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World Wide Minerals Initiates Investor-State Arbitration Against Kazakhstan 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — World Wide Minerals Ltd. ("WWM"), a Canadian natural resource developer, today reported that it, together with its President and CEO, Paul A. Carroll, a citizen and resident of Canada, has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Kazakhstan under the 1989 Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (t

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International Star Provides Corporate Update 0

WILTON, CT — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — International Star, Inc. (OTC Pink: ILST), is pleased to announce a Corporate Update.Today, a crew led by Howard Metzler, VP Operations, and Barbara Carroll, VP Project Development, is at the Van Deemen to collect 500 to 600 pounds of material to send to an independent metallurgical research laboratory for metallurgical testing. The area selected to collect the representative sample corresponds to the same location as the drill hole pulps sent to Skyli

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Affinity Gold Corp. Signs Formal Joint Venture Agreement to Develop Currently Producing Silver & Lead Asset in Peru 0

MAPLE GROVE, MN — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — Affinity Gold Corp. (OTC Pink: AFYG) ("Affinity" or "the Company") is pleased to announce it has entered into the Formal Joint Venture Agreement with Corizona Mining Partners, LLC ("Corizona") to jointly develop the Cambalache project, a producing silver (Ag) and lead (Pb) mine located in District of Lircay, Province of Angaraes, Department of Huancavelica to the southeast of Lima, Peru.President & CEO, Mr. Corey

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Caledonia Mining Corporation: Correction to the Q3 2013 Results 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — Caledonia Mining Corporation ("Caledonia" or the "Company") (TSX: CAL) (OTCQX: CALVF) (AIM: CMCL) announces the following correction to the wording in the unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the period to September 30, 2013 which appeared in the Management Discussion and Analysis for the quarter to September 30, 2013 ("MD&A") and the related News Release."Blanket dividends paid to Indigenous

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Prophecy Platinum Announces Additional PGM-Ni-Cu Results From Far East Zone at Wellgreen 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — Prophecy Platinum Corp. (TSX VENTURE: NKL)(OTCQX: PNIKF) "Prophecy Platinum" or the "Company" is pleased to announce further results from the 2013 field program at its 100%-owned Wellgreen PGM-Ni-Cu project, located in Canada-s Yukon Territory. Re-logging and sampling work that was part of the 2013 field program has confirmed the extension of mineralization by more than 325 metres to the east of the Far East cross

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Revolver Resources Commences Drilling on Summit B 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — Revolver Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: RZ) ("Revolver") is pleased to announce it has commenced its 1000 m drill program on its Summit B project in NW British Columbia. The initial diamond drill program is designed to test the anomaly previously identified through its IP survey. The 3D IP inversion model reveals a strong 2.0 km long-500 m wide, 35 mV/V, NW-oriented ovoid chargeability anomaly accompanied by low resistivity an

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Great Panther Silver Announces Results of San Ignacio Surface Drilling 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR)(NYSE MKT: GPL)(NYSE Amex: GPL) ("Great Panther"; the "Company") today announced surface drilling results from its 100% owned San Ignacio Project in Guanajuato, Mexico. San Ignacio is currently in development with production expected to commence in the first half of 2014. The surface drilling comprised 13 holes totaling 1,144 metres and was focused on the upper 80 metres of th

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Rainmaker Mining Corp. Announces Entry Into Frac Sand Business 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — Rainmaker Mining Corp. ("Rainmaker") (TSX VENTURE: RMG) is pleased to announce that it has developed a business plan which will concentrate on the acquisition and development of high quality, silica sand deposits, suitable for supplying sand for hydraulic fracturing, with low capital and operating costs.Rainmaker is currently performing due diligence on several potential acquisitions in this space.In addition, the company is

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Teuton Resources Corp.: Brigade Drills 205m of 0.465% Copper Equiv. at Tennyson 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — Teuton Resources Corp. ("Teuton") (TSX VENTURE: TUO)(FRANKFURT: TFE)(OTCBB: TEUTF) is pleased to announce that it has received assay results for the 16-hole, multi-million dollar drill program conducted on the Tennyson property this year by Brigade Resources ("Brigade"), a private Hunter Dickinson company. Various targets on the property were tested, including the main porphyry copper-gold zone drilled by Teuton in

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Jet Boring in Ore Under Way at Cigar Lake 0

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN — (Marketwired) — 12/16/13 — ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN CDN $ (UNLESS NOTED)Cameco (TSX: CCO) (NYSE: CCJ) announced today that jet boring in ore is underway at the Cigar Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan. All additional mine work identified in September 2013 has been completed and construction is essentially complete.Commissioning in ore for the underground mining and process equipment continues. Cameco is on track to begin ore production at Cigar Lake duri

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