VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/19/12 — Mariana Resources Ltd (TSX: MRY)(AIM: MARL) (-Mariana- or -the Company-), the AIM and TSX quoted exploration and development company focused in southern Argentina, Chile and now Peru, is pleased to announce that it has completed its due diligence process and will proceed with the terms of the earn-in option for the Condor de Oro project in Northern Peru. The terms of the option are per the signed Letter of Intent (release 4 October 201
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 10/19/12 — Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NOT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tom Anselmi to the Board of Directors of Noront subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.Mr. Anselmi is a professional engineer and is currently President and C.O.O. of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment ("MLSE"). A Toronto native, Mr. Anselmi graduated from Ryerson Polytechnic University prior
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 10/19/12 — First Nickel Inc. ("FNI" or the "Company") (TSX: FNI) today announced its preliminary third quarter production numbers for the Lockerby Mine in Sudbury, Ontario.FNI produced approximately 2.0 million pounds of payable nickel and 1.4 million pounds of payable copper in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 25% and 17%, respectively, over the prior quarter. Year to date, the Company has produced 4.9 million pounds of payable
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 — Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX: FTP) ("Fortress Paper" or the "Company") is pleased to announce today the appointment of Joe Nemeth to the Board of Directors of the Company.Mr. Nemeth has over 25 years of experience in the pulp and paper industry. Most recently, Mr. Nemeth held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Canfor Pulp Holding Inc., the general partner of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, having
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 — Hunter Bay Minerals plc ("Hunter Bay") (TSX VENTURE: HBY)(OTCQX: HTBNF) announces that it has issued 1,250,000 units at a price of $0.20 per unit for gross proceeds of $250,000 under its previously announced private placement financing. Each unit consists of one ordinary share ("Share") and one share purchase warrant ("Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder to acquire one additional Share at a price
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 — Baja Mining Corp. ("Baja") (TSX: BAJ)(OTCQX: BAJFF) informs that its 49% owned company Minera y Metalurgica del Boleo S.A. de C.V. ("MMB") has resumed its normal activities after the passage of hurricane "Paul" in the Baja California Sur region.Construction and mining activities at the Boleo project were precautionarily suspended on Tuesday, October 16 2012 for less than 24 hours. Neither injuries nor sign
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 — Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd. ("Yankee Hat") (TSX VENTURE: KHT) is pleased to announce that it has reached a settlement with Manto Resources Ltd. in respect of its proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia over the Fran mineral claims. The parties expect to execute a formal settlement agreement in due course.Yankee Hat was represented by Christine J. Duhaime and Alim Khamis of Duhaime Law in respect of the litigation.AB
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 — Central Fund of Canada Limited (TSX: CEF.A)(TSX: CEF.U)(NYSE Amex: CEF) ("Central Fund") of Calgary, Alberta is pleased to announce that it has filed a preliminary base shelf prospectus (the "Prospectus") with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec, and a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This registration will allow Central F
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 — Northcore Resources Inc. (-Company" or "NCR") (TSX VENTURE: NCR) wishes to update its shareholders on the following:Little MonsterIn a joint effort with our JV partner, Vanstar Mining Resoures Inc. ("Vanstar"), we had previously announced back on April 12, 2012 that we were preparing a 2,000 meter drill campaign on our jointly owned Little Monster property. Sadly, we must announce that to date, the project manager on the
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 10/18/12 — Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") announces that further to its dated September 4, 2012, it has filed a Technical Report on SEDAR for the updated mine production plan for its 100% owned in northeastern Ontario. The Technical Report was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").Qualified PersonsThe updated mine p
