Minefinders Corporation Ltd. report that drilling has begun on its 100% owned La Virginia Project following receipt of exploration permits and completion of road and drill pad construction. The La Virginia Project has never been drilled and contains six untested target areas located within an area 20 kilometres in length and 12 kilometres in width.
The... 
Xinergy Ltd. through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shenendoah Energy, LLC, is pleased to announce that, effective yesterday, it completed the acquisition of the remaining 95% interest of Raven Crest Mining, LLC (“Raven Crest”) that Xinergy does not already own for US$40.0 million in cash, the assumption of US$18.8 million in debt, which was... 
Dagilev Capital Corp. announce that it has closed the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Salave Gold Deposit from Lundin Mining Corp. and other parties. TSX Venture Exchange has approved the Salave acquisition as Dagilev’s qualifying transaction.
The company also announces that it will be renamed Astur Gold Corp. subject to shareholder approval... 
St. Eugene Mining Corporation Ltd. announces that a $1.1 million drilling and exploration campaign is underway at the Amisk Gold Project, Saskatchewan, which includes 2,300 meters of diamond drilling (completed; assays pending) in an effort to expand the existing Amisk-Laural Gold Deposit, and to evaluate the bulk mining potential of the system.
The... 
Pershimco Resources Inc. announces its intent to realize a brokered arm’s length private placement for subscriptions amounting to a minimum of Cdn$1,000,000 and a maximum of Cdn$2,000,000 for a subscription price of $0.17 per unit, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and regulatory authorities.
Each unit will consist of one Class... 
Alternative Petroleum Technologies S.A. (“APT”) announced it has received a purchase order from a refinery owned and operated by India’s largest oil company, the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (“IOC”). After several months of consideration under an arduous tender process, APT was awarded the right to deliver its heavy fuel... 
NiMin Energy Corp. announced the execution of a preliminary term sheet for a senior secured loan (the “Loan”) in the amount of US$36 million from a large institutional private lender (the “Lender”). At the request of the Company and subject to approval by the Lender, the Loan may be increased up to US$75 million to provide additional... 