OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — Aura Silver Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AUU) ("Aura Silver" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm that the Aura Silver / Intrepid Mines Ltd. joint venture ("Taviche JV") has received the payout of US $2.0 million net of prior concession fees owed to Pan American Silver Corp. ("Pan Am") as announced in Press Release #13-02 of July 16, 2013. The payment was triggered by the completion of Pan Am-s sale of t
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — GLOBAL COBALT CORP. (TSX VENTURE: GCO) ("Global Cobalt") (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company-s Board of Directors (the "Board") has nominated Mr. Kamen Zahariev and Mr. Alexander Ordanian to the Board."It is a privilege to have Mr. Zahariev and Mr. Ordanian as nominees to the Global Cobalt Board. Their wealth of exposure in the investment community and proven business leadership w
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — Portex Minerals Inc. ("Portex" or the "Company") (CNSX: PAX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Art Hampson as the Corporation-s Chief Financial Officer, subject to regulatory approval.Mr. Hampson, an associate with Marrelli Support Services Inc., is a Chartered Accountant with 40 years of progressively senior experience in both the manufacturing and mining sectors of the economy. His experience ranges from the corpora
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX: POM)(NYSE MKT: PLM) ("PolyMet" or the "Company") is pleased to report significant progress in the environmental review process for its NorthMet Project located in the established Mesabi Iron Range mining district in northeastern Minnesota.On August 23, 2013 PolyMet reported that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ("DNR") had announced that the 1,800-page NorthMet supplemental
MOUNT PEARL, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — Canada: Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ("Cornerstone" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: CGP) (FRANKFURT: GWN) (BERLIN: GWN) (OTCBB: CTNXF) announces that it has received from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment the 4-year environmental license for the advanced exploration stage of the Cascabel copper-gold property. The Company will now begin preparing drill pads and mobilizing the drill rig and asso
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — FISSION URANIUM CORP. ("Fission" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: FCU)(OTCQX: FCUUF)(FRANKFURT: 2FU) believes that shareholders of Alpha Minerals Inc. ("Alpha") should be made aware that, on August 23, 2013, Fission made the following proposal (the "Proposal") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Alpha (the "Alpha Shares") by way of share transaction to Alpha-s Bo
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX: NCU) ("Nevada Copper" or "Company") is very pleased to announce that it has now received its Water Pollution Control Permit. This is one of the two remaining State permits that will allow for full construction and operation of the Stage 1 underground project.The Company is expecting its final permit, the Air Pollution Control Permit, within the next 20 days. Receipt of the Air Pollution Co
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — Anaconda Mining Inc. ("Anaconda" or "the Company") – (TSX: ANX) is pleased to announce that, pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated December 7, 2011 ("SPA"), between Inversiones La Veta SpA ("La Veta"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Anaconda, and Hierro Tal Tal S.A. ("Tal Tal"), Tal Tal has achieved commercial production on its first producing iron ore property and made its first shipment
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — EastCoal Inc. ("EastCoal" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ECX)(AIM: ECX) announces today that the Company is in the process of preparing an updated technical report in compliance with the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") for its Verticalnaya property (the "Updated Report").The Company filed the "Amended Pre-Feasibility Study Report on the Verticalnaya Mine, Ukraine&q
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 08/26/13 — Allana Potash Corp. (TSX: AAA)(OTCQX: ALLRF) ("Allana" or the "Company") announces progress in its project financing strategy with the signing of formal mandate letters with prospective lenders within a lender group representing loans in excess of the target amount of 60-65% debt contemplated to finance the initial construction of Allana-s Danakhil potash project (the "Project"). Following receipt of renewed letters
