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Teck Announces Subscription to Horizonte Minerals Share Placement 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A, TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced today that it has subscribed for and acquired an additional 20,000,000 ordinary shares of Horizonte Minerals plc (TSX: HZM, AIM: HZM) ("Horizonte"), at a cost of 7.5 pence per ordinary share, as part of a broader private placement of 41,093,327 new ordinary shares conducted by Horizonte. Following the acquisition of the ordinary shares, Teck h

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Large Aeromagnetic Anomalies Discovered at Another Pangolin Diamonds Project Area in Botswana, Close to Jwaneng Diamond Mine 0

Pangolin-s Jwaneng South Project has additional kimberlite indicators that include: – Garnets discovered in soil samples; – Trace element analysis identical to diamondiferous kimberlites from the Jwaneng area; – Several large aeromagnetic anomalies commonly associated with kimberlites; and – An isolated ground gravity low similar to that observed over the Jwaneng Diamond mine kimberlites.

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Tinka Drills 24 Metres of 4.79% Zinc and 10 Metres of 7.85% Zinc at Ayawilca Project, Peru 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Tinka Resources Limited (the "Company"), (TSX VENTURE: TK)(FRANKFURT: TLD)(PINKSHEETS: TKRFF), announces the results from holes A13-06 and A13-07, drilled at the Company-s 100% owned Ayawilca project, located in west-central Peru. See table below for a list of significant mineralized intervals.Holes A13-06 (drilled south) and A13-07 (drilled west) are located at the same platform as hole 52B (drilled north) and hole A13-05 (

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Columbus Copper Reports 54.0 Metres Grading 3.3gpt Gold from Continuous Rock Chip Sampling at its Kavaklitepe Project, Turkey 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Columbus Copper Corporation ("Columbus Copper") (TSX VENTURE: CCU) (formerly Empire Mining) is pleased to provide additional exploration results from its 100% owned Kavaklitepe gold project in western Turkey. Continuous rock chip sampling along a forest track running across one of the mineralized zones returned 54.0 metres grading 3.33 grams per tonne ("gpt") gold including 21.5 metres grading 7.2 gpt gold where th

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Aurora Gold Corporation Announces Update of Activities on Sao Domingos 0

ZUG, SWITZERLAND — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Aurora Gold Corporation (the "Company," or "Aurora") (OTCQB: ARXG)(BERLIN: A4G)(STUTTGART: A4G), is a mineral exploration company focusing on exploration and development in the Tapajos Gold Province, State of Para, Brazil.The Board of Aurora Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that the Auger drill rig was released from customs in Belem, in Para State, Northern Brazil on Friday 7 June and will be shipped to Itaituba and th

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Iconic Intersects Thick Mineralized Zone in New Pass Extension Drilling 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Iconic Minerals Ltd. (the Company or Iconic) (TSX VENTURE: ICM) (FRANKFURT: YQG) is pleased to announce completion of an 11 hole exploration program at its New Pass Property, located in Central Nevada, approximately 27 miles (43 km) west of Austin. The program, which is part of a 50/50 joint venture with McEwen Mining Inc., is expanding the existing resource. Three of the holes drilled in the northwestern portion of the project (NP 13

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Adventure Gold Provides Update on its Exploration Activities: Detour Quebec, Casa-Cameron and Val-d-Or East Projects 0

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Adventure Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AGE) (the "Company") is pleased to report new results of the on-going 2013 exploration program on its 100%-owned Detour Quebec and Casa-Cameron projects situated respectively along the Detour Gold Trend ("DGT") and the Casa Berardi-Cameron Gold Trend ("CBCGT") in Abitibi, Quebec. The Company also wishes to provide an update on its recent activities on the wholly-owned Val-d-Or East

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Passport Potash Applies for Mineral Leases and Submits Mineral Development Report 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Passport Potash, Inc. ("Passport" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: PPI)(OTCQX: PPRTF) is pleased to report that it has submitted its application to the Arizona State Land Department ("ASLD") to convert its mineral exploration permits to mineral leases. Concurrent with its application Passport has also submitted its Mineral Development Report ("MDR").The MDR is required by the ASLD for all mining

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Northern Superior Signs Pre-Development Agreement with the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee), Cree Regional Authority and the Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation 0

SUDBURY, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — Northern Superior Resources Inc. ("Northern Superior" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SUP) is pleased to announce that it has concluded a Pre-Development Agreement with the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee), the Cree Regional Authority, and the Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation. The agreement, sets out each party-s respective roles and responsibilities with respect to the exploration and pre-development of the Company-s Cro

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PolyMet Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Results-Rights Offering Materials Distributed 0

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 — PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX: POM)(TSX: POM.RT)(NYSE MKT: PLM)(NYSE MKT: PLM.RT) ("PolyMet" or the "Company") has filed its financial results for the three months ended April 30, 2013. It has also commenced its previously announced rights offering (the "Rights Offering") and the Rights Offering materials, including a prospectus, and the certificate(s) representing the rights ("Rights") have now been mailed

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