT) is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Defiance Silver Corp. ("Defiance") (TSX VENTURE: DEF) to option its Veta Grande Project assets in Zacatecas, Mexico in exchange for a major shareholding in Defiance.The Zacatecas Veta Grande Project assets include the 200-tonne-per-day ("tpd") Santa Gabriela processing plant, surface rights, 10 mineral
