VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX VENTURE: NUX) (the "Company") is pleased to report assay results of the first step out drill-hole (Raca11-01) at the Raca area of the Tagish Lake Gold-Silver Property, Yukon, Canada. The Raca area is located along the northeast structural extension of the Skukum Creek gold-silver deposit (Rainbow zone). Surface drilling at Raca is to test the extension of known historical drilling where a histori
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX: EFR) ("Energy Fuels" or the "Company") announced today that the Company purchased a mining lease (the "Crain Lease") in southeast Utah-s Sage Plain District from Uranium Energy Corp. ("UEC") for $500,000 (CAD), together with the provision for a future overriding royalty. The Crain Lease is located on approximately 640-acres in San Juan County, Utah, and is near the historic Calliham
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Soltoro Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SOL) has filed its NI 43-101 resource estimate for its 100% owned El Rayo silver project on SEDAR and made it available on the Company-s website. The report was prepared by Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. ("RPA"). The El Rayo property is located approximately 110 km west-northwest of Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico. The NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resources were estimated by RPA and include an updated estimat
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. (TSX VENTURE: FEO)(OTCQX: FEOVF) (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Company-s 2011 drill program and fast track PEA process and to report the Company-s March 31, 2011 year end results.Progress to Date2011 Drill ProgramWhen the Company-s new senior management were appointed in January 2011, the board and the management team made a conscious decision to focus significant resources on f
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Avion Gold Corporation (TSX: AVR)(OTCQX: AVGCF) ("Avion" or the -Company-) is pleased to announce the results from an additional 72 drill holes totaling approximately 6,467 metres completed over a 3.2 kilometre section of the Djambaye II zone 2011. Drilling continued to test the Djambaye II zone both along strike and to a maximum depth of 100 metres. The Djambaye II zone remains open along strike and to depth. Management expects that th
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — PC Gold Inc. (TSX: PKL) is pleased to announce that Mr. Jean-Pierre (JP) Chauvin, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., has joined the board of the Company. Mr. Chauvin brings to PC Gold a strong operations background with companies such as Noranda and Battle Mountain, and past involvement in the start-up of several mines. Serving as Chairman of the Company-s newly-established Technical Committee, Mr. Chauvin will provide technical oversight, guidance and assistance t
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Bellhaven Copper & Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: BHV) ("Bellhaven" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that diamond drill-hole LME-1031 at the Middle Zone yielded multiple gold-copper intercepts starting at surface. These new intercepts expand the Middle Zone approximately 90 m to the southwest of the closest prior intercept (94.0 m averaging 0.76 g/t Au, 0.39% Cu contained in DDH-12).Highlights of the LME-1031 d
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Silver Bear Resources Inc. ("Silver Bear" or the "Company") (TSX: SBR) is pleased to announce that effective August 1, Mr. Nick Fox has been appointed Vice President, Exploration of Silver Bear. Mr. Fox was educated as a Geologist in South Africa and graduated from the University of Cape Town. He has spent most of his 28 year geological career with AngloGold Ashanti. Most recently, Nick spent the last five years in Russia, muc
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Colossus Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "Colossus") (TSX: CSI) is very pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Antenor F. Silva Jr. and Mr. Mel Leiderman to its Board of Directors. The appointments were effective on August 1, 2011 and as a result the Company-s Board of Directors is now comprised of eight board members.Mr. Silva is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of MBAC Fertilizer Corp., a producer of
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/02/11 — Search Minerals Inc. ("Search" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SMY) is pleased to announce that it will continue detailed exploration programs on six REE prospects and surrounding areas in the Port Hope Simpson REE District, located in South-East Labrador. These programs will focus on prospects discovered in the 2010 exploration program including the Foxtrot Prospect in the Fox Harbour volcanic belt, the Piperstock
