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Inmet Mining Corporation Reaffirms Ability of Minera Panama to Develop Cobre Panama 0

TORONTO, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — In its recent disclosure relating to the offer to acquire all of the common shares of Petaquilla Minerals LTD. ("Petaquilla"), Inmet (TSX: IMN) has referred to the rights of Minera Panama, S.A., ("MPSA"), the owner and developer of the Cobre Panama copper project, to build infrastructure necessary for the development on state-owned lands. Petaquilla, in its disclosure, has attempted to create legal ambiguity around these rights.

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Operations at South African Mines and Processing Plant Remain Suspended 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. (TSX: FMC)(JSE: FMC) re-iterated today that operations at its Magdalena and Aviemore mines and coal processing plant near Dundee in South Africa-s KwaZulu-Natal province will remain suspended until such time as the safety of all employees and security of all company property can be assured.The company-s decision to suspend operations followed an incident yesterday in which two employees were injured and subsequen

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Forbes Coal Announces New Chairman 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. (TSX: FMC)(JSE: FMC) announced today that it has appointed Craig Wiggill as chairman of its board of directors.Mr. Wiggill has held management, executive and directorship positions with several international mining and marketing companies in the coal sector. As CEO of Coal Americas at Anglo American plc., he was responsible for all coal activities in North and South America. He was previously Managing Director of

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Sandstorm Metals & Energy Increases Copper Stream with Donner Metals 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — Sandstorm Metals & Energy Ltd. ("Sandstorm" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SND) is pleased to announce that it has increased its copper stream agreement with Donner Metals Ltd. ("Donner") (TSX VENTURE: DON) to purchase an amount of copper equal to 24.5% of the copper produced (the "Copper Stream") from the Bracemac-McLeod Mine, operated by Xstrata Canada Corp. ("Xstrata"). Previous

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Spur Announces Grant of Stock Options 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise statedSpur Ventures Inc. ("Spur" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SVU)(OTCBB: SPVEF) announces that it has granted an aggregate of 1,250,000 stock options on November 1, 2012 pursuant to the Company Stock Option Plan to directors, officers and employees entitling them to purchase the common shares of the Company at a price of $0.40 per share until 5:00 p.

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AXT, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results 0

FREMONT, CA — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI)Q3 FY 2012 Net Revenues: $20.8 millionQ3 FY 2012 GAAP Net Income: $0.93 million; $0.03 per share (diluted)AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI), a leading manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012.Revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $20.8 million, compared to $25.2 million in the second quarter of 2012.Total gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate revenue wa

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U.S. Berry Market Continues to Boom 0

Rabobank-s Latest Report Forecasts Continued Market Growth While Exploring Solutions for Growers and Shippers Facing Challenges to Profitability

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Petaquilla Provides Update on Strategic Review Process 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. ("Petaquilla" or the "Company") (TSX: PTQ)(OTCBB: PTQMF)(FRANKFURT: P7Z) today acknowledged the announcement by the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC") that all securities issued pursuant to Petaquilla-s shareholder rights plan (the "Rights Plan") be cease traded at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) on November 2, 2012, subject to an earlier waiver by Petaquilla of the

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Advanced Explorations Inc. Moving Forward with LNG Power Solution for Roche Bay Iron Project 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — Advanced Explorations Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AXI)(FRANKFURT: AE6) (the "Company or "AEI") is pleased to announce that it has received unanimous Board approval to advance further engineering studies on its LNG Power solution for the Roche Bay Iron Project. The objective of this further engineering work is to determine the full extent of the advantages derived from a start-up scenario that would include LNG Power. This opportunity was id

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Matamec Receives a Second Payment of 1.1M CAD from Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada 0

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 11/01/12 — Matamec Explorations Inc. ("Matamec" or the "Company") ( TSX VENTURE: MAT)(OTCQX: MHREF) is pleased to announce that the Company has received a second payment of 1,119,776 CAD from its Japanese partner Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada Inc. ("TRECan"), a subsidiary of Toyota-Tsusho Corp. ("TTC").Matamec began discussions with TTC, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Group, on January 25th, 2010, and both companies signed

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