Gentor Resources Inc. closes acquisition of APM Mining Limited

GENTOR RESOURCES, INC. announce the acquisition of APM Mining Limited pursuant to the closing under the Share Exchange Agreement dated February 23, 2010 between the Company, APM Mining and Arabian Peninsula Projects Ltd. As a result of the acquisition, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, APM Mining, holds the earn-in rights to the Block 5 and Block 6 copper exploration projects located... 

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Quaterra and Goldcorp Sign Investment Framework Agreement

Quaterra Resources Inc. announced that Goldcorp Inc., has entered into a binding Investment Framework Agreement (IFA) with the Company. The IFA formalizes the terms of a previously announced Letter of Intent that provides Goldcorp with an option to acquire an interest in certain mining properties held by or acquired by Quaterra in central Mexico in return for funding a two-year generative exploration... 

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Hansa Finalizes Agreement for Sale of Swedish Properties

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... 

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NovaGold Files Final Base Shelf Prospectus for Future Financings

Further to its news release of December 7, 2009, NovaGold has filed a final short form base shelf prospectus with the securities commissions in each of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec, and a corresponding amendment to its registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This shelf prospectus is intended to replace the Company’s previous shelf prospectus,... 

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Panamanian Government Authorizes Commercial Production at Molejon

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. an emerging gold producer commissioning the operation of its gold processing plant at its 100% owned Molejon Gold Project announce that the Government of the Republic of Panama has granted approval for Petaquilla’s Molejon gold mine to advance to the commercial production stage. In accordance with Contract Law No. 9 of February 26, 1997, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry... 

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RedHawk Energy Acquires Xxtreme Group for $66.0 Million

RedHawk Energy Corporation announced that it has acquired 100% of the membership interests of Texas-based Xxtreme Pipe Services, LLC, Xxtreme Pipe Storage, LLC, Xxtreme Tubular Processors, LLC and Wolf Pack Rentals, L.L.C. (collectively, the “Xxtreme Group”) for $66.0 million in cash, preferred stock and assumed debt. The purchase price is subject to certain post-closing adjustments. Headquartered... 

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Powertech Submits BLM Application Dewey-Burdock Project

Powertech Uranium Corp. announce that it has submitted the required Plan of Operation to the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its Dewey-Burdock uranium in situ project. The project, which is located in Fall River and Custer Counties, South Dakota (SD), consists of 10,580 surface and mineral acres controlled by the Company through active mining leases, purchases... 

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Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. announced that it is commencing an offering of up to 10,000,000 shares of its common stock in a public offering. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. is acting as the sole book runner for the offering and as the co-manager with Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. Proceeds of the offering will be used primarily for drilling and completion activities on Kodiak’s Williston Basin leases... 

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Zion Oil Commences Drilling Operations on Its Elijah #3 Well

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. a Delaware corporation, explores for oil and gas in Israel in areas located on-shore between Haifa and Tel Aviv announced that drilling operations have begun on its Elijah #3 well. Utilizing the 2,000 horsepower drilling rig used to drill Zion’s Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well, Zion has commenced drilling its Elijah #3 well toward the Triassic geological formation, which... 

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Paladin Energy Ltd: Kayelekera Fatality

Paladin Energy Ltd regretfully advises that a fatality has occurred as a result of a motor vehicle incident at the Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Malawi on Wednesday, 7th October. A contracted mini-bus conveying 19 national workers overturned on a site access road and rolled down an embankment. One employee died and 19 people (including the driver) were injured. Those injured were immediately attended... 

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