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Carpathian Gold Inc. Announces $20 Million Strategic Placement by Barrick Gold Corporation 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/18/11 — Carpathian Gold Inc. (TSX: CPN) (the "Corporation" or "Carpathian") is pleased to announce that it has concluded an agreement (the "Agreement") with Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") for a CDN$20 Million private placement to purchase 38,461,538 common shares (the "Private Placement" and the "Common Shares") of the Corporation at a price of $0.52 per share. The Common Shares will be su

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Belo Sun Mining Advances Volta Grande Project, Brazil-Awards Bankable Feasibility Study 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/18/11 — Belo Sun Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BSX) (the "Company" or "Belo Sun") announces that AMEC Minproc Engenharia e Consultoria Limitada (AMEC), AMEC-s mining and metals business based in Brazil, has been selected to conduct the Bankable Feasibility Study for its Volta Grande Gold Project in Para State, Brazil.AMEC is an internationally recognized leader in the design, engineering and construction of gold projects, with extensive

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Pitchstone Arranges Private Placement 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/18/11 — Pitchstone Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: PXP) ("Pitchstone") has arranged a non-brokered private placement of 5,357,000 units at $0.14 per unit to raise gross proceeds of approximately $750,000.The financing will enable Pitchstone to maintain a cash balance by year end of approximately $1.5 million after completing its 2011 uranium exploration programs. Funds raised by this placement will be used for exploration on Pitchston

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Magma Metals Limited: Major Ground Position Staked Around the Griffins Find Gold Project 0

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — (Marketwire) — 07/18/11 — Magma Metals Limited (TSX: MMW)(ASX: MMW) ("Magma" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Griffins Find gold project, located 320km southeast of Perth in Western Australia.HighlightsLake Grace Gold ProjectMagma has applied for exploration licences covering an area of approximately 7,000km2, to be called the Lake Grace gold project, to the north and south of the Griffins Find gold project (Figure 1). T

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Minera IRL Announces Positive Prefeasibility Study, Ollachea Project, Peru 0

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/18/11 — Minera IRL Limited ("Minera IRL" or the "Company"), (TSX: IRL)(AIM: MIRL)(BVLAC: MIRL) the Latin American focused gold mining, development and exploration company, announces the results of its Prefeasibility Study for the Ollachea Project, Peru. The Ollachea Project is 100% owned by Minera IRL SA subsidiary Minera Kuri Kullu SA. The study was carried out by international engineering firm AMEC.Highlig

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Orocobre Limited: ASX Announcement 0

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — (Marketwire) — 07/17/11 — Orocobre Limited (TSX: ORL)(ASX: ORE) is pleased to provide the opportunity to listen to an audio broadcast with Managing Director Richard Seville in a presentation titled "Salinas Grandes Lithium-Potash Drilling Results – Richard Seville, Managing Director Orocobre."The broadcast will go live on 18 July 2011 at 11:30am AEST. To listen, type the following link into your web browser: .The broadcast covers the following topics:Post DFS

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Orocobre Completes Phase 1 Drilling at Salinas Grandes Lithium-Potash Project 0

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — (Marketwire) — 07/17/11 — HighlightsOverviewOrocobre Limited (TSX: ORL)(ASX: ORE) (the Company or Orocobre) is pleased to announce the completion of the initial core drilling program on the Salinas Grandes Lithium-Potash project ("Salinas Grandes") in Salta Province, North West Argentina.Orocobre Managing Director, Richard Seville, stated that he was delighted to deliver drilling results which provide an encouraging outlook for the Salinas Grandes project.&quo

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Tenth Anniversary of First Major Gold and Copper Discovery at Oyu Tolgoi by Ivanhoe Mines Coincides With Period of Peak Construction on Mongolia-s Largest Mining Complex 0

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA — (Marketwire) — 07/17/11 — Ivanhoe Mines- (TSX: IVN)(NYSE: IVN)(NASDAQ: IVN) Chief Executive Officer and founder, Robert Friedland, and Senior Vice President of Exploration, Douglas Kirwin, observed today-s 10th anniversary of the company-s first major mineral discovery at Oyu Tolgoi with a tribute to the 14,000 workers who now are building the Oyu Tolgoi mining complex in southern Mongolia."Oyu Tolgoi already is one of the mining world-s great stories, thanks to

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Soldi Ventures Inc. Announces Private Placement 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/15/11 — Soldi Ventures Inc. (Soldi) (TSX VENTURE: SOV) has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 5,000,000 units at a price of $0.11 per unit for total proceeds of up to $550,000 subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.Up to 5,000,000 units will be issued as non flow-through units consisting of one common share and one full warrant. One full warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share of the

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Silverado: January 2011 Nolan Report Retraction 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/15/11 — Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCBB: SLGLF)(FRANKFURT: SLGL) () (the "Company" or "Silverado"), at the request of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, seeks to retract the January 2011 Nolan Report that the Company filed with its current report on Form 8-K filed on January 18, 2011. As a reporting issuer in British Columbia, the Company is obligated to the file and publicly disclose the Nolan Report pu

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