TORONTO, ONATRIO — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: VIT) ("Victoria" or the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting last week in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. All resolutions put forth by management were approved by shareholders. This includes the election of T. Sean Harvey, John McConnell, Hugh Agro, Edward Dowling, Christopher Hill, Leendert Krol and Michael McInnis to the board of directors.John McConnell, CEO, President and director comme
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — International Samuel Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ISS) (the "Company") is pleased to report that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Jewelry Box property, located in central British Columbia.The Jewelry Box property is located some 45 kilometres SSE of the town of Smithers, British Columbia. The claim block covers an area of some 8668 hectares. Access to the project is by way of road a
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Osisko Mining Corporation ("Company") (TSX: OSK)(FRANKFURT: EWX) reports that Mr. Andre J. Douchane has tendered his resignation from the Board of Directors due to conflict of work commitments.Victor H. Bradley, Chairman of the Board of Directors, commenting on Mr. Douchane-s resignation: "We are reluctant to see Mr. Douchane-s resignation however we understand the necessity and would like to express our appreciation for his contri
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Meadow Bay Gold Corporation ("Meadow Bay Gold") (TSX VENTURE: MAY)(OTCQX: MAYGF) is pleased to report assay results from its first two core drill holes of our confirmatory drilling program at the Atlanta Gold Mine, Lincoln County, Nevada.The purpose of the first two drill holes was to test for thickness and grade of gold and silver mineralization beneath the past producing Atlanta Pit which was closed in 1985 due to low gold
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Pacific Gold Corp. (PINK SHEETS: PCFG)(OTCQB: PCFG)Further to the Company press releases of June 14th and August 2nd 2011, Pacific Gold Corp. ("PCFG") is pleased to announce that Nevada Rae Gold, Inc., ("NRG") a subsidiary of PCFG, has expanded its lease agreement with the owners representing the remaining 25% interest in the B&B claims that the Company had not previously leased. NRG now has a lease agreement covering 100%
NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Mammoth Energy Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MMTE), a lithium and alternative energy mining company, announced today that to date the company has not been served any official documentation and there is no pending legal matter against the company."While we understand that there are many rumors concerning litigation against the company, let me re-affirm that the company has not been served any documentation relating to this matter," said William Li
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Ethiopian Potash Corp. (the "Company " or "EPC") (TSX VENTURE: FED)(TSX VENTURE: FED.WT) is pleased to announce that it has completed five (5) holes and drilling of Hole 6 is ongoing with total drilling through 1,000 metres to date, of the planned 15,000 metre diamond drill program on its 481km2 Danakil Project, Ethiopia.All of the holes intersected the regional Danakil Potash Formation and all holes intersected potash mineral
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — CANICKEL MINING LIMITED, formerly "Crowflight Minerals Inc.", ("CaNickel" or the "Company") (TSX: CML) is pleased to announce today that subject to regulatory approval, Dr. Dianmin Chen is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.Dr. Chen holds a degree of Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the Central South University of China and a PhD in
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Silver Pursuit Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SPF) ("Silver Pursuit" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Mr. Adrian Robertson as President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company. The appointment follows the resignation of Mr. Terry Fields as President and CEO of the Company on August 18, 2011. Mr. Fields will continue as Chairman and a director of the Company.Mr. Robertson graduated wi
VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Solomon Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE: SRB) is pleased to report that it has acquired by staking 150 mineral claims located in the Whitehorse Mining District of the Yukon Territory. The Nis 1 – 66 and Sek 1 – 84 mineral claims cover a total area of 3135 hectares and are located 30 kilometers east of Solomon-s Rosie Gold Project, a highly prospective gold target indicated by regional stream geochemical surveys and the discovery in 2010 by
