TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Roxgold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ROG) ("Roxgold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce drill results on its 100% owned Yaramoko permit in Burkina Faso. These results represent the deepest drill intercepts on the 55 Zone to date and now indicate that mineralization within the 55 Zone extends from surface to 900 meters vertical depth.HIGHLIGHTSPlease refer to the following link for a long section of the drilling included in this re
Highlights: – Continued improvement in the higher-grade core with numerous intercepts above 1.5 g/t Au, including 41.7 metres averaging 1.6 g/t Au and 35 metres grading 1.9 g/t Au; – Main zone mineralization still open in all directions – Gold-bearing intervals continue to be identified in the Hanging Wall zone – Infill drilling continues to improve main zone mineralization with intervals of up to 83 metres averaging 1.0 g/t Au
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX: NUS)(OTCQX: NUSMF)(AIM: NUS) (the "Company" or "Nautilus") has become aware through a news release dated January 7, 2013 that Michael Bailey, an individual, and an entity controlled by him, intend to make an unsolicited offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Nautilus.Nautilus has not had any contact with Mr. Bailey or any entity controlled by him with respect to this unsolicited offer a
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Tembo Gold Corp. ("Tembo" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TEM)(FRANKFURT: T23)(OTCQX: TBGPF) – David Scott President & CEO reports: It is with great pleasure that I update you on the progress and developments of Tembo Gold Corp. In 2012, we made significant progress on a number of key objectives on the Tembo gold property in Tanzania-s Lake Victoria goldfield, most importantly we made substantial progress with our explorat
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX)(TSX: ABX) today reported that it is no longer in discussions with China National Gold regarding its holding in African Barrick Gold plc."These discussions were part of our ongoing efforts to identify opportunities to optimize our portfolio, however we are approaching this in a prudent and disciplined manner and will only proceed with opportunities that generate acceptable value for Barrick," said Jam
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — (Marketwire) — 01/08/13 — AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) The Board of AngloGold Ashanti today announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Mark Cutifani, who has accepted an offer to become the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Plc, effective April 3. Mark will remain in the role of CEO of AngloGold Ashanti until March 31.The Board of Directors, under Chairman Tito Mboweni, has initiated a formal search for a new Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — FISSION ENERGY CORP. (TSX VENTURE: FIS)(OTCQX: FSSIF) ("Fission" or "the Company") has amended the stock option grant for Directors, Officers, employees and consultants, announced on December 31, 2012 entitling them to purchase an aggregate of 2.75 million (previously 2.5 million) shares in the capital of the Company subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. The options are exercisable until December 31, 20
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX: LUC)(BOTSWANA: LUC)(NASDAQ OMX First North: LUC) is pleased to report the recovery of an additional two rare blue diamonds from its Karowe Mine in Botswana.The larger of the two diamonds recovered has a weight of 4.77 carats with the smaller diamond weighing 0.2 carats. Options for the sale of the stones are currently being investigated. Lucara recently sold a 9.46 carat blue diamond recovered from the Karowe
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — Bold Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: BOL) ("Bold" or the "Company") is very pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Fancamp Exploration Ltd. ("Fancamp") giving Bold the option to earn up to a 100% working interest in the Koper Lake Project (the "Property"). The Amendment Agreement amends the terms of the Earn-In Option Agreement announced in the Company-s press release of May 7, 2012 to provide
SPOKANE, WA — (Marketwire) — 01/07/13 — APD Antiquities, Inc. ("APD") (OTCBB: APDQ) announced that on December 28, 2012, it acquired certain mining assets from Northern Adventures, Inc. ("NAI") in exchange for; 1) loans and related interest owed to NAI in the respective amounts of $382,500 and $30,564, and 2) 71,500,000 shares of APD $0.001 par value restricted common stock.As part of the transaction, APD changed its name to American Cordillera Mining Corporation ("A
