WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/12/13 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM), announced today that it will issue financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 before the open of the stock market.About Opta MineralsOpta Minerals Inc. is a vertically integrated provider of custom process optimization solutions and related materials for use primarily in the steel, foundry, loose abrasive cleaning and municipal water filtration industri
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/14/13 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM), today announced the appointment of Mr. John Dietrich to the position of Executive Vice President. Mr. Dietrich will report directly to David Kruse, President and Chief Executive Officer, Opta Minerals Inc. Reporting to Mr. Dietrich will be finance and administration and human resources. He will also be responsible for legal matters, insurance and corporate development activities.Mr. Dietrich is a Chartered Account
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/07/12 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM), today announced results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. All figures are reported in U.S. dollars and are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), except where otherwise noted.Financial Highlights (presented in $000s USD except per share amounts):David Kruse, President and CEO of Opta Minerals, noted "During the third quarter, Opta Minerals experienced soli
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO and COEUR D-ALENE, IDAHO — (Marketwire) — 08/29/12 — Opta Minerals Inc. ("Opta Minerals") (TSX: OPM) and WGI Heavy Minerals, Incorporated ("WGI") (TSX: WG) jointly announced today that as of as of 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on August 29, 2012, 22,281,816 common shares of WGI, representing approximately 94.0% of the issued and outstanding common shares of WGI on a fully-diluted basis, had been validly deposited to the offer by Opta Minerals to acquire all
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO and COEUR D-ALENE, IDAHO — (Marketwire) — 07/25/12 — Opta Minerals Inc. ("Opta Minerals") (TSX: OPM)(TSX: OPM.WT) and WGI Heavy Minerals, Incorporated ("WGI") (TSX: WG) jointly announced today that Opta Minerals has formally commenced its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of WGI for C$0.60 in cash per share (the "Offer").The Offer is open for acceptance until 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on August 29, 2012, unless the Offer is
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 06/18/12 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM) ("Opta Minerals" or "the Company") announces the appointment of Austin Beutel to the Company-s Board of Directors. The appointment of Mr. Beutel brings the total number of Directors to eight.Austin Beutel is Chairman of Oakwest Corporation Limited, a private family holding company. He retired in 1994 as Chairman of Beutel Goodman and Company, Ltd., an investment counseling firm he co-founded in
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/07/12 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM) today announced results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011. All figures are reported in U.S. dollars and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), except where otherwise noted.Financial Highlights (presented in $000s USD except per share amounts):David Kruse, President and CEO of Opta Minerals, noted, "During the fourth quarter, Opta Minerals experienced positi
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/07/11 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM) ("Opta Minerals" or "the Company") today announced that, following discussions with SunOpta Inc., the Board of Directors of Opta Minerals Inc. has commenced a process to identify and review strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. The Board of Directors of Opta Minerals has retained Canaccord Genuity Corp. to act as exclusive financial advisor in the strategic review process.Jeremy K
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/08/11 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM), announced today that it will issue financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 on August 10th, 2011 after the close of the stock market.Opta Minerals- President and CEO, David Kruse, plans to host a conference call at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, August 12th, 2011, to discuss second quarter 2011 results and recent corporate developments. After opening remarks, there will be a questio
WATERDOWN, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/29/11 — Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM), today announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Fryters to the position of Chief Financial Officer& Secretary. Mr. Fryters will report directly to David Kruse, President and Chief Executive Officer, Opta Minerals Inc.Mr. Fryters is a Chartered Accountant with 24 years of finance and accounting experience gained during a progression of senior roles in both private industry and public companies. Prior to his appoin
