VAL-D-OR, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — Cartier Resources Inc. ("Cartier") (TSX VENTURE: ECR) announces it has completed its acquisition of the Benoist property from Murgor Resources Inc. ("Murgor") and the Chimo and Nova properties from X-Ore Resources Inc. ("X-Ore"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Note Mining Inc. The acquisitions are part of Cartier-s growth strategy to advance its projects to the advanced exploration, development and mining stages.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — El Tigre Silver Corp. (the "Company" or "El Tigre") (TSX VENTURE: ELS)(OTCQX: EGRTF)(FRANKFURT: 5RT) is pleased to announce that the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources ("SEMARNAT") has approved the environmental plan that will allow development and construction of the El Tigre tailings recovery project (the "Tailings Project"), effective July 18, 2013. This permit is the final step f
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — Colombia Crest Gold Corp. ("Colombia Crest"; the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CLB)(PINKSHEETS: ECRTF)(FRANKFURT: EAT) is pleased to announce that it has reached a second Amended Fredonia Agreement with Grupo de Bullet to earn a 75% interest in its Colombian mineral exploration concessions. The original Fredonia Agreement with Grupo de Bullet ("Bullet") is described in the news release of August 18, 2010. Colo
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — Quaterra Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: QTA)(NYSE MKT: QMM) today announced that further to Quaterra-s news release of October 4, 2012, Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Inc. (FMMP) has paid the Company US$1 million based on the acquisition of certain designated properties near Butte Valley, Nevada."We are pleased in these challenging market times to receive a US$1,000,000 cash payment, with no dilution, that will be used to cont
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — West Kirkland Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: WKM) (the "Company") reports a new Mineral Resource and a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on its TUG Project, Utah. The resource estimate and PEA were prepared in conformance with NI 43-101 by Roscoe Postle Associates USA Ltd. (RPA). The study predicts a 26% after-tax IRR and $9 million NPV(8%) at $1,525 gold/ $28 silver, and an in-pit indicated resource of 114,000 ounces gold pl
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN CDN $ (UNLESS NOTED)Cameco (TSX: CCO) (NYSE: CCJ) today reported its consolidated financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)."Despite the prolonged weakness in the uranium market, our strong contract portfolio has continued to serve us well," said Tim Gitzel, president and CEO, "providing us with a
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — Sunergy, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQB: SNEY) is pleased to announce that all filings, permits and associated fees have been paid and filed with the Minerals Commission in furtherance of our 4 year renewal application for our Pampana River Exploration license in Sierra Leone. The Company has also requested our "Order to pay" and await final Minerals Commission Board approval. EXPL 5/2009 was a renewable exploration license and the
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — Antofagasta Gold Inc. ("Antofagasta" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: AN) has entered into a Definitive Option Agreement to earn an 80% interest in the Atacama Copper Property ("Property"). The Property consists of approximately 293,500 hectares (2,935 square kilometers) in Chile-s Antofagasta Region II, home to some of the world-s largest copper mining operations and covering a large undrilled portion of the highly
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — Glass Earth Gold Limited (TSX VENTURE: GEL)(NZAX: GEL) ("Glass Earth Gold" or "GEG") is pleased to announce that it has filed on SEDAR () its National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the mineral resource estimate for the Wharekirauponga (WKP) gold project, Hauraki Goldfield, New Zealand.The WKP Project is held by the Hauraki Joint Venture ("HJV") – Newmont Waihi Gold (65%) and GEG (35%) and is located i
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 08/01/13 — CHAMPION IRON MINES LIMITED (TSX: CHM)(OTCQX: CPMNF)(FRANKFURT: P02) ("Champion" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a private placement financing with Baotou Chen Hua Investments Limited ("Baotou" or the "Purchaser"), a corporation, based in Hong Kong, for the acquisition by Baotou of 15,000,000 Units (the "Units") at a subscription price of $0.20 per Unit for aggregat
