OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Focus Metals Inc. ("Focus Metals" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: FMS)(OTCQX: FCSMF)(FRANKFURT: FKC), announces today that it has completed a loan of USD$500,000 to Grafoid Inc. ("Grafoid"), a private corporation (registered; In Ontario) in which Focus owns a 40% interest, in connection with Grafoid-s business initiative for the transformation of graphite into graphene on a commercial scale, using primarily raw un
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR)(NYSE: EXK)(FRANKFURT: EJD) announced today that for the eighth consecutive year, the Company has grown its consolidated silver and gold reserves and resources.Endeavour released today its updated NI 43-101 reserve and resource estimates to December 31, 2011 (see table below) for its two producing silver mines (the Guanacevi Mine in Durango State and the Guanajuato Mine in Guanajuato State) and three ex
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Minemakers Limited ("Minemakers") (TSX: MAK)(ASX: MAK)(NAMIBIAN: MMS) notes recent press speculation regarding its discussions with NMDC Limited ("NMDC").Minemakers is aware of recent media reports originating out of India indicating that NMDC is "now set to buy the Wonarah rock phosphate reserves of Minemakers for about $15 million". In these reports, NMDC-s Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mr NK Nanda is quoted as s
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — ALIX RESOURCES CORP. ("Alix" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: AIX)(FRANKFURT: 37N) is pleased to announce that it has acquired the previously unclaimed ground between its Money Rock claims, creating a contiguous land position for Money Rock of 3,497 hectares. Combining these claims with ground acquired in the recent option agreement with Corvus Gold, Inc. (see Alix news release, March 5th, 2012), the Company now cont
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Highbank Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: HBK)(FRANKFURT: V7O) (the "Company") has received its first commitment from West Fraser Concrete Ltd. to purchase 100,000 tonnes of aggregate from its Portland Canal Swamp Point North deposit. West Fraser Concrete operates the only cement plant in Prince Rupert, B.C. The product is f.o.b. Ridley Island in the Port of Prince Rupert.Management continues to identify and develop additional ag
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Spur Ventures Inc. ("Spur" or the "Company") (TSX: SVU)(OTCBB: SPVEF) is pleased to announce that the Company-s common shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") effective Friday, March 23, 2012. The Company-s common shares will trade on the TSXV under Spur-s current trading symbol, "SVU".Given the new TSXV listing, at the request of Spur, the Company-s common shares will b
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX: NSU)(NYSE Amex: NSU) (the "Company") announces the initiation of a common share repurchase program using the normal course issuer bid facility under Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") rules. Nevsun has received approval from the TSX to purchase up to 4,009,408 common shares of the Company, representing approximately 2% of the 200,470,415 common shares issued and outstanding as at March 15, 20
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/12 — Oracle Mining Corp. ("Oracle Mining" or the "Corporation") (TSX: OMN)(OTCQX: OMCCF)(PINKSHEETS: OMCCF)(FRANKFURT: OMC) is pleased to announce that Doug Nicholson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors, effective today.Mr. Nicholson joined Oracle Mining in February as Chief Operating Officer and has undertaken a rigorous review of the Corporation-s operations for the past month. He will
03.2012 – More than 20 scientists met in early March at IZB Martinsried near Munich to discuss ways of further improving in vitro cell models. Modern preclinical research would not anymore exist without them. Key issues remain with regard to predictivity as there continues to be a lack of advanced cell lines resembling in vivo conditions. Instead, easy to handle cancer cell lines are often being used. Also, there are limitations with traditional 2D cell cultures. Precise knockdow
