RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Puma Exploration (TSX VENTURE: PUM) is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement with qualified investors in the amount of $501,200. With this placement, Puma Exploration issued 2,179,131 common shares at the price of $0.23 per share and 1,089,565 warrants. Each full warrant gives its holder the right to purchase one common share at a price of $0.26 per share until July 23, 2015.In connection with this Private Place
LA PRAIRIE, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Vantex Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: VAX) is pleased to announce the completion of a $123,600 non-brokered financing.The Company sold 103 Flow-Through units (the "FT Units") at a purchase price of $1,200 per FT Unit, for a total amount of $123,600. Each FT Units consists of 18,000 flow-through common shares and 2,000 common shares at a price of $0.06 per share and 10,000 common share purchase warrants. Each w
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Colorado Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: CXO) ("Colorado" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of its recently completed diamond drilling program on the Eldorado Property (see CXO NR13-01, April 17, 2013).Eldorado is a 3,600 hectare property covering the Eldorado and Bonanza Cu-Au showings in northern British Columbia. The property, one of three separate properties held by Colorado in the area, is loca
TORONTO, ONTARIO and STORRS, CONNECTICUT — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — OPEL Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE: OPL) (OTCQX: OPELF) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), announces that it has filed Articles of Amendments under the Business Corporation Act (Ontario) dated July 23, 2013, thereby changing its name to POET Technologies Inc. There is no consolidation of capital and no exchange of shares is required.Trading under new name – It is anticipated that trading on the TSX Venture Ex
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Toro Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: TRK) ("Toro" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of Jeremy Ross as a director of the Company.Mr. Ross has more than fifteen years in corporate development and marketing for junior mining and oil and gas companies. He is the founder/president of Opus 3 Consulting – a successful corporate development firm based in Vancouver, Canada.Mr. Ross replaces John Watt who has ste
DENVER, COLORADO — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Geovic Mining Corp. ("Geovic" or "the Company") (TSX: GMC)(OTCBB: GVCM), on behalf of its 60.5%-owned subsidiary Geovic Cameroon Plc ("Geovic Cameroon"), is pleased to announce that it has agreed to the terms and conditions of a Definitive Agreement ("DA") with Jiangxi Rare Metals Tungsten Holdings Group Company Ltd ("JXTC") of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China. JXTC is a state owned large scale
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Compass Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: CVB) ("Compass" or the "Company") announces that Marshall Auerback resigned from the board of directors as of July 21, 2013.The Company would like to thank Mr. Auerback for his contribution while serving as a director, and wish him well in his endeavors.About Compass GoldCompass Gold Corporation, a Tier 2 mining issuer listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, is focused on gold exp
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — AlarmForce Industries Inc., (the "Company" or "AlarmForce") (TSX: AF) announced that following the strategic review of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") has terminated the employment of Mr. Joel Matlin as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Matlin will continue to serve as a director of the Company.The Board and management of AlarmForce wi
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Following a meeting of the Board of Directors on 12 July 2013, Besra (TSX: BEZ)(ASX: BEZ)(OTCQX: BSRAF)(FRANKFURT: OP6) CEO John Seton is pleased to announce production guidance for the FY 2014 of 65,000 – 70,000 ounces.Besides setting production guidance for the coming year, the Board approved wide ranging cost cuts and efficiencies, which will reduce central corporate costs by US$1.5m for a projected total of US$5.2m in fiscal year 2014.CEO Jo
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Canada Carbon Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CCB) is pleased to announce the following results from a second purification test conducted at SGS Canada Inc. (Lakefield) on its 100% owned Miller hydrothermal lump/vein graphite property. Trials using two different purification processes both yielded results exceeding the target of greater than 99.0% Graphitic Carbon ("Cg").Further to the results that were reported
