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Columbus Copper Closes Bursa Option Agreement with First Quantum and Receives $1.5 Million Payment 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Columbus Copper Corporation (TSX VENTURE: CCU) (formerly Empire Mining Corporation) ("Columbus Copper") is pleased to announce that it has closed its option agreement (the "Agreement") with First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("FQML"), under which FQML has been granted an option (the "Option") to earn up to a 70% interest in Columbus Copper-s Bursa licenses, which host the Demirtepe skarn and Karapinar p

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Nuinsco Enters Into Loan Agreement with Victory Nickel Inc. 0

Secured facility offers the opportunity to participate in cash flow generation from frac sand sales

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Adamera Minerals Identifies Drill Targets on Golden Reward Project 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Adamera Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ADZ) has identified priority drill targets along an epithermal vein system on the Golden Reward gold property in Okanogan County, Washington State. In addition, several other possible structures have been identified for testing. The Golden Reward property is located approximately 60 kilometres from Kinross-s Kettle River mill.The Golden Reward epithermal gold bearing vein system extends 1.5 kilometr

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Victory Nickel Announces Amended and Restated Loan Agreement 0

Proceeds to fund Seven Persons Frac Sand Plant

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Venerable Ventures Ltd. Hits 0.33 g/t Gold Over 47.8 Metres at Trout 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Venerable Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: VLV) ("Venerable" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update for its exploration activities on the Trout Property. Four of the seven target areas previously identified by the Company known as the Cap, Camp, Camp (North) and Discovery zones were tested with eight trenches and ten drill holes during 2012.Highlights of results include drill hole TR12-05 assaying 0.33 g/t gol

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Atico Extends High Grade Copper-Gold Mineralization at El Roble Mine, Colombia 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Atico Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATY)(PINKSHEETS: ATCMF) announces that ongoing underground drilling at its El Roble mine project in Colombia has increased the volume of massive sulfide mineralization at the north end of the deposit.The company also reports that a newly discovered mineralized body, Ares, appears to be a fault offset of the Zeus massive sulfide body. This interpretation suggests that the Ares-Zeus-Aquiles body, an

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Partner Funded Drilling Commences at Riverside-s Penoles Project in Durango, Mexico 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Riverside Resources Inc. ("Riverside" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: RRI)(PINKSHEETS: RVSDF)(FRANKFURT: R99) is pleased to announce that partner-funded drilling has now commenced at the Company-s 100-percent-owned Penoles Project (the "Project") in Durango, Mexico. Riverside-s partner, Sierra Madre Developments Inc. ("Sierra Madre"), is starting a minimum 1,500-meter drill program and is plannin

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Salazar Announces Funding Agreement to Advance Curipamba to Production 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Salazar Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SRL)(FRANKFURT: CCG) (the "Company") is pleased to announce an investment and participation agreement (the "Agreement") with Urion Mining International BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trafigura Beheer B.V. (together referred to as "Urion"), a privately held international commodity trading and logistics company. Urion will provide funding to assist the Company with the

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Talison Lithium Announces Implementation of Schemes 0

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Further to the press release dated March 12, 2013, Talison Lithium Limited ("Talison") (TSX: TLH) is pleased to announce that the Tianqi Schemes(1) have been implemented. Accordingly, all of the Talison Shares and Talison Options have today been acquired by Windfield in accordance with the terms of the Tianqi Schemes.Tianqi has paid the aggregate Scheme Consideration(2) to Talison in accordance with the terms of the Tianqi Schem

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Minfocus Exploration Reports More Near Surface Platinum Intersections From Recent Drilling Program on Chief Peter PGE Property 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/26/13 — Minfocus Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MFX) ("Minfocus") has received the assay results from the last four drill holes in its recently completed program of diamond drilling on the Chief Peter Property, which also demonstrate near surface Platinum, Palladium and Copper values as was located in the first two holes. The Chief Peter Property, under option by Minfocus to earn a 100% interest, is located in Northwest Ontario very

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