JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) The Board of AngloGold Ashanti today announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Mark Cutifani, who has accepted an offer to become the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Plc, effective April 3. Mark will remain in the role of CEO of AngloGold Ashanti until March 31.The Board of Directors, under Chairman Tito Mboweni, has initiated a formal search for a new Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — FISSION ENERGY CORP. (TSX VENTURE: FIS)(OTCQX: FSSIF) ("Fission" or "the Company") has amended the stock option grant for Directors, Officers, employees and consultants, announced on December 31, 2012 entitling them to purchase an aggregate of 2.75 million (previously 2.5 million) shares in the capital of the Company subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. The options are exercisable until December 31, 20
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX: LUC)(BOTSWANA: LUC)(NASDAQ OMX First North: LUC) is pleased to report the recovery of an additional two rare blue diamonds from its Karowe Mine in Botswana.The larger of the two diamonds recovered has a weight of 4.77 carats with the smaller diamond weighing 0.2 carats. Options for the sale of the stones are currently being investigated. Lucara recently sold a 9.46 carat blue diamond recovered from the Karowe
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — Bold Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: BOL) ("Bold" or the "Company") is very pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Fancamp Exploration Ltd. ("Fancamp") giving Bold the option to earn up to a 100% working interest in the Koper Lake Project (the "Property"). The Amendment Agreement amends the terms of the Earn-In Option Agreement announced in the Company-s press release of May 7, 2012 to provide
SPOKANE, WA — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — APD Antiquities, Inc. ("APD") (OTCBB: APDQ) announced that on December 28, 2012, it acquired certain mining assets from Northern Adventures, Inc. ("NAI") in exchange for; 1) loans and related interest owed to NAI in the respective amounts of $382,500 and $30,564, and 2) 71,500,000 shares of APD $0.001 par value restricted common stock.As part of the transaction, APD changed its name to American Cordillera Mining Corporation ("A
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce it has granted Deepak International Ltd (DIL) with Approved NWT Diamond Manufacturer (ANDM) status. As an ANDM, DIL is qualified to purchase a portion of the 10% of NWT rough diamond production offered by NWT diamond producers to NWT cutting and polishing operations.In addition, the GNWT and DIL have also signed a certification agreement and an exclusive p
Reports Intersections of 45.11 g/t over 0.53m (WK12-09), 4.45 g/t over 3.5 m (WK12-08), 2.35 g/t over 9.0 m (WK12-07) and 1.18 g/t over 11.02 m (WK12.10).
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — QMX GOLD CORPORATION (TSX: QMX)(OTCQX: QMXGF) ("QMX Gold" or the "Company") announces that Mark Eaton has resigned as a director on the board of directors of the Company effective December 31, 2012 (the "Resignation") to comply with internal governance standards with respect to the number of boards on which certain officers should sit.The Company would like to thank Mr. Eaton for his contribution to the Company-s boa
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — Diadem Resources Ltd., (TSX VENTURE: DRL) (the "Company") announces today that the TSX Venture Exchange has advised the Company that, effective January 7, 2013, trading in the shares of the Company will be transferred to the NEX and will remain suspended. The Company is required to file a Listing Notification with the NEX within five days of the TSX Venture Exchange transferring the Company-s shares for trading on that exchange.In addit
