VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/09/12 — Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: FNC) wishes to announce that it has commenced an 8,500 metre drill program on its 100% owned Lac Lamelee iron property, with the objective of establishing an NI 43-101 compliant indicated and measured resource. The program is expected to be completed in October, 2012.A total of 17 holes (5,625 m) have previously been drilled, with the best hole yielding an intersection of 28.4% total iron over 199
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/09/12 — Joel Jeangrand, President & CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GQ)(FRANKFURT: GQM), is pleased to announce that a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") was signed retaining the International Fertilizer Development Center ("IFDC") to conduct specific market and technical studies for its Tilemsi Phosphate Project. IFDC has extensive knowledge of the fert
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/09/12 — HudBay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay" or the "company") (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) senior management will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the company-s second quarter 2012 results and provide an update on development activities.Hudbay plans to issue a news release containing the second quarter 2012 results on Tuesday August 14, 2012, after markets close, and post it on the company-s website. T
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/09/12 — BCGold Corp. (or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: BCG)(PINKSHEETS: BCGOF) is pleased to announce that exploration and mining crews have mobilized to the Engineer Mine property to commence the 2012 exploration and development program. The fully funded $550,000 program will consist of the following:Ampex Mining Ltd. of Whitehorse, Yukon is contracted to refurbish the shaft area on 5 Level, the main access level of the mine, and to
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/09/12 — Prominex Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PXR) announces that the directors re-elected Gordon Barron as president and CEO and Allan Innes as CFO and Secretary of the Company following the Annual General Meeting held on July 6, 2012. The Audit Committee is comprised of Chairman Dr. David Stirling and members Mr. Gordon MacNiel and Ms. Liliana Hartwig. The Compensation Committee is comprised of Chairman, Mr. Gordon MacNiel, and member Dr. Da
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/09/12 — Astur Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: AST)(FRANKFURT: CDC) ("Astur Gold" or the "Company") announces that the public consultation period for the Company-s Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") has ended. Astur Gold submitted the EIA on its flagship Salave Gold Project in May 2012 (reference press release dated May 17, 2012 "Astur Gold Submits Environmental Impact Assessment").The Ministry of Economy a
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/09/12 — Candente Copper Corp. (TSX: DNT)(PINKSHEETS: CDOXF)(LMA: DNT) ("Candente Copper" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that on Sunday July 8th, 2012, the Comunidad Campesina San Juan De Kanaris (the "Community") announced that it voted in favour of granting surface access to the Company for resumption of exploration and feasibility drilling at Canariaco.The Company previously agreed to terms with the Co
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/08/12 — South American Silver Corp. (TSX: SAC)(PINKSHEETS: SOHAF) today provided a further update on recent events in Bolivia since the update on July 4th.Bolivian government authorities continue in their efforts to restore peace and order to the Malku Khota region in the face of acts of aggression being perpetrated against law-abiding local indigenous communities, police, the company-s employees and its local contractors.Four of the detainees
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/06/12 — Canfor Pulp Products Inc. (CPPI) (TSX: CFX) will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2012 financial and operating results on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 8:00 AM Pacific Time/11:00 AM Eastern Time.To participate in the call, please dial one of the following numbers:For Instant Replay Access, please dial one of the following numbers and enter the participant passcode:Following management-s discussion of the quarterly resu
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/06/12 — Comstock Metals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: CSL) (the "Company") announces that it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement announced on June 29, 2012. The first tranche consisted of:Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one non flow-through common share exercisable at a price of (i) $0.30 per share until July 5, 2014; (ii) $0.40 per share thereafter until July 5, 2015; (iii) $0.50 per share therea