TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/09/11 — Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this Press Release.Xmet Inc. (TSX VENTURE: XME) is pleased to report that a major stripping and channel sampling program is underway at the Duquesne-Ottoman property near Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Approximately 7,000 cubic meters of overburden have been excavated in eight (8) trenches (approximately 75 meters long, 6 meters wide and 2 meters deep). The trenching program was designed to expose mineralizat
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/09/11 — Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. ("Lucky Strike" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: LKY) has awarded Elgen LLC drilling company to perform a 1,500 m due diligence drilling program on the CN Coal Properties with the camp setup and mobilization of equipment to commence on August 10. This announcement is further to the Company-s news release dated July 11, 2011, in which Lucky Strike announced that it had signed definitive agr
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX: PTQ)(OTCBB: PTQMF)(FRANKFURT: P7Z) announces that both Standard & Poor-s and Moody-s Investors Service ("Moody-s") have recently raised Panama-s sovereign rating outlook from stable to positive.While maintaining Panama-s investment grade rating at BBB-, Standard and Poor-s improved outlook "reflects the likelihood of an upgrade if the better-than-expected performance of Panama-s economy
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — Rockgate Capital Corp. (TSX: RGT) (the "Company") has accepted the resignation of Lorne Warner from his role as a director of Rockgate in order to pursue his other business interests. The Company thanks Mr. Warner for his service.ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROCKGATE CAPITAL CORP.Karl Kottmeier, PresidentNeither Toronto Stock Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of t
DENVER, COLORADO — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — Golden Star Resources Ltd. (TSX: GSC)(NYSE Amex: GSS)(GSE: GSR) ("Golden Star" or the "Company") today announced its unaudited second quarter 2011 results. All currency in this news release is expressed in U.S. dollars. The Company will host a live webcast and conference call to discuss its quarterly results on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Mountain Time). To access the webcast and conference ca
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE Amex: GORO) today announced the timing of its second quarter CEO conference call scheduled August 10, 2011. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $22 million to shareholders in special monthly dividends since declaring commercial production July 1st, 2010.Gold Resource Corporation-s CEO, Mr. William W. Reid, w
GOLDEN, CO — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — Golden Minerals Company ("Golden Minerals" or the "Company") (NYSE Amex: AUMN) (TSX: AUM) announces results for the second quarter 2011.For the second quarter 2011, Golden Minerals recorded a net loss of $18.6 million, which included $9.1 million of expense related to the El Quevar project, $4.3 million of exploration expense and $3.9 million of administrative expense.At June 30, 2011, Golden Minerals- aggregate cash and short-term
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — Tao Minerals Ltd. (OTCQB: TAON) (TAO) is pleased to provide an update regarding the Las Aguadas project in Caldas department, Colombia about which it signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture with Bullet Holding Corp. of Medellin, Colombia in July.In March and April 2011 the Bullet JV properties were prospected over an approximate 12 km x 12 km area to the north and east of the town of Las Aguadas which consisted of a stream sedim
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company") (TSX: FM)(LSE: FQM) will pay an interim dividend of Cdn $0.0533 per share in respect of the financial year ended December 31, 2011. The dividend will be paid on September 20, 2011 to shareholders of record on August 29, 2011. The ex-dividend date is August 25, 2011.This dividend is calculated based on the subdivision of the Company-s issued and outstandi
