Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an investor relations agreement with Stone Communication Services Limited (“SCS”) of Toronto, Ontario (the “Agreement”). SCS specializes in the execution of tailored, strategic communication programmes for emerging companies and will introduce GWMG to Stone Communications’ network of brokers, analysts...
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. announce that the Company has commenced exploration on its Cree East uranium project in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Cree East project is funded under a joint venture with the Company’s Korean strategic partners, comprising Hanwha Corporation, Korea Electric Power Corp., Korea Resources Corp. and SK Energy Co, Ltd. The Company recently received Cdn$4.12...
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (formerly International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd.) reports that the previously announced equity financing (News Release 09-35 November 20, 2009) including the overallotment option has been fully subscribed to and the issue has been increased. The proceeds from the private placement will be used for the start up of the QR Mine and Mill, exploration and development on the Company’s...
Riverstone Holdings LLC’s most recent renewable energy fund has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of Seajacks International, for a total cash consideration of US$207 million. Seajacks is now wholly-owned by Riverstone and the management team. Seajacks currently owns and operates two self-propelled jack up vessels out of Great Yarmouth in the United Kingdom: the Seajacks...
White Mountain Titanium Corporation reports that it has successfully completed flotation test work to recover feldspar from natural rutile (titanium dioxide) flotation tailings. The test work program was carried out at SGS Lakefield (“SGS”) in Ontario, Canada. The aim of the program was to produce a low iron, feldspar concentrate from waste stream tailings acceptable for possible use...
Blackstone Ventures Inc. announces that a diamond drill rig has now been mobilized to its 100% owned Uma Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) project in northern Sweden and will begin drilling immediately. This first phase drill program at Uma South (southern portion of the 235,000 hectare property) will consist of approximately 12 – 20 holes. Drilling will begin in the Uma South area to test...
Rockcliff Resources Inc. announce that drilling has commenced on its Snow Lake Project located in central Manitoba. A minimum of 5,000 metres (m) of drilling are planned in approximately 30 holes. Drilling is planned on the Rail, Reed, Freebeth, Tramping and Squall properties. The targets include extensions of a known copper-gold rich horizon (Rail), additional testing of DPEM & BHPEM anomalies...
Hansa Resources Ltd. announce that Hansa has finalized a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Botnia Exploration Holding AB (“Botnia”), which contains the principal terms for the sale of Hansa’s wholly owned subsidiary Hans A Resources AB (“Hans A”). Botnia is a company incorporated under the laws of Sweden that is publicly traded on the Aktietorget exchange under...
USCorp updates its shareholders and the public regarding development of its Picacho Salton properties in Imperial County, California. Key management and members of the exploration team recently participated in a productive teleconference with representatives of the Imperial County office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) responsible for granting approval to drill and to mine USCorp’s Picacho...
ALEXIS MINERALS CORPORATION announces that its bid to acquire Garson Gold Corp. has now resulted in over 90% of Garson shares being tendered to the Offer. This result confirms that Garson Gold shareholders are overwhelmingly in favour of the acquisition and the opportunity now present for growth in the value of the combined assets. The acquisition of Garson Gold gives Alexis a third project area located...