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Kivalliq to Start 28,000 Metre Drilling at Angilak Property

Kivalliq Energy Corporation (the "Company" or "Kivalliq") today announced a two phase 2013 exploration program at the 340,000 acre Angilak Property in Nunavut Territory, Canada. The plan for 2013 will build upon the Lac 50 Trend inferred resource, currently at 2,831,000 tonnes grading 0.69% U3O8 and totalling 43.3Mlbs U3O8.

From Kivalliq Energy Corporation 6 Feb 2013

Silver Wheaton Signs $1.9 Billion Deal to Acquire Gold Production from Vale

Silver Wheaton Corp. ("Silver Wheaton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding term sheet to acquire from a subsidiary of Vale S.A. ("Vale") an amount of gold equal to 25% of the life of mine gold production from its Salobo Mine, located in Brazil, as well as 70% of the gold production, for a 20-year term, from certain of its Sudbury Mines located in Canada.

From Silver Wheaton Corp. 6 Feb 2013

Manganese Steel Foundry Acquisition In China By Metso

Metso is continuing to strengthen its presence in China by acquiring a manganese steel foundry (JX) in Quzhou City, Zheijang Province some 400 km Southwest of Shanghai. The acquisition of JX will improve our capabilities...

From Metso Corporation 5 Feb 2013

Cartier Iron Announces Commencement of Diamond-Drilling Programme on Penguin Lake Property

Cartier Iron Corporation, is pleased to announce the commencement of a diamond-drilling programme on its recently optioned Penguin Lake property (the "Property"), located in the Gagnon Terrane in northeastern, Quebec.

5 Feb 2013

Two Surveys Show Manufacturing Activity in China Expanded in January

Last week, two surveys showed that manufacturing activity in China, the world's fastest growing major economy and an engine of global economic growth, expanded in January.

5 Feb 2013

Work Continues on Phase I of Gas Hills Exploration, Development and Permitting Program

Strathmore Minerals Corp. and Korea Electric Power Corp. are continuing with work on Phase I of the Gas Hills exploration, development and permitting program.

5 Feb 2013

New Klondike Enters into Option Agreement for Katisha Lake Claim

New Klondike Exploration Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement to purchase a 100% interest in a strategic mining claim in the Kawashegamuk Lake Area, near Katisha Lake, contiguous to the western boundary of the Company's Goldstorm Project.

5 Feb 2013

Global Mineral Industry to Meet at PDAC 2013 Convention

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) annual convention, taking place March 3 - 6, 2013, will see the global mineral industry converge on Toronto in the tens of thousands. In 2012, over 30,000 people attended the convention.

5 Feb 2013

ITC Global to Advance Mining-Sector Satellite Network

VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that ITC Global will upgrade its mining-sector satellite network to iDirect's soon-to-be-released iDX 3.2 software featuring Adaptive TDMA, and will deploy the next-generation Evolution X7 remote.

4 Feb 2013

Kiska and Brixton Enter Definitive Agreement for Sale of Thorn Property

Kiska Metals Corporation ("Kiska" or "the Company") reports that, further to the news release dated January 8, 2013, the Company has entered into a binding Definitive Agreement dated January 31, 2013 to sell the Thorn Property to Brixton Metals Corporation for $1.5 million in cash (including $50,000 received upon execution of the Letter of Intent) and seven million shares of Brixton.

4 Feb 2013