TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — Duran Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: DRV)(BVL: DRV) ("Duran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed the definitive agreement (the "Agreement") with Rio Alto Mining Limited ("Rio Alto") whereby Duran has granted to Rio Alto options pursuant to which it may earn up to a 70% interest in the Company-s Minasnioc Gold-Silver Property ("Minasnioc") and a 65% interest in the Company-s Ic
CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — BACANORA MINERALS LTD. (TSX VENTURE: BCN) ("Bacanora" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") on the Company-s La Ventana Lithium Deposit (the "Project") in Sonora, Mexico. In addition, Company announces the disclosure of new inferred lithium resources, which are estimated at 16,829,000 tonnes averaging 2,557 ppm Li (1.3% Lithium Carbonate E
CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — Atikwa Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ATK) ("Atikwa" or the "Company") As previously announced in September 2012, the board of directors of Atikwa retained CB Securities to assist the Company in identifying and evaluating a number of strategic alternatives available to the Company to enhance shareholder value.As previously reported in December 2012, the Company has received a number of proposals and non-binding indications of in
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — Camino Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: COR) ("Camino" or the "Company") reports that the Company has granted 1,540,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The stock options are exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. The options were granted under and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company-s Stock Option
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — Orestone Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ORS) is pleased to report the commencement of a detailed ground magnetic survey at the 100%-owned Captain Project. The survey will define the magnetic anomaly within the area of a recent drill discovery of significant gold/copper mineralization (news release January 14, 2013).The high resolution ground magnetic survey will entail a minimum of 45 line-kilometres over the Admiral Target and the Southea
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — Fortress Paper Ltd. ("Fortress" or the "Company") (TSX: FTP) announces that the cogeneration project at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill is nearing completion, with engineering and procurement completed and overall construction progress continuing and currently at approximately 94%. However, commissioning and start-up activities have incurred delays as a result of various factors, including unforeseen piping re
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — MONARQUES RESOURCES INC. ("Monarques" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: MQR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Vincent Janelle as Vice-President, Investor Relations from February 4, 2013 onwards. Mr. Janelle will report directly to Mr. Jean-Marc Lacoste, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monarques.In his new position, Mr. Janelle will, among other things, be responsible for the strategic development of a co
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — Tyhee Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: TDC) ("Tyhee" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has awarded the contract for Final Engineering and Procurement for the Yellowknife Gold Project (YGP) to Lyntek, Inc. ("Lyntek") of Denver, Colorado. The Company has also contracted Merit Consultants International Inc. ("Merit") of Vancouver, British Columbia to perform a peer review of the CAPEX of the
NEWARK, NY — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — IEC Electronics Corp. (NYSE MKT: IEC) today announced that it has amended its credit facility with Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ("M&T Bank") to, among other changes, convert a portion of its long term and revolving debt to term loans with fixed or effectively fixed rates, lower the interest rate range on certain existing and new advances, extend certain maturity dates, lower the range of unused line fees, and eliminate excess ca
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/25/13 — Prophecy Coal Corp. ("Prophecy Coal" or the "Company") (TSX: PCY)(OTCQX: PRPCF)(FRANKFURT: 1P2) is pleased to announce that Mr. John Lee has transitioned from his role as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company.The Board has determined that the Company has reached a critical stage and now requires Mr. Lee to focus
