TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — Soltoro Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SOL) has received the first year anniversary option payment of US $125,000 from Gold Reserve Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GRZ)(OTCQB: GDRZF) who has the right to earn an undivided 51% interest in Soltoro-s 100% owned La Tortuga property located in Jalisco State, Mexico.In the second year of the option, Gold Reserve plans to carry out a 7,000 to 12,000 metre drill program to test four known copper-gold mineralized targets; Las Ga
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — Scott Baxter, President and CEO of Sniper Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SIP) ("Sniper" or the "Company") is pleased to announce:Appointment of Director and OfficerJohn Cumming has been appointed as a director, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel to the Company.Mr. Cumming is a corporate, securities and mining lawyer and businessman, and has been active in the Canadian securities markets and resource explorat
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 –Integra Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ICG) ("Integra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has completed Phase 1 metallurgical testing at its Lamaque Gold Project in Val d-Or, Quebec. The work has been completed by ISO 9001 compliant ALS from Kamloops, BC. Over 255 kg of core from the North and South Clusters has been used in this program. Optimized flow sheets involving gravity separation followed by direct cyanida
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — Global Hunter Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BOB) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Mr. James Mackie has been appointed Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") effective immediately. Mr. Mackie is replacing Tom Needham as CFO, who is retiring from the Company.Mr. Mackie is a Certified General Accountant and has over 15 years of corporate experience in financial management, including corporate governance, government and secu
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — Zazu Metals Corporation (TSX: ZAZ) ("Zazu") is pleased to announce a second Cost Reimbursement Agreement ("CRA") with Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority ("AIDEA"). This agreement funds studies commissioned by AIDEA to evaluate Zazu-s use of AIDEA-s haul road and port that currently services Teck-s Red Dog Mine.This follows the successful completion of the original CRA, that funded AIDEA com
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — VVC Exploration Corporation ("VVC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: VVC) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of April 12, 2013 ("Initial News Release"), the Company has filed the required preliminary documents with the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") in connection with the execution of a non-binding letter of intent with Camex Mining Development Group Inc. ("Camex") (the "
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — Pistol Bay Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PST) reports that it continues to evaluate its 100% owned Summit Lake B property (Kitty Claims) as a result of significant interest received due to the recent Cooper-Gold discovery on Colorado Resources North ROK property in the Iskut area of northern British Columbia. The 1,394 hectare Summit B property is contiguous with the Colorado Resources North ROK property and 20 kilometres northwest of Imp
KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — NORDEX EXPLOSIVES LTD. ("Nordex" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NXX) is pleased to announce the opening of a second planned strategic site. The facility is located on Manitoulin Island and is close to established large quarry operations. This will allow Nordex to continue to diversify and grow its revenues in non-mining sectors. The new site has been licensed as a factory site which permits both the storage and distrib
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — Continental Gold Limited (TSX: CNL)(OTCQX: CGOOF) ("Continental" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Leon Teicher has been appointed to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective immediately.Mr. Teicher was President and Chief Executive Officer, until December 31, 2011, of Cerrejon Coal Ltd., Colombia-s largest private coal producer and exporter and one of the largest integrated mining companies in th
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 05/01/13 — Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSX: ADV)(NYSE MKT: AXX) ("Alderon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Brian Penney as Chief Operating Officer of Alderon effective immediately. Mr. Penney previously worked for the Iron Ore Company of Canada ("IOC"), a Rio Tinto subsidiary, for more than 15 years. During this period Mr. Penney held many senior roles including General Manager of Process
