TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Northquest Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: NQ)(FRANKFURT: N3Q) ("Northquest" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has staked an additional 58 mining claims covering an area of approximately 500 square kilometres at the Pistol Bay Gold Project, Nunavut, Canada.The Pistol Bay Project is underlain by the west-trending Pistol Bay Trend which is a series of surface gold occurrences and gold zones that have been intersected by drill
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — AXMIN Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AXM) ("AXMIN" or the "Company") is pleased to reference COMMUNIQUE GOUVERNEMENTAL NUMERO 01 of the Transitional Government of the Central African Republic ("CAR") that confirms that all lawfully and legitimately concluded contracts with the State will be honoured. In August 2010, AXMIN announced the award of the Passendro 25-year Mining Licence and accompanying 2010 Amendment to the 2006 Min
HENDERSON, NV — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Tara Minerals Corp. (OTCQB: TARM) (BERLIN: 6T3) is pleased to announce that it has exercised its option to acquire the Ponderosa Project in the Dixie Mining District of central Idaho, USA. Tara has begun the work to prioritize the known prospects, acquire production related permits and explore processing options, including contracting processing to third parties.Seven large (20+ lb) channel samples covering the width of the veins at the surface were
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Prospero Silver Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PSL) ("Prospero" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its JV partner Minera Hochschild Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Hochschild") has commenced a 3,000 meter Reverse Circulation drill program in the northern Cebollas target area at the Baborigame project in Chihuahua. This initial program on the northern part of the 8,458 Hectare claims is aimed at multiple targets de
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Colombia Crest Gold Corp. ("Colombia Crest"; the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CLB)(PINKSHEETS: ECRTF)(FRANKFURT: EAT) is pleased to announce that cash payments for the Venecia Earn-in Option Agreement (the "Agreement") dated March 30, 2011 have been renegotiated with Colombian Mines Corp. (TSX VENTURE: CMJ). The original terms included a cash payment of US$75,000 on March 30, 2013. The Agreement has been amen
SKIPPACK, PA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCQB: NBRI) ("North Bay" or the "Company") today issued the following update on the operational status at our Fraser River Project near Lytton, British Columbia.The Company is pleased to announce that Mr. Dan Oancea, P.Geo, has been engaged to serve as the project manager for the Fraser River Project. Over the course of the winter, Mr. Oancea has visited the work site several times to formulate an enhanc
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Editors Note: There are 2 photos associated with this press release.High Desert Gold Corporation ("HDG" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: HDG)(OTCQX: HDGCF) is pleased to announce the completion of an updated inferred resource estimate for the Jumbo Zone and an initial inferred resource estimate for the Grey Eagle Zone at the Gold Springs gold-silver project that straddles the Nevada-Utah border.The updated resource w
ST. ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Portage Minerals Inc. ("Portage") (CNSX: RKX) announces on behalf of the joint venture with Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc. ("Cliffs"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF)(PARIS: CLF), the results of an updated resource estimate on the Golden Ridge property (the "Golden Ridge Property"). The NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate was completed by Mercator Geological S
RENO, NEVADA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Western Lithium USA Corporation (the "Company") (TSX: WLC)(OTCQX: WLCDF) is pleased to announce that the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") has concluded that the Company-s Kings Valley PLAN OF OPERATIONS for its drilling additives hectorite organoclay business, submitted in late 2012, is complete and they have initiated the National Environmental Policy Act review process for the project. The preparation of an Environmental Asses
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Sirocco Mining Inc. (TSX: SIM) ("Sirocco" or "the Company") is pleased to report the December 30, 2012 Reserve and Resource estimate for its Aguas Blancas Mine in Chile.Following an extensive conversion drilling program totalling 15,408 metres (3,790 holes) completed during 2012, the updated iodine reserve and resource statement for Aguas Blancas is as follows:The exploration work completed during 2012 has resulte
