VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU)(FRANKFURT: 8AM) is pleased to announce that the strategic financing with Callinan Royalties Corporation ("Callinan") reported on October 10, 2013 has been closed.Avrupa issued 3,500,000 units (a "Unit") at $0.10 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $350,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Prominex Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PXR) announces the re-election of all management nominees as directors at the Company-s Annual General Meeting held in Vancouver, BC on October 15, 2013. James Stafford Inc. Chartered Accountants of Vancouver, BC were reappointed as the auditor and all resolutions on the agenda were ratified. There were 42,302,047shares represented by proxy or 50.55% of the 83,690,890 issued and outstanding shares
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — The directors of SIRIOS RESOURCES INC. (TSX VENTURE: SOI) are pleased to report that visible gold has been observed in the first drill hole (#2013-09) of the current drilling campaign in progress on the gold Cheechoo project, James Bay, Opinaca area, Quebec. Ten gold specks have been located between depths of 63.4 m and 65.4 m. The 2013-09 drill hole is located in the west extent of the gold zone intersected in hole #03 drilled in 2012 (Ref. to
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Lara Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: LRA) is pleased to report that it has executed an Option Agreement with Tessarema Resources Inc., whereby Tessarema can earn a 100% interest in Lara-s Curionopolis Copper-Gold Project in Brazil by funding exploration, development of mining operations, making US$2 million in cash payments and granting royalties of between 2-5% to Lara.Under the terms of the Agreement, Tessarema can earn an initial 49
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Advanced Explorations Inc. (the "Company" or "AEI") (TSX VENTURE: AXI)(FRANKFURT: AE6) is pleased to announce that it has closed the private placement previously announced on September 27, 2013. A total of 4,940,000 units (the "Units") were sold for gross proceeds of $247,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant ("Warrant"), with each Warrant being ex
ST. JOHN-S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Vulcan Minerals Inc. ("the Company" – "Vulcan") (TSX VENTURE: VUL) is pleased to announce that it has received from the Alberta government ten Metallic and Industrial Mineral Permits covering 91648 hectares in northeastern Alberta. These permits were issued pursuant to the applications described in the news release dated September 16, 2013. They encompass all of the application area.The Company continues
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Duran Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: DRV)(LMA: DRV) ("Duran" or the "Company") announces that its Board of Directors has commenced a review of strategic alternatives for the Company with the objective of enhancing shareholder value. As part of the strategic review process, the Company will be examining a number of alternatives including, but not limited to, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, and the s
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) (the "Company") a multi-mine gold and copper producer, reports that Michael Winship, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer will present at the John Tumazos Very Independent Research Metals & Mining Conference at 11:20 am (ET) on October 16, 2013. The conference will take place in New York, NY.Interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast by visiting the front page of the Compa
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — HudBay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay", the "company") (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) announced today that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Bryson, will be presenting at the 2013 Canaccord Genuity Global Resources Conference held in Miami, Florida on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. ET.The presentation will be available on Hudbay-s website at .About HudbayHudbay (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) is a Canadian integrated min
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Torch River Resources Ltd. ("Torch" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TCR) (FRANKFURT: WNF) (PINK SHEETS: TORVF), is pleased to announce the results of two test programs on its lump graphite from the Company-s Walker Graphite property in Quebec. The combination of higher reagent concentration and longer retention times in the fifth test provided the 99.1%C best result. This positions the Company-s graphite as being fully suite
