MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — Lars Buttkus, President and Chief Executive Officer of Verantis Corporation, announced today that the Company received orders for the supply of specialized equipment and engineering services valued over $5 million (USD) including $1.5m in international orders."The latest orders highlight the strong growth of Verantis in Asian markets. More than $1.5 million (USD) of equipment and services will be shipped to clients located in Asia. The
EVANSVILLE, IN — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — Escalade, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESCA) announced that its Board of Directors authorized the payment of dividends of seven cents ($0.07) per share payable April 16, 2012, to all shareholders of record on April 6, 2012.Additionally, the Board of Directors declared its intention to consider paying dividends on a quarterly basis in the future. These future dividend payments will be determined and declared at the Board-s discretion."This dividend of $0.07 p
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — Excelsior Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MIN) (FRANKFURT: 3XS) (OTCQX: EXMGF) ("Excelsior") is pleased to announce the details of its 2012 work program for the Gunnison Copper Project, located in southern Arizona. Building on the strong positive results from the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), the proposed $7.3 M program is aimed at completing a pre-feasibility study this year and will include:"After a very successful
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN)(OTCBB: CZICF) (the "Company" or "Canadian Zinc") and Parks Canada are pleased to announce a renewed Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") regarding the operation and development of the Prairie Creek Mine and the management of Nahanni National Park Reserve.The Prairie Creek Mine is located in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories, within the watershed of the South Nahan
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — PC Gold Inc. (TSX: PKL)(FRANKFURT: AJ2) ("PC Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report preliminary results from the 2012 winter drill program, which has intersected additional high-grade mineralization in the newly identified No. 22 Vein (444.38 g/t over 1.50 m, see January 11th, 2012 news release) located in the Shaft 3 area of its 100% owned Pickle Crow property. The initial phase of the winter drilling program has inters
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — Further to its news release of earlier today, Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX: PTQ)(OTCBB: PTQMF)(FRANKFURT: P7Z) ("Petaquilla" or the "Company") announces a clarification to its Convertible Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") and a Forward Silver Purchase Agreement (the "Silver Agreement") with Deutsche Bank, AG, London Branch ("Deutsche Bank").As mentioned, the combined facilities wil
TURIN, ITALY — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — CNH signed a Memorandum of Understanding today with the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil) to lay the groundwork for a R$600 million investment in a new construction equipment plant in Montes Claros, in the northern region of Minas Gerais. The Memorandum was signed at Fiat Industrial-s headquarters in Turin, Italy, during a visit by a Minas Gerais state government delegation, led by Governor Antonio Anastasia."This agreement strengthens our ties to
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — Creso Exploration Inc. ("Creso" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: CXT)(OTCQX: CRXEF)(FRANKFURT: C3X) is pleased to announce it has received conditional approval of the TSX Venture Exchange for the acquisition of a 50% interest (the "Interest") in the Zamora/Campanillas (the "Properties") mining projects located in Sinaloa, Mexico and an option on the remaining 50% (the "Option").The Mexican Geol
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — River Resources Ltd. ("Rainy River" or the "Company") (TSX: RR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paolo Toscano as Director of Metallurgy, and Mr. Doug Brown as Corporate Health & Safety Manager.Mr. Toscano brings to the position 17 years of extensive hands-on experience in metals and processing. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Toscano worked for SNC-Lavalin where he was Director of Process Engineering. His e
ROCKVILLE, MD — (Marketwire) — 03/05/12 — MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Bioplastics – A Global Market Overview," to their collection of Fabrication & Processes market reports. For more information, visitBioplastics are no longer the exclusive realm of biodegradable or compostable plastics made from natural materials such as corn or starch. In fact, Bioplastics are also being applied to degradable petroleum based plastics, natural-based plastic
