MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — SEMAFO Inc. (TSX: SMF)(OMX: SMF) today provided the investment community with a production update following the Corporation-s challenging third quarter. For October and November 2012, production totalled 43,600 ounces of gold. During the two-month period SEMAFO-S flagship Mana Mine produced a total of 33,300 ounces of gold, representing 76% of total production. Results include 2,300 ounces that remained in Mana-s gold in circuit inventory as stat
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Solvista Gold Corporation ("Solvista" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SVV)(OTCQX: SVVZF) is pleased to announce the assay results from the latest seven drill holes completed at its gold-copper discovery at El Reten, one of a number of targets the Company has defined within the Caramanta Porphyry Cluster at its Caramanta Project. These results further support the Company-s model for the Caramanta Project to host potentially lar
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Stornoway Diamond Corporation (TSX: SWY) is pleased to announce that during the ongoing processing of the Renard 65 bulk sample at Stornoway-s North Vancouver diamond recovery facility, a 9.78 carat diamond has been recovered that, with a preliminary valuation of $7,000 per carat, is one of the most valuable stones ever discovered at the Renard Diamond Project.The 9.78 carat stone is an unbroken white octahedral gem. The next largest diamond in t
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — A new poll released today by the Canadian Food Safety Alliance shows Canadians- concern for food safety has persisted, months after the XL Food recall. Canadians list food safety as one of their top concerns on par with concerns over the deficit.The survey also found that Canadians demand action when it comes to food safety citing an increase in inspectors and the vaccination of all cattle to prevent them from carrying E. coli O157 as priorities
EDMONTON, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Athabasca Minerals Inc. ("Athabasca" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: ABM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Peck to the Board of Directors. Mr. Peck has over 30 years of executive management experience in the mining industry. Mr. Peck will replace Mr. Dale Nolan, who retired from the Board and the Management team at the end of November 2012, after serving as one of the Corporation-s distinguished found
NEW WESTMINSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Cabo Drilling Corp. (TSX VENTURE: CBE)(FRANKFURT: DHL) ("Cabo Drilling" or the "Company") announces that Cabo Drilling (Colombia) Corp. ("Cabo Colombia") has renewed its contract with Red Eagle Mining Corporation ("Red Eagle") for an additional 17,000 meters of drilling on Red Eagle-s Santa Rosa project in the District of Antioquia. Under the terms of the renewed contract Cabo has agreed to
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Wildcat Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: WEL) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic, base metal exploration agreement (the "Alliance") with Doe Run Canadian Exploration ULC, a British Columbia registered company. Under the terms of the two year agreement, which may be extended, Doe Run Canadian Exploration will fund the work and hold a 100% interest in the property interests of the Alliance. Wildcat will act as Man
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Hana Mining Ltd. (the "Company" or "Hana") (TSX VENTURE: HMG)(FRANKFURT: 4LH)(BOTSWANA: HANA) announces that the meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") to consider the proposed arrangement (the "Arrangement") with Cupric Canyon Capital LP ("Cupric"), which was previously announced in a joint news release of Hana and Cupric dated October 24, 2012, will be held on Thursday, December 27,
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU)(FRANKFURT: 8AM) is pleased to announce the acquisition of three new exploration licenses in Portugal. Two of the licenses, Candedo and Sabroso, are located in northern Portugal in a developing belt of potential tungsten and gold mineralization, related to granitic intrusions. The third license, Sines, is located in southern Portugal in a relatively unexplored part of the Portuguese Pyrite Belt. T
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Belmont Resources Inc. ("Belmont", the "Company" or "BEA") (TSX VENTURE: BEA)(PINKSHEETS: BEAAF)(FRANKFURT: L3L) is pleased to update the progress on the Berthiaume (the "Be") property.Expo-Logik Inc. of Quebec was contracted and recently completed 51.8 km. of line cutting in three separate blocks on the Be property. This provided the base lines for the next phase of exploration work.The Company
