QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — MONARQUES RESOURCES INC. ("Monarques" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: MQR) is pleased to announce the grant of 300,000 stock options to directors and officers at an exercise price of $0,125 per share for a period of 5 years, which are immediately vested. This grant of options is made according to the established annual compensation of the directors. The Corporation has granted 50,000 stock options to each of the followi
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — High River Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: HRG) ("High River" or the "Company") announced today that it has filed on SEDAR an amended and restated annual information form ("AIF") for the year ended December 31, 2011. The original AIF was filed on March 30, 2012. The amended and restated AIF now provides updated mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates for the Zun-Holba, Irokinda, and Berezitovy mines in Russia, as well a
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — Anconia Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ARA) ("Anconia" or the Company") announces that a total of 850,000 stock options to purchase Anconia common shares have been granted to directors and officers of the Company at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, expiring on July 19, 2017.The grant of options is subject to Exchange approval.About AnconiaAnconia is a base and precious metals exploration and development company, which is focuse
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PEM)(OTCQX: PMMEF) ("Premium" or the "Company") wishes to advise shareholders that an updated technical report on the Company-s Idaho Gold Project has been submitted for review to the British Columbia Securities Commission. At this time the Company is awaiting a response.Exploration UpdateThe Company has decided to take a conservative approach and await the final report prior t
SECHELT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — I have acquired ownership of an additional 500,000 warrants to purchase 500,000 common shares of San Marco Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SMN) of Vancouver, BC pursuant to a private placement in which I bought 1,000,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit (each unit consisting of one common share and one-half of one warrant to purchase a further common share). Subsequent to the closing of the private placement, San Marco increased the numbe
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESSniper Resources Ltd. ("Sniper" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SIP)(FRANKFURT: A1H38M) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units. The Company issued 2,280,000 units at $0.10 per unit to raise proceeds of $228,000. No finder-s fees or commissions were paid in co
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — GoldMet B.V. ("GoldMet"), announces that further to its news release of July 16, 2012, it has exercised common share purchase warrants ("Warrants") to acquire 24,112,500 common shares of Monument Mining Limited ("Monument") at a price of CAD$0.50 per common share (the "Exercised Monument Shares") for gross proceeds to Monument of CAD$12,056,250. The Exercised Monument Shares represent approximately 11
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — Intrepid Mines Limited ("Intrepid", the "Company") (TSX: IAU)(ASX: IAU) advises that its Indonesian joint venture partner, PT Indo Multi Niaga ("PT IMN"), without prior reference to Intrepid, has suspended operations at the Tujuh Bukit Project in East Java Indonesia beginning immediately. PT IMN has requested several members of senior management, including all expatriate employees seconded to PT IMN from Intrepid,
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/20/12 — The Board of Directors of Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX: SPM) ("Scorpio Mining" or the "Company"), today announced that it has accepted the resignation of Scorpio-s President and Chief Executive Officer, Parviz Farsangi, and unanimously appointed the Company-s Chairman, founder and former Chief Executive Officer, Peter J. Hawley as interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Farsangi has stepped down as President and
