VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of senior unsecured notes. Teck intends to use the net proceeds, together with cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all of the approximately US$530 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 9.75% senior notes due 2014 and a portion of the approximately US$1,043 million aggregate
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — KHALKOS EXPLORATION INC. ("Khalkos")(TSX VENTURE: KAS) announces the change of its Financial Year End from June 30 to February 28. This step is being taken to allow the Corporation-s personnel to adequately meet the filing deadlines given that such personnel is also involved with another public company.The Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the change of year end on January 25, 2012. The Corporation has requested and is awai
CHARLESTON, SC — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — The Ronald McDonald House of Charleston (RMHC) will today unveil an unprecedented renovation featuring bacteria-killing Antimicrobial Copper to further protect the health of the vulnerable patients and families it serves. The extensive renovation, which makes RMHC the first nonprofit temporary residence facility in the nation to undertake an Antimicrobial Copper retrofit, has replaced steel, wood and plastic touch surfaces with solid, EPA-registere
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Centerra Gold Inc. (TSX: CG) announced today that an agreement has been reached with the Kumtor Trade Union and that the unionized employees at Kumtor are returning to work, following a dispute regarding social fund deductions. The expected cost of the settlement for 2012 is approximately $4 million.About CenterraCenterra Gold Inc. is a gold mining company focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring gold properties primarily in Asia
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Condor Resources Inc. ("Condor" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CN) is pleased to announce that results of the second and third diamond drill hole at the Company-s wholly-owned San Martin project in southern Peru have been received. Hole SMA-002 was located approximately 80m north of SMA-001 (see news release dated January 18, 2012), and as was the case with SMA-001, targeted the depth continuity of encouraging silv
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Providence Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PV) ("Providence" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has appointed Gary Freeman to the Board of Directors.Mr. Freeman is a Vancouver based entrepreneur and financier who has held a number of executive positions and been instrumental in financing, marketing and shareholder relations- capacities with several junior exploration companies. Mr. Freeman has over 23 years o
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Uragold Bay Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: UBR), Uragold is pleased to announce that GENIVAR Inc. (GENIVAR) (TSX: GNV), has completed the required work and has submitted the application to Quebec-s MNRF (Ministere des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune) and the MDDEP (Ministere du Developpement durable, de l-Environnement et des Parcs) to obtain the required permits for Uragold-s bulk sampling program on the corporation-s Beauce Placer gold prope
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — HudBay Minerals Inc. ("HudBay", the "company") (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) announced today that David Garofalo, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. ET at the BMO Capital Markets 2012 Global Metals & Mining Conference held in Hollywood, Florida at The Westin Diplomat.The presentation will be available on HudBay-s website at .HudBay Minerals Inc.HudBay Minerals Inc. (T
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Viper Gold Ltd. ("Viper Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: VPR) announces that it has determined to effectively terminate the option agreement for the Campbell Lake Property (the "Property") entered into with the vendor (the "Vendor") of the Property on August 15, 2011. The Company has informed the Vendor of its intention to effectively terminate the option agreement given its serious and continuing conc
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/16/12 — Roxgold Inc. ("Roxgold" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: ROG) is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has ranked Roxgold as its top overall performing company in the TSX Venture 50® for 2012.On February 15, 2012 Roxgold was recognized as a TSX Venture 50® company for 2012. TSX Venture 50® is a trade-mark of TSX Inc. and is used under license. The TSX Venture 50® are the top 10 compan
