WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Empire Industries Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: EIL) today announced that Peter White-Robinson has been appointed Executive Vice President of Attractions, effective immediately. Mr. White-Robinson was elected as a director of the Company at the Annual Shareholders Meeting held in September, 2014."I am delighted to have a person of Peter–s background and stature join our Company, first as a director and now as a senior executive," said Guy Nels
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Quia Resources Inc. ("Quia" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: QIA) is pleased to provide a corporate update.Project UpdateQuia has received an expression of interest from a significant U.S. fertilizer manufacturer and distributor to test the phosphate from its Murdock Mountain project in Nevada as a direct application phosphate and for use in other blended products. The Company is currently preparing an adequate amount of mater
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Lakeside Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: LAK) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that effective immediately it has appointed Aurelio Useche to its board of directors and Al Quong as CFO.Mr. Useche served as a director and CFO of Colt Resources from 2007-2013, a TSX-V listed company focused on gold and Tungsten in Portugal. Mr. Useche was instrumental in the development of the Company including its financing activities. Previous to Colt
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Africo Resources Ltd. ("Africo") (TSX: ARL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. George Ireland to its Board of Directors.Mr. Ireland founded Geologic Resource Partners LLC ("Geologic") in 2004 and serves as its chief investment officer and CEO. Geologic owns approximately 15% of Africo–s shares.Mr. Ireland has over 35 years of experience in all aspects of the resource sector, ranging from field geology t
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — TerraX Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TXR)(FRANKFURT: TXO) has now closed its recently announced non-brokered private placement of 7,927,786 units at $0.35 with the issuance of a further 1,043,286 units at $0.35 per unit for gross proceeds of $365,150. With the completion of this final closing, the aggregate gross proceeds raised in this private placement now total $2,774,725.Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of
EDMONTON, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Mindoro Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: MIO)(FRANKFURT:WKN 906167) is pleased to advise that shipping of high-iron/low-nickel direct shipping ore (DSO) material has commenced at the Agata Project, located in northern Mindanao, the Philippines.Loading of 55,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) of material, grading minimum 48% iron and 0.6% nickel, commenced on October 12 and is expected to take 10 to 12 days to complete. It is anticipated that future shipme
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Ucore Rare Metals Inc (TSX VENTURE: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) (FRANKFURT: U9U) ("Ucore" or "the Company") is pleased to update investors on marketplace activities for the fall of 2014.On November 12, 2014, Jim McKenzie, President and CEO of Ucore will deliver a presentation to the 10th International Rare Earths Conference in Singapore, entitled –Nanotechnology and Rare Earths Separation–. The presentation will describe how na
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this Press ReleaseInterfor Corporation (TSX: IFP) ("Interfor") and Ilim Timber announced today they have reached an agreement under which Interfor will market Ilim Timber–s European lumber products in North America."This agreement allows Interfor to offer North American customers more choice," said Steven Hofer, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Interfor. &qu
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — Canarc Resource Corp. ("Canarc" or the "Company") (TSX: CCM)(OTCBB: CRCUF)(FRANKFURT: CAN) wishes to confirm the termination of the Share Exchange Agreement dated July 15, 2014 (the "Agreement"), by and between Canarc and Santa Fe Gold Corporation ("Santa Fe"). The conditions precedent set forth in Agreement were not satisfied.Pursuant to the Agreement, certain Canarc officers and directors were
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 10/16/14 — AndeanGold Ltd. ("the Company" or "AndeanGold") (TSX VENTURE: AAU)(LMA: AAU) is pleased to announce that Messrs. Diego Angulo and Alexander Pena have been appointed to AndeanGold–s board of directors.Mr. Angulo, who is based in Lima, Peru, is Consulting Manager – Geology and Mining at AMEC, Peru. He has over 15 years of operating, consulting and management experience in South America, including mine planning and d
