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Exeter Reports on Drilling at Angeles-Expands Potential of Mineralized Structure 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/08/13 — Exeter Resource Corp ("Exeter" or "the Company") (TSX: XRC)(NYSE MKT: XRA)(NYSE Amex: XRA)(FRANKFURT: EXB) is pleased to announce additional results from the Company-s initial exploration drilling campaign at the Angeles property in northern Sonora state, Mexico.Since drilling commenced in April, 8 holes have been completed at the La Bonanza zone and 4 at the La Verde zone, 1.1 km to the west of La Bonanza. Recent d

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Medusa Mining Limited: Co-O Operations Update 0

COMO, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — (Marketwired) — 07/08/13 — Medusa Mining Limited (ASX: MML)(LSE: MML) ("Medusa" or the "Company") wishes to provide an update for the Co- O Operations following the previous announcement of 21 June 2013 regarding the Co-O Mill construction managers.OVERVIEWPeter Hepburn-Brown, Managing Director of Medusa, commented:"We are very pleased with the appointment of a replacement manager to complete the final stages of the plant construction and c

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QRS Capital Corp. Closes Second Tranche of Private Placement 0

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/07/13 — QRS Capital Corp. ("QRS" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: QRS) is pleased to announce that it has closed the second tranche of its private placement previously announced on April 11, 2013 (the "Private Placement"). The Company has raised $445,000 through the issuance of 4,450,000 Units (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit.Each Unit consists of one common share and one half of one common share purc

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Alturas Announces Debt Settlement 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO and LIMA, PERU — (Marketwired) — 07/05/13 — Alturas Minerals Corp. (the "Company" or "Alturas") (TSX VENTURE: ALT)(LMA: ALT) announced today that it has entered into agreement with Equinox Minerals Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation, to settle an aggregate of US$231,001 (CAD$242,851.35) of debt in consideration for the issuance of 4,857,027 Common Shares of the Company at CAD$0.05 per share. The shares issued pursuant to this

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Stephane Leblanc Named President and CEO of Canadian Metals Inc. 0

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 07/05/13 — Canadian Metals Inc. (the "Corporation") (CNSX: CME) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stephane Leblanc as President and CEO of Canadian Metals Inc., effective as of July 3rd, 2013. Former President and CEO, Mr. David Vincent, will serve as Board member and Executive Advisor for the Corporation.Mr. Leblanc is a successful entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience in the mining industry in all aspect of business man

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Ryan Gold Corp. Announces Exercise of Carlisle Put Right 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/05/13 — Ryan Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: RYG) ("Ryan Gold" or the "Company") announces that it has exercised its put right to transfer its 10% working interest in the Farley Lake property back to Carlisle Goldfields Limited ("Carlisle") in exchange for 10,000,000 common shares of Carlisle. Upon completion of the transaction, Ryan Gold will own an aggregate of 16,250,000 common shares and 3,125,000 purchase warrants of Carlisle

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Mill City Amends Non-Brokered Private Placement 0

CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 07/05/13 — MILL CITY GOLD CORP. ("Mill City" and/or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: MC)(OTCBB: MCYGD)(FRANKFURT: NJ6) has amended the terms of a private placement announced in a news release on June 13, 2013. The Company is now undertaking a non-brokered private placement financing of up to ten million units at a price of $0.02 per unit for gross proceeds of $200,000. Each unit consists of one common share (a "Share") and one com

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Cameco Port Hope Conversion Facility Workers Accept Contracts 0

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN — (Marketwired) — 07/05/13 — Cameco (TSX: CCO) (NYSE: CCJ) announced today that unionized employees at Cameco-s Port Hope conversion facility have voted to accept new collective agreements.More than 250 employees, represented by United Steelworkers locals 13173 and 8562, have agreed to three-year contracts that include a six per cent wage increase over the term of the agreements. The previous contracts expired on June 30, 2013.Cameco-s Port Hope plant is the only ura

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Gowest Gold Regrets the Passing of Randal Roussain 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/05/13 — Gowest Gold Ltd. ("Gowest" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GWA)(OTCBB: GWSAF) is saddened to announce the recent passing of Randal -Randy- James Roussain, the Company-s Project Coordinator for Exploration. Mr. Roussain died suddenly in Meaford, Ontario on July 1st at the age of 66.A widely respected exploration geologist experienced in all phases of surface exploration and underground work in the development of a mining compa

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Besra Disputing Vietnam General Department of Customs Tax Claim 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/05/13 — Besra (TSX: BEZ)(ASX: BEZ)(OTCQX: BSRAF)(FRANKFURT: OP6) is currently disputing two tax claims by the Vietnam General Department of Customs (GDC) against Phuoc Son Gold Company (PSGC) and Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company (BMGMC), Besra-s two operating gold companies in Vietnam.The GDC has made an assessment that PSGC and BMGMC should pay a total of 250 billion Vietnamese dong (approximately USD 12 million) in export duties.In Vietnam, gold exported

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