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Stillwater Mining Reports Record Quarterly Earnings 0

BILLINGS, MT — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — (NYSE: SWC)Record net income of $42.7 million or $0.39 per diluted share; a 192% increase over the same period in 2010Strong prices for palladium and platinum continueImproved productivity and higher ore grades result in increased mine production of 142,700 ouncesIncreased 2011 production guidance to 515,000 ouncesNew four year labor agreement reachedStillwater Mining Company today reported net income for the 2011 second quarter of $42.7 million, or $

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Mariana Drilling Intersects 30.1 Metres at 3.9 g/t AuEq (2.2 g/t Au and 101 g/t Ag) at Sierra Blanca Gold-Silver Project, Southern Argentina 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Mariana Resources Ltd (TSX: MRY)(AIM: MARL)(PLUS: MARL) (-Mariana- or -the Company-) the AIM and TSX quoted exploration and development company focused in Argentina and Chile, announces further positive results from the latest 25 holes of the 31-hole 5,181m 2011 drilling programme at the Chala-Achen zone at its 70% owned Sierra Blanca silver-gold project (-Sierra Blanca-) located in the Deseado Massif of the Santa Cruz Province, southe

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New Metallurgical Tests by Apogee on Leachable Silver in the Oxide Layer Demonstrate Recoveries Up to 81% 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Apogee Silver Ltd. ("Apogee" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: APE) reports recoveries from new metallurgical test work in the oxide layer at the Pulacayo deposit in southwest Bolivia.Results from metallurgical test work undertaken on a sample composited from silver mineralized drill hole intervals located in the oxide zone above the current resources at Pulacayo were received during July. The objective of the test work was to d

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Canada Fluorspar Inc. Announces Ribbon Cutting and Celebrates the Reopening of its St. Lawrence Fluorspar Project 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Canada Fluorspar Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CFI) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company will hold an official ribbon cutting ceremony in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland on August 11, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. to celebrate the re-opening of its fluorspar project. The event will be held at the Company-s main office and mill building, followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception at the St. Lawrence Recreation Centre lounge.Pursuant to t

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Calypso Uranium Announces Uranium Mineralization Discovery at the San Jorge Basin Project and Provides an Update of the Neuquen Basin Drilling Programs 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — CALYPSO URANIUM CORP. (TSX VENTURE: CLP) ("Calypso" or the "Company") – Calypso President Stephen Barley is pleased to announce that Energia Mineral Inc. ("Energia Mineral"), Calypso-s wholly owned subsidiary in Argentina, has discovered surface uranium mineralization at the San Jorge Basin Project, and that preliminary assessments of geological information from the Neuquen Basin drilling programs confirm

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Falcon Gold Signs LOI With Markinch Resources on Maki Midas Project 0

SUDBURY, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Falcon Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: FG) ("Falcon") is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent ("LOI") whereby, subject to satisfactory results of final due diligence, Falcon can acquire up to a 70% interest in the Maki Midas Property from Markinch Resources Inc. The Maki Midas Property is located in Vincent Township, approximately 120 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay and is located within the Thunder Bay Mining Di

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Endeavour Silver Reports $10.6 Million Adjusted Earnings in Q2, 2011 Thanks to Rising Silver-Gold Production and Precious Metal Prices; Conference Call at 1:00 pm EDT, Thursday, August 4, 2011 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR)(NYSE: EXK)(FRANKFURT: EJD) announced today its financial and operating results and unaudited financial statements for the Second Quarter, 2011. Endeavour owns and operates two high-grade, underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico, the Guanacevi Mines in Durango State and the Guanajuato Mines in Guanajuato State.The Company reported adjusted earnings (a non-IFRS measure) of $10.6 million ($0.12 per share

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Open Pittable 1.1 Billion Tonnes at 9.36% K2O Added to Cerrado Verde Potash Project, Brazil 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Verde Potash (TSX VENTURE: NPK) ("Verde" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has received an independent resource estimate for the Cerrado Verde Potash Project located in Minas Gerais State, Brazil ("Cerrado Verde"). The estimate comprises an indicated resource of 74 million tonnes of K2O with an average grade of 9.22% K2O and an inferred resource of 1.07 billion tonnes of K2O with an average gr

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Northcore Resources Signs a Letter of Intent to Purchase a 50% Interest in the Little Monster Property With Vanstar Mining Resources 0

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Norhcore Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NCR) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") to enter into a 50% interest purchase and joint venture agreement with Vanstar Mining Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: VSR) regarding 20 cells covering an area of 1,100 hectares comprising the Little Monster property ("Little Monster") located in Chibougamau, Quebec. The LOI is subject to the signature of a Joint Venture

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Champion Minerals- Drilling at Fire Lake North Nears Completion and Continues to Delineate High-Grade Zones of Coarse-Grained, Specular Hematite-Rich Mineralization 0

TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — CHAMPION MINERALS INC. (TSX: CHM)(FRANKFURT: P02) ("Champion", or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results recently received for diamond-drill holes completed at the Fire Lake North Project. Highlights of assay results from nineteen new holes are detailed in Table 1, including eight holes drilled in the proposed East Pit area ("East Area"), five holes drilled in the proposed West Pit area ("West Area&

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