BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Orocobre Limited (TSX: ORL)(ASX: ORE) ("the Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of construction at its fully-funded Olaroz Lithium Project in northwest Argentina. A groundbreaking celebration was held to celebrate the event. On completion of construction of the US$229 million lithium project in early 2014, it will be the world-s first large-scale, low cost "greenfield" brine lithium operation to have been buil
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — McEwen Mining Inc. ("McEwen Mining") (NYSE: MUX)(TSX: MUX) announces that in connection with its ongoing rights offering it has extended the time period for which holders of MUX.RT are able to use the subscription agent (Computershare Trust Company N.A.) to sell such rights to 11:00 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, November 29, 2012. There is no change to the expiry of the rights offering which remains 5:00 PM (EST) on December 4, 2012.In order
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Sandstorm Metals & Energy Ltd. ("Sandstorm" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SND) is pleased to announce that Thunderbird Energy Corp. ("Thunderbird") (TSX VENTURE: TBD) has substantially completed the infrastructure build-out at the Gordon Creek property located in Utah, USA. The well sites are prepared and equipped and the process of bringing the first 8 wells online has begun through Thunderbird-s up
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Hochschild Mining plc (LSE: HOC) ("Hochschild") and Andina Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ADM) ("Andina") today announced the mailing to Andina shareholders of Hochschild-s offer and take-over bid circular and Andina-s directors- circular, in connection with the previously announced recommended all-cash offer to be made by Hochschild (the "Offer") for all of the issued and outstanding common s
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — San Gold Corporation (TSX: SGR)(OTCQX: SGRCF) (the "Company") today announces that it has purchased a total of 733,333 units ("Units") of Cougar Minerals Corp. ("Cougar") at a price of $0.15 per Unit pursuant to a subscription agreement effective as of November 20, 2012. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of Cougar (a "Common Share") and one Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). E
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Opawica Explorations Inc. ("Opawica" / the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: OPW), announces that drilling has commenced on its 100% optioned Teck – Kirkland Property near Kirkland Lake, Ontario.The Teck – Kirkland property covers an area of 1250 hectares and is located 7 km west of the Town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in the western half of Teck Township and the southeastern part of Grenfell Township, Ontario. The property i
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm") (TSX VENTURE: SSL)(NYSE Amex: SAND)(NYSE MKT: SAND) is pleased to announce that it has received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") to have its common shares and warrants commence trading on the TSX as of market open on Friday, November 23, 2012. Sandstorm-s common shares and warrants will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange but the trading symbols and CUSIP
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Editors Note: There are two photos associated with this press release.Foran Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: FOM) ("Foran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has engaged Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. ("RPA") to complete an updated mineral resource estimate (the "Updated Resource") on its 100% owned McIlvenna Bay Deposit ("McIlvenna Bay" or the "Deposit")
Hole MGI-12-307 intersects 49.5m of 5.42 g/t gold including 15.9m of 12.29 g/t gold at Yellow Pine Hole MGI-12-310 intersects 37.5m of 2.94 g/t gold at Yellow Pine Hole MGI-12-309 intersects 61.7m of 1.97 g/t Au at West End
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/21/12 — Besra Gold Inc. (TSX: OYM)(ASX: OYM) ("Besra" or the "Company") (Note – Ticker Symbol: BEZ, effective Friday November 23, 2012) announced today the closing of its offer to amend its existing convertible and gold loan notes. The solicitation for consents to the Note Holders has been completed regarding the proposed amendments to:Following the consent solicitation process, 41%, 40% and 90% of the outstanding principal amount of
