VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company") (TSX: FM)(LSE: FQM) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Inmet Mining Corporation, has commenced an offer to purchase (the "Change of Control Offer") Inmet Mining Corporation-s 8.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (Regulation S Notes: CUSIP C4694Q AA0, ISIN USC4694QAA07, Rule 144A Notes: CUSIP 457983 AC8, ISIN US457983AC82) and 7.50% Senio
VAL-D-OR, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Further to its news release of March 6, 2013, Abitibi Royalties Inc. ((TSX VENTURE: RZZ), hereinafter "Abitibi Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a technical report (the "Report") of the audit completed by Micon International Limited ("Micon") of the year-end 2012 gold reserve and resource estimate completed by Osisko Mining Corp. ("Osisko") limited to the Ma
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Selwyn Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SWN) ("Selwyn" or the "Company") announces that the vote to approve the sale of its remaining 50% interest in the Selwyn Project (the "Transaction") will proceed on Monday, April 22, 2013 at its meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"). The annual meeting matters that were to be considered at the Meeting, including the election of directors, have been adjourned
CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Troymet Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE: TYE) ("Troymet") is pleased to announce that all matters set forth in the management proxy and information circular dated March 19, 2013 (the "Circular") were approved by the shareholders of Troymet ("Shareholders") at Troymet-s April 19, 2013 annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of Shareholders.Annual General and Special MeetingAll directors as set for
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR)(NYSE: EXK) regrets to announce the death of a contractor employee yesterday due to a fatal accident underground at the El Cubo mine operations in Guanajuato State, Mexico.The Dolores mine, which is part of the El Cubo mine operations, was shut down immediately and Endeavour is working with the Mexican authorities to conduct a full investigation of this accident. Once the investigation is completed, En
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: LMR)(PINKSHEETS: LMRMF)(FRANKFURT: DH8B) (Europe: ISIN: CA54163Q1028, WKN: A0Q9W7) (the "Company" or "Lomiko") announces a private placement to raise up to $500,000 from eligible participants through the sale of up to 8,333,333 units of the Company at a price of $0.06 per unit. The units will consist of one common share and one warrant exercisable for up to one year at $0.10.The Com
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Foran Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: FOM) ("Foran" or the "Company") today announces that the Company will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders at 4:00 pm (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The meeting will be held at 120 Adelaide Street West, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario.Shareholders of record as of April 17, 2013 will be entitled to vote on the election of directors, appointment of audito
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Valterra Resource Corporation (TSX VENTURE: VQA)(FRANKFURT: 3VA) reports significant graphite intercepts from a recent "scout-style" diamond drill program consisting of five BQTW-sized holes totaling 145.75m at the Bobcaygeon Graphite Project. The initial sampling was collected from portions of two holes that were cored around the Discovery Zone trench which recently returned excellent metallurgical, analytical and geophysic
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Nuinsco Resources Limited ("Nuinsco" or the "Company") (TSX: NWI) () today announced that a program of lake sediment and water sampling for radon gas has commenced on the Diabase Peninsula project in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Historically radon surveys have been widely employed in the search for uranium mineralization. The current radon survey at Diabase Peninsula is the most recent program on the project where a suc
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Sandspring Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SSP) ("Sandspring" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the Government of Guyana granting Sandspring the exclusive right to evaluate and develop a hydroelectric power plant on the Kurupung River, approximately 30 miles from its Toroparu Property.The terms of the five-year MOU contemplate that the hydro
