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Goldrock Appoints Chief Financial Officer 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Goldrock Mines Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GRM) -Goldrock Mines Corp. ("Goldrock" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Bassam Moubarak to the position of Chief Financial Officer.Mr. Moubarak is a Chartered Accountant with expertise in corporate finance, corporate reporting, financial processes, financing and risk management. Mr. Moubarak has held senior management positions for mining companies inclu

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Duran Ventures Intersects Near Surface High Grade Copper and Molybdenum Mineralization at Aguila Property in Peru 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Duran Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: DRV)(BVL: DRV) ("Duran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of a diamond drilling program at the Company-s 100% owned Aguila Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Project in Ancash, Peru. A total of 1000 metres was drilled in four holes and all assays have been received by the Company.Drilling focused in the Aguila "central pit area" where previous drilling intersected nume

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Mammoth Announces Private Placement Financing 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Mammoth Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MTH) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement for up to 5,000,000 units of the company (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of up to $500,000. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire an additional common share of the Compa

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Golden Share Provides Update on North Shebandowan Contact Zone 0

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Editors Note: There is a map associated with this press release.Golden Share Mining Corporation ("Golden Share" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GSH) is pleased to provide an update on the recent compilation and integration of its fall 2012 mapping and geochemical soil sampling program in the North Shebandowan Contact Zone of its Shebandowan Gold Project ("SGP") located 70 km west of Thunder Bay, in Northwestern Ontar

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Paget Acquires 100% of Ball Creek Gold-Copper Project, Northwestern BC 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Paget Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PGS) ("Paget" or the "Company") announced today the early completion of optional work commitments and the acquisition of a 100% undivided interest in the 52,442-hectare Ball Creek Gold-Copper Project (the "Project") in northwestern British Columbia. Acquisition is subject to a 2% Net Smelter Returns Royalty in favour of Pembrook Mining Corp., one-half of which can bought

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Northquest Ltd. Stakes an Additional 500 Square Kilometres of Mining Claims at the Pistol Bay Gold Project, Nunavut, Canada 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Northquest Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: NQ)(FRANKFURT: N3Q) ("Northquest" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has staked an additional 58 mining claims covering an area of approximately 500 square kilometres at the Pistol Bay Gold Project, Nunavut, Canada.The Pistol Bay Project is underlain by the west-trending Pistol Bay Trend which is a series of surface gold occurrences and gold zones that have been intersected by drill

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Soltera Mining Exploration Program Produces Very Satisfactory Results 0

JUJUY, ARGENTINA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Dr. Fabio Montanari, President and CEO of Soltera Mining Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SLTA) (), is pleased to announce that the 2012 field programs of bedrock sampling and geophysics on its El Torno property in Argentina produced very satisfactory results.The 78 square kilometer El Torno property in the high Andes of northern Argentina contains a very large quartz vein system extending intermittently for 14 kilometers. Gold is found in narrow veins both w

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CAR-s Transitional Government Confirms it Will Honour AXMIN-s Licences and Permits 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — AXMIN Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AXM) ("AXMIN" or the "Company") is pleased to reference COMMUNIQUE GOUVERNEMENTAL NUMERO 01 of the Transitional Government of the Central African Republic ("CAR") that confirms that all lawfully and legitimately concluded contracts with the State will be honoured. In August 2010, AXMIN announced the award of the Passendro 25-year Mining Licence and accompanying 2010 Amendment to the 2006 Min

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Tara Minerals Exercises Option on Historic Dixie Mining District 0

HENDERSON, NV — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Tara Minerals Corp. (OTCQB: TARM) (BERLIN: 6T3) is pleased to announce that it has exercised its option to acquire the Ponderosa Project in the Dixie Mining District of central Idaho, USA. Tara has begun the work to prioritize the known prospects, acquire production related permits and explore processing options, including contracting processing to third parties.Seven large (20+ lb) channel samples covering the width of the veins at the surface were

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Prospero Silver Corp.: Drilling Starts at the Baborigame Project With JV Partner Minera Hochschild Mexico 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Prospero Silver Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PSL) ("Prospero" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its JV partner Minera Hochschild Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Hochschild") has commenced a 3,000 meter Reverse Circulation drill program in the northern Cebollas target area at the Baborigame project in Chihuahua. This initial program on the northern part of the 8,458 Hectare claims is aimed at multiple targets de

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