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Typhoon Exploration Inc. Continues Exploration on the Fayolle Property 0

LAVAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — Typhoon Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TYP) wishes to inform its shareholders and the financial community about the progress of its exploration program on the 100% owned Fayolle property. The campaign was planned by Typhoon Exploration Inc. and Aurizon Mines Ltd. as part of a partnership agreement.To date, nearly 30,000 meters of diamond drilling were completed in the 2011 campaign, planned for 50,000 meters. More than 42 exploration holes have been

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East Asia Minerals Announces Management Change 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: EAS) announces changes to its management structure, effective immediately. Michael Hawkins has resigned as CEO-President-Director of East Asia, and is replaced by Dr. Darryl Clark and Mr. Alex Granger. The Company also announces the recent acceptance by Edward Rochette as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of East Asia Minerals. These changes come at a time when the Miwah Gold Project is

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Fission Energy Corp.: Waterbury Lake Winter 2011 Drill Assays Delineate J Zone Increase over 300% Strike Length from 2010 0

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — FISSION ENERGY CORP. ("Fission" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: FIS)(OTCQX: FSSIF) and its Limited Partner, the Korea Waterbury Uranium Limited Partnership ("the Waterbury Consortium"), announce the final assay results from their Waterbury Lake 2011 winter program. A total of 26,305m were completed in eighty-two holes, of which fifty-three holes were completed in the high grade J Zone uranium deposit. Ten ho

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Luna Gold Announces the Closing of a US $30 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — Luna Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: LGC)(BVLAC: LGC) ("Luna Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of a US$ 30 million senior secured credit facility (the "Facility") with WestLB AG. This Facility is comprised of a US$ 20 million senior secured term loan (the "Term Loan") and a US$ 10 million (Brazilian Real equivalent) senior secured revolving loan (the "Revolving Facility&quo

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Source Awards 5,000 Metre Drilling Contract and Adds Second Drill at Las Minas Gold-Silver-Copper Project, Veracruz, Mexico 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — SOURCE EXPLORATION CORP. (the "Corporation" or "Source") (TSX VENTURE: SOP) announces the awarding of an additional 5,000 metre drilling contract to Groupo Drilcor, S.A. De C.V. and mobilization of a second drill to its Las Minas gold – silver – copper project at Las Minas, Veracruz, Mexico. The expanded drilling program will focus on extending the significant skarn mineralization delineated by recent drilling as well as explo

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North Bay Resources Inc. (NBRI) Issues Ruby Gold Project Update 0

SKIPPACK, PA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCBB: NBRI) ("North Bay" or the "Company") is pleased to inform shareholders of additional plans underway to prepare for the start of operations at the Ruby Mine in Sierra County, California.A program of general inspection has now commenced, with the objective being the repair and maintenance of the underground workings in preparation for the start-up of operations.The Company is presently soliciting bid

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Gold Standard Announces Expansion of Railroad Drill Program 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — Gold Standard Ventures Corp. ("Gold Standard") (TSX VENTURE: GV)(OTCQX: GDVXF) announced today that it has expanded its exploration program on its 100% controlled, 22 square mile, Railroad Project located on the Carlin Gold Trend in north-central Nevada.Two core rigs and 1 RC rig are now testing two of the three main target zones on the property. The RC rig and a core drill are testing the North Bullion target zone where sig

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Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. Announces the Appointment of SGS to Lead Bench Scale Testwork on Hopes Advance Bay Project 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: FEO)(OTCQX: FEOVF) is pleased to announce the appointment of SGS in Lakefield to conduct bench scale metallurgical testing, including head assays, Wilfley table gravity testing and Davis tube testing, on some 800 samples from the Company-s Hopes Advance Bay project. This testing will provide an analysis of weight recoveries and concentrate grades which will be included in t

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Silver Quest Discovers Mineralized Vein Float on the 3Ts Project, BC 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — Silver Quest Resources (TSX VENTURE: SQI) ("Silver Quest" or "the Company") is pleased to announce initial results from the 2011 prospecting program on its 3Ts Project in central British Columbia, located approximately 120 km southwest of Vanderhoof. For additional information please visit the Company-s website .The 3Ts Project covers an epithermal quartz-carbonate vein system within which 12 individual mineralized

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Sunridge Gold Announces New Drill Results From Gupo Gold Deposit, Asmara Project, Eritrea 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/26/11 — Sunridge Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: SGC) announces it has received more encouraging gold assays for the latest 25 reverse circulation drill holes from the recent program at the Gupo Gold deposit on the Company-s 100% owned Asmara Project, Eritrea. The 52 hole 4,500 meter drilling program appears to have successfully confirmed and possibly expanded the area of gold mineralization. The results will now be used to upgrade the resource as pa

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