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Amara’s Sega Gold Project in Burkina Faso Granted Mining Licence

Amara Mining plc, the dual AIM and TSX-listed West African focused gold mining company, is pleased to announce that it has been granted the Mining Licence for its Sega Gold Project ("Sega" or "the Project") in Burkina Faso, 20km to the north of its Kalsaka Gold Mine ("Kalsaka").

19 Jul 2013

Yukon Government Approves YMIP Funding for Northern Tiger’s Korat and Del Projects

Northern Tiger Resources Inc. ("Northern Tiger" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that their Korat and Del Projects have been approved for funding under the Yukon Mining Incentives Program ("YMIP"). Through YMIP, the Yukon Government will fund 50% of the planned $70,000 exploration programs at each of the projects.

19 Jul 2013

Prophecy Platinum Commences 2013 Field Program at Wellgreen PGM-Nickel-Copper Project

Prophecy Platinum Corp. (“Prophecy Platinum” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2013 field program at its 100%-owned Wellgreen PGM-Nickel-Copper project in Canada's Yukon Territory. Field activities, metallurgical test work and engineering initiatives commenced in June with the comprehensive re-logging and re-sampling of up to 12,000 metres of historic drill hole cores from across the main Wellgreen deposit, approximately 75% of which have never been tested.

19 Jul 2013

SEMAFO to Sell 100% Interest in African GeoMin Mining Development Corporation Limited

SEMAFO Inc. today announced having entered into a heads of agreement with Middle Island Resources Limited (ASX: MDI) for the sale of a 100% interest in African GeoMin Mining Development Corporation Limited (“AGMDC”). AGMDC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of SEMAFO Inc., holds an 80% interest in Société des Mines du Liptako (SML) S.A. (“SML”), owner of the Samira Hill gold mine in Niger. The Government of Niger owns the remaining 20% interest in SML.

From SEMAFO Inc. 19 Jul 2013

Metso to Supply Green Field Quarry Plant to Colas Group

Green field quarry plant will provide efficient, safe and environmentally friendly solutions for road construction Metso will supply a complete green field quarry plant to the Colas Group in France.

From Metso Corporation 18 Jul 2013

Gold Fields Commences Oro Property Exploration Program in Yukon

Colorado Resources Ltd. ("Colorado" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Gold Fields Selwyn Exploration Corporation ("Gold Fields"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited, and current operator on the Oro Property, has commenced a $2 million exploration program, which is to include 3,000 metres of diamond drilling.

18 Jul 2013

Dolly Varden Silver Commences 2013 Drill Program

Dolly Varden Silver Corporation (“Dolly Varden” or the “Company) is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced on the Dolly Varden Property, located 26km by road from the tidewater at the village of Alice Arm, British Columbia.

18 Jul 2013

Lundin Mining Closes Acquisition of High Grade Eagle Nickel/Copper Mine from Rio Tinto

Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the acquisition of the high grade Eagle nickel/copper mine from Rio Tinto Nickel Company, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc ("Rio Tinto"), previously announced on June 12, 2013.

From Lundin Mining Corporation 18 Jul 2013

Wildcat to Sell Three Exploration Properties in Rice Lake, MB Area to San Gold

Wildcat Exploration Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has agreed to sell three of its four exploration properties in the Rice Lake, MB area to San Gold Corporation ("San Gold"). The three properties, Poundmaker, Mike Power and Jeep (the "Properties"), were under option to San Gold pursuant to an August, 2011 agreement, and were nearing the end of the second year of the option.

18 Jul 2013

ThyssenKrupp to Install Bucket Wheel Excavator System for EPS Kolubara Coal Basin Project

ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies has received an order from the state-owned power utility Elektropriveda Srbije (EPS) in Belgrade to design, supply, install and commission a bucket wheel excavator system. The contract is worth over 30 million euros.

18 Jul 2013

Pilot Gold Launches Next Exploration Program at Kinsley

Pilot Gold Inc. (“Pilot Gold or the “Company”) announced today it has begun a 20,000-metre drill campaign at Kinsley Mountain, Nevada, following on an effective 2012 drilling and exploration campaign that defined and expanded gold mineralization over a 2.2 kilometre-long trend.

17 Jul 2013

Stornoway’s Renard Diamond Project Receives Positive Environmental Assessment Decision

Stornoway Diamond Corporation is very pleased to announce the receipt of a positive Environmental Assessment Decision for the Renard Diamond Project from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. The project has now received all of the major Québec and federal government authorizations required to commence construction.

From Stornoway Diamond Corporation 17 Jul 2013

New Property Along Major Gold Bearing Structure in the Abitibi Acquired by Balmoral

Balmoral Resources Ltd. ("Balmoral" or the "Company") today reported that it has acquired a 100% interest, by staking, in a new property asset located proximal to the Company's existing N2 property and the now producing Vezza gold deposit in Central Quebec.

17 Jul 2013

Northern Superior Granted Option to Acquire 100% of Grizzly Gold Property

Northern Superior Resources Inc. ("Northern Superior" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a formal option agreement (the "Option Agreement") with GL Geoservice Inc. and Marc Bouchard of Chapais, Québec (collectively the "Optionors") who have granted Northern Superior an option to acquire 100% of the Grizzly gold property.

From Northern Superior Resources Inc. 17 Jul 2013

Handeni Gold Provides Exploration Update on Mjembe Target in Tanzania

Handeni Gold Inc. (the "Company" or "Handeni Gold") is pleased to provide an update on the exploration activities conducted on its exploration licenses in the United Republic of Tanzania.

17 Jul 2013

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Amara’s Sega Gold Project in Burkina Faso Granted Mining Licence

Yukon Government Approves YMIP Funding for Northern Tiger’s Korat and Del Projects

Prophecy Platinum Commences 2013 Field Program at Wellgreen PGM-Nickel-Copper Project

SEMAFO to Sell 100% Interest in African GeoMin Mining Development Corporation Limited

Metso to Supply Green Field Quarry Plant to Colas Group

Gold Fields Commences Oro Property Exploration Program in Yukon

Dolly Varden Silver Commences 2013 Drill Program

Lundin Mining Closes Acquisition of High Grade Eagle Nickel/Copper Mine from Rio Tinto

Wildcat to Sell Three Exploration Properties in Rice Lake, MB Area to San Gold

ThyssenKrupp to Install Bucket Wheel Excavator System for EPS Kolubara Coal Basin Project

Pilot Gold Launches Next Exploration Program at Kinsley

Stornoway’s Renard Diamond Project Receives Positive Environmental Assessment Decision

New Property Along Major Gold Bearing Structure in the Abitibi Acquired by Balmoral

Northern Superior Granted Option to Acquire 100% of Grizzly Gold Property

Handeni Gold Provides Exploration Update on Mjembe Target in Tanzania

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