TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Touchstone Gold Limited (TSX: TCH)(AIM: TGL) ("Touchstone Gold" or the "Company") today announces that David Wiley has given notice of his resignation from the Company-s Board of Directors and his intention to stand down as CEO in order to pursue other interests. His resignation will take immediate effect.Lord Clanwilliam, Patrick James Gillford, has also tendered his resignation as a Non-Executive Director and likewise his r
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: BPM)(OTCQX: BPMSF)(FRANKFURT: GV7) announces the following update on the status of the Bralorne mine project located near Gold Bridge, British Columbia.On July 15, the mine operation was suspended by the Mines Inspector pending compliance with inspection orders.Surface operations were shut down until fire-fighting capacity is improved. The Ministry has requested the Comp
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Rae-Wallace Mining Company ("Rae-Wallace" or the "Corporation") (PINKSHEETS: RAEW) announces that it entered into debt settlement agreements to settle trade payables for the aggregate settlement amount of $92,872, through the issuance on July 17, 2013 of an aggregate of 928,723 common shares in the capital of the Corporation, at a price of $0.10 per common share. The common shares issued will be subject to a four-month and a
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — CARIBOU KING RESOURCES LTD. ("Caribou" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: CKR)(FRANKFURT: CB8) is pleased to announce that it has engaged geologist Steven Lauzier, P.GEO. OGQ#1430, and his company SL Exploration Inc. to conduct geologic mapping and prospecting at its Calumet Graphite project, located 80 kilometers west of Montreal, Quebec. Mr. Lauzier recently completed exploration on the historic Miller Graphite Mine
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Diamond Fields International Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: DFI) announces the grant of options entitling eligible participants to purchase up to 3,650,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per share for a five year term, expiring July 18, 2018. Following this stock option grant a balance of 556,900 options remain available for future grants under the Company-s Fixed Stock Option Plan, which was approved by the TSX Venture Exchange on J
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Ascot Resources Ltd (the "Company" or "Ascot") (TSX VENTURE: AOT) is pleased to announce that it has entered into amending agreements extending its Premier and Dilworth option agreements until December 30, 2015. The revised agreements call for combined option payments of $900,000 on each of December 30, 2013 and 2014 and a final option payment of $13,700,000 on December 30 2015. In addition the optionors will rece
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company") (TSX: FM)(LSE: FQM) will publish its second quarter 2013 financial and operating results on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 after the close of the TSX. The Company-s President, Clive Newall, will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on Thursday, August 1, 2013.Conference call and webcast details are as follows:The conference call replay wi
MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Maya Gold & Silver Inc. ("Maya" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: MYA) announces that it has received conditional approval of the TSX Venture for the acquisition of the Boumadine polymetallic deposit in Morocco ("Boumadine").As previously announced in a news release dated March 4th, 2013, the Corporation and L-Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines ("ONHYM"), had signed on October 9, 2012 a J
EDMONTON, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Finning Canada (TSX: FTT) and the Caterpillar Foundation today announced a contribution of $170,000 to provide relief for the flood impacted areas in southern Alberta. Funds will go towards The Calgary Foundation-s Flood Rebuilding Fund and The Red Cross. Finning employees showcased their spirit of generosity adding $20,000 to the corporate donation of $150,000."I am proud of our employees- generosity as well as how they immediately came t
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 07/19/13 — Pacific Imperial Mines Inc. ("the Company") (TSX VENTURE: PPM.H) has received assay results from a recently completed diamond drill program on its Marcionilio Nickel-Copper Property in Bahia State, Brazil.The drill program was designed to test geochemically anomalous nickel and copper values in soil and rock coincident with a 1300 meter-long induced polarization (IP) anomaly occurring within a mafic-ultramafic igneous comple