TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Alexandria Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE: AZX)(FRANKFURT: A9D)(PINKSHEETS: ALXDF) is pleased to provide an update on its current drilling and exploration program on its Akasaba and Sleepy projects in Val d-Or, Quebec.The Company has stepped-up its drilling activities in order to take advantage of winter conditions, by running two drill rigs on the Akasaba Project and one rig on the Sleepy Project. The step-out programs are designed to enlarge
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Columbus Copper Corporation ("Columbus Copper") (TSX VENTURE: CCU) (formerly Empire Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: EPC)) is pleased to announce that it has discovered bedrock gold in a hand-dug trench and in two separate soil sampling grids completed at its 100% owned Kavaklitepe Gold Project in western Turkey.The mineralization discovered by Columbus Copper is a new discovery and consists of clay-gouge and sooty pyrite wit
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Huakan International Mining Inc. (TSX VENTURE: HK) (the "Company") is pleased to report results of a preliminary metallurgical testing program undertaken on bulk samples obtained from the Company-s J&L Project Main Zone deposit. The results provide further support to forward a process flowsheet to generate lead and zinc flotation concentrates, and produce gold/silver Dore, with additional precious metal credits provided f
Q4 Gold Production of 25,805 Ounces at El Castillo; 6,195 Ounces at La Colorada
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Forum Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE: FDC) is pleased to announce it has staked three claims immediately to the southwest of the Patterson Lake South (PLS) discovery of Alpha Minerals/Fission Energy in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Forum-s technical team examined the extensive database of the Athabasca Basin that it has accumulated over the past 35 years and acquired approximately 99 square kilometres of prime real estate in a highly
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Riverside Resources Inc. ("Riverside" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: RRI)(PINKSHEETS: RVSDF)(FRANKFURT: R99) is progressing and set to deliver value and growth for its shareholders in 2013. The Company is strategically advancing and improving its portfolio with a strong partnership network and significant exploration activity planned for the upcoming year. In 2012, a challenging year for Junior Resource companies,
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Sirocco Mining Inc. (TSX: SIM) ("Sirocco" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on operations at its 100% owned Aguas Blancas mine in Northern Chile.Iodine ProductionAguas Blancas produced 1,224 tonnes of Iodine in 2012, in line with its revised forecast. This represents an increase of 9% over 2011 production of 1,122 tonnes. Iodine production is scheduled to rise to approximately 1,600 tonnes in 2013, a
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ("Atacama Pacific") is pleased to report drilling results from the 20,000-metre Phase IV infill drilling program at its 100% owned Cerro Maricunga oxide gold project as well as provide an update on ongoing water exploration activities.Highlights from the infill drill program, summarized in Table 2 (attached), include:"With the 20,000-metre Phase IV infill drilling program progress
STONY BROOK, NY — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — . (OTCBB: APDN), (Twitter: @APDN), a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, announced today that Forward Components, Inc. (Forward Components Engineering, or FCE), based in Foothill Ranch, CA, has requested a unique DNA mark from APDN for DNA-marking for FSC 5962 microcircuits in accordance with the mandate issued by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The mandate requires use of APDN-s SigNa
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/17/13 — Evrim Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: EVM) ("Evrim" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that geological work has commenced under an agreement with Callinan Royalties Corporation (TSX VENTURE: CAA) ("Callinan") for a four year, C$1.5 million regional exploration alliance (the "Alliance") in Mexico. The Alliance will initially focus on generating gold and silver targets within a 40,000 square ki
