TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/02/11 — Champion Minerals Inc. ("Champion" or the "Company") (TSX: CHM)(FRANKFURT: P02) is pleased to announce that Richard Quesnel has been appointed the Company-s Senior Technical Advisor and Head of its Advisory Board.With his accomplished career, Mr. Quesnel brings over 30 years of senior mine management and engineering experience to Champion. Most recently, Mr. Quesnel served over 5 years as President and Chief Executive Officer
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/02/11 — Astur Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: AST)(FRANKFURT: CDC) ("Astur Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Surratt to the Company-s Advisory Board.Mr. Surratt was the Founder, President, and CEO of Mercator Minerals Ltd. (TSX: ML) from its inception in 1998 until his retirement in June 2011, during which time he was responsible for growing Mercator Minerals from a junior exploration co
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/02/11 — Minera IRL Limited ("Minera IRL" or the "Company"), (TSX: IRL)(AIM: MIRL)(BVLAC: MIRL) the Latin American gold mining company, announces that it has filed on SEDAR on the 1 September, 2011, National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators compliant report ("the Technical Report"). The Technical Report entitled "Ollachea Gold Project, Puno Region, Peru, NI 43-101 Tec
VANCOUVER, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 09/01/11 — Lithium One Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: LI), announces that effective June 9th, 2011 it has changed its auditor from BDO Dunwoody LLP (the "Former Auditor") to Ernst & Young LLP (the "Successor Auditor"). The Company-s Audit Committee and Board of Directors have approved the change in auditor.There were no reservations in the former auditor-s reports in connection with the two most recently completed fisc
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/01/11 — Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") and Ridley Terminals Inc. ("Ridley Terminals") announced today that they have reached agreement on terms for the shipment of steelmaking coal from Teck-s mines in British Columbia and Alberta for a 10-year term from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2024, with an option in Teck-s favour to extend the term for a further two years.The new agreement conte
ST. ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK — (Marketwire) — 09/01/11 — Portage Minerals Inc. ("Portage" or the "Company") (CNSX: RKX) confirmed today that TriStar Resources plc ("Tri-Star")(AIM: TSTR:LN) has satisfactorily completed its due diligence period on the Bald Hill antimony project (the "Project"), in furtherance of the June 28th 2011 signed non-binding Letter of Intent to earn up to 50.1% interest in the Project.Portage is currently in negotiations with Tri
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/01/11 — Kilo Goldmines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: KGL)(FRANKFURT: 02K) ("Kilo" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to the Company-s press release of July 25, 2011, effective today Alex van Hoeken has commenced serving as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Kilo. Mr. van Hoeken replaces Peter Hooper in that position who was serving as Interim CEO.In connection with Mr. van Hoeken-s appointment and subject to reg
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/01/11 — Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MIN)(OTCQX: EXMGF)(PINK SHEETS: EXMGF)(FRANKFURT: 3XS) ("Excelsior") is pleased to announce that today it has filed a National Instrument (NI) 43-101 Technical Report dated August 31, 2011 on SEDAR at . The Report is with respect to Excelsior-s resource estimate on the North Star Deposit, announced in a July 19, 2011 press release. The Report confirms no changes in the resource estimate fr
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/01/11 — McChip Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: MCS) (the "Company") announces that it has granted stock options to directors and employees of the Company to purchase up to 400,000 common shares, in aggregate ("Common Shares") in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of $2.20 per Common Share, the closing price of the Common Shares on August 31, 2011, expiring on August 31, 2016. The current number of issued and outstanding Comm
Mercator Minerals Appoints Head of Investor Relations and Communications
