TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Northquest Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: NQ)(FRANKFURT: N3Q) ("Northquest" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has staked an additional 58 mining claims covering an area of approximately 500 square kilometres at the Pistol Bay Gold Project, Nunavut, Canada.The Pistol Bay Project is underlain by the west-trending Pistol Bay Trend which is a series of surface gold occurrences and gold zones that have been intersected by drill
JUJUY, ARGENTINA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Dr. Fabio Montanari, President and CEO of Soltera Mining Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SLTA) (), is pleased to announce that the 2012 field programs of bedrock sampling and geophysics on its El Torno property in Argentina produced very satisfactory results.The 78 square kilometer El Torno property in the high Andes of northern Argentina contains a very large quartz vein system extending intermittently for 14 kilometers. Gold is found in narrow veins both w
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — AXMIN Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AXM) ("AXMIN" or the "Company") is pleased to reference COMMUNIQUE GOUVERNEMENTAL NUMERO 01 of the Transitional Government of the Central African Republic ("CAR") that confirms that all lawfully and legitimately concluded contracts with the State will be honoured. In August 2010, AXMIN announced the award of the Passendro 25-year Mining Licence and accompanying 2010 Amendment to the 2006 Min
HENDERSON, NV — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Tara Minerals Corp. (OTCQB: TARM) (BERLIN: 6T3) is pleased to announce that it has exercised its option to acquire the Ponderosa Project in the Dixie Mining District of central Idaho, USA. Tara has begun the work to prioritize the known prospects, acquire production related permits and explore processing options, including contracting processing to third parties.Seven large (20+ lb) channel samples covering the width of the veins at the surface were
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Prospero Silver Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PSL) ("Prospero" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its JV partner Minera Hochschild Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Hochschild") has commenced a 3,000 meter Reverse Circulation drill program in the northern Cebollas target area at the Baborigame project in Chihuahua. This initial program on the northern part of the 8,458 Hectare claims is aimed at multiple targets de
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Colombia Crest Gold Corp. ("Colombia Crest"; the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CLB)(PINKSHEETS: ECRTF)(FRANKFURT: EAT) is pleased to announce that cash payments for the Venecia Earn-in Option Agreement (the "Agreement") dated March 30, 2011 have been renegotiated with Colombian Mines Corp. (TSX VENTURE: CMJ). The original terms included a cash payment of US$75,000 on March 30, 2013. The Agreement has been amen
OAKLAND, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced its plan to host a live audio webcast of a discussion with the investment community about the company-s third-quarter, fiscal year 2013 results, on Wednesday, May 1. The webcast is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET) and can be accessed at . A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks on the company-s website.The Clorox Company is a leading multinational manufacturer and markete
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Sirocco Mining Inc. (TSX: SIM) ("Sirocco" or "the Company") is pleased to report the December 30, 2012 Reserve and Resource estimate for its Aguas Blancas Mine in Chile.Following an extensive conversion drilling program totalling 15,408 metres (3,790 holes) completed during 2012, the updated iodine reserve and resource statement for Aguas Blancas is as follows:The exploration work completed during 2012 has resulte
ST. ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Portage Minerals Inc. ("Portage") (CNSX: RKX) announces on behalf of the joint venture with Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc. ("Cliffs"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF)(PARIS: CLF), the results of an updated resource estimate on the Golden Ridge property (the "Golden Ridge Property"). The NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate was completed by Mercator Geological S
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Editors Note: There are 2 photos associated with this press release.High Desert Gold Corporation ("HDG" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: HDG)(OTCQX: HDGCF) is pleased to announce the completion of an updated inferred resource estimate for the Jumbo Zone and an initial inferred resource estimate for the Grey Eagle Zone at the Gold Springs gold-silver project that straddles the Nevada-Utah border.The updated resource w
