TORONTO, ONTARIO and LIMA, PERU — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Alturas Minerals Corp. (the "Company" or "Alturas") (TSX VENTURE: ALT) (LMA: ALT) announced today that it has entered into a third amendment ("Third Addenda") to the framework agreement with Minera IRL Limited ("IRL"), a Jersey-registered company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the London AIM market and the Lima Stock Exchange ("IRL"), regarding the adjacent Utupara and Chapi
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Besra (TSX: BEZ)(ASX: BEZ)(OTCQX: BSRAF)(FRANKFURT: OP6).The Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam has for a second time returned a proposal to increase royalty rates on gold to the Ministry of Finance for further consideration citing concerns relating to foreign investment and Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations.The proposal, presented by the Ministry of Finance, sought to increase royalty rates on gold to 17% and
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Editors- Note: There is a photo associated with this release.St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited (TSX: SAU) ("St. Augustine") and Nationwide Development Corporation ("Nadecor") announced today that they have signed an agreement to restructure (the "Restructuring") their interests in the King-king Project (the "Project"). Once approved, the Restructuring would result in St. Augustine holding a 100% inte
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TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Strait Minerals Inc. ("Strait" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SRD) is pleased to report that drilling has commenced at its 100% owned Alicia copper-gold project in southern Peru. Teck Peru S.A. ("Teck Peru"), a subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited ("Teck"), can earn an initial 45% interest in the property by funding $4 million in exploration expenses."Alicia is a prime copper-gold porphyry target in
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Canamex Resources Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CSQ)(OTCQX: CNMXF)(FSE: CX6) announces drilling progress at the Bruner gold project, Nye County, Nevada. Drilling in August and September focused on three areas: 1) step-out reverse circulation ("RC") and HQ core drilling at the Penelas East discovery area; 2) an initial seven hole RC drill program at the new Bruner vein target area which is located about one mi
NAIROBI, KENYA — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Taipan Resources Inc. ("Taipan" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TPN), through its wholly-owned Kenya-based subsidiary Lion Petroleum Corp. ("Lion") is pleased to announce the signing of a binding farmout agreement with Premier Oil Investments Limited ("Premier"), a subsidiary of Premier Oil plc (LSE: PMO) whereby Premier will acquire a 55% participating interest in Block 2B onshore Kenya. Taipan will retain
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — (Marketwired) — 10/15/13 — Paladin Energy Ltd (TSX: PDN)(ASX: PDN) ("Paladin") notes that, as highlighted in the recent Quarterly Activities Report released October 10, 2013, Paladin-s mines are operating at record levels. Production costs continue to trend lower with plans implemented to reduce costs further. Cost reductions have been implemented across the organisation that will reduce the draw on existing cash balances and extend the deadline for furt
