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Orocobre Begins Large-Scale Greenfield Brine Lithium Plant Construction in Argentina

Orocobre Limited ("the Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of construction at its fully-funded Olaroz Lithium Project in northwest Argentina. A groundbreaking celebration was held to celebrate the event. On completion of construction of the US$229 million lithium project in early 2014, it will be the world's first large-scale, low cost "greenfield" brine lithium operation to have been built in nearly 20 years and will have a first-phase design production rate of 17,500 tonnes per annum of battery grade lithium carbonate.

22 Nov 2012

Vantage Collaborates to Construct New BT-UDS Dynamical Positioned Ultra Deepwater Drillship

Vantage Drilling Company ("Vantage") announced today that it has entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of Skeie Group and other investors for purposes of constructing a new, high specification drillship at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.'s yard in South Korea. Through its investment of $31 million in the joint venture entity, Sigma Drilling Ltd., Vantage will initially own approximately 42% of the equity in Sigma.

21 Nov 2012

Lydian Considers Mine Layout Alternatives at Armenia Amulsar Gold Deposit

Lydian International Ltd. ("Lydian" or "the Company"), a gold-focused mineral exploration and development company, today announced that it is further considering mine layout alternatives at its Amulsar gold deposit in Armenia.

From Lydian International Ltd. 21 Nov 2012

Northern Superior Intersects High Grade Gold Mineralization in Croteau Est Drill Program

Northern Superior Resources Inc. ("Northern Superior" or the "Company") continues to intersect high grade gold mineralization in the Company's 19-hole, 8,022 m Fall-2012 Croteau Est diamond drill program.

21 Nov 2012

First Liberty Power Announces Acquisition of San Juan Vanadium & Uranium Property

First Liberty Power Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a Vanadium & Uranium property in San Juan county, Utah.

21 Nov 2012

NDEP Issues Reclamation Permit for General Moly’s Mt. Hope Molybdenum Project

General Moly, Inc. (the "Company"), a U.S.-based molybdenum mineral development, exploration and mining company, announced that the State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has issued a Reclamation Permit for the Mt. Hope Project.

21 Nov 2012

Alphamin Reports Significant Results from Additional Holes in DRC Bisie Tin Project

Alphamin Resources Corp. ("Alphamin" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from three additional holes and one redrill on its wholly owned Bisie Tin Project (Bisie Project) in east central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Drilling continued to identify significant grades and widths of tin mineralisation at Bisie.

From Alphamin Resources Corp (AFMJF) 21 Nov 2012

Camino Commences Drill Program at El Secreto Gold, Silver and Copper Project

Camino Minerals Corporation ("Camino" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling is underway at the El Secreto Gold, Silver and Copper Project ("El Secreto" or the "Project"), located in Sinaloa State, Mexico. The 2,000 metre reverse circulation drill program commenced over the weekend and is expected to take up to four weeks to complete. This is the first ever drill program to be carried out at El Secreto.

20 Nov 2012

Dundarave Signs Letter of Intent with Ocean Park for Jesse Creek Property

Dundarave Resources Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to report that a letter of intent has been signed regarding the Jesse Creek property with Ocean Park Ventures Corporation ("Ocean Park") and drilling will commence shortly.

20 Nov 2012

DIOS Announces Acquisition of New Gold Project in Opinaca-Eastmain Gold Camp

Management of DIOS EXPLORATION is pleased to report the acquisition of a new gold project, in the Opinaca-Eastmain Gold Camp, 350 km north of Matagami, James Bay, QC. The wholly-owned SOLO gold project is composed of 55 claims for 29 sq. km along the Lower Eastmain Greenstone belt, part of the Archean La Grande Sub-province, James Bay, Quebec. It is located about 30 km due west of the Km 381 Relay and of the Matagami-Radisson highway, between the Opinaca and Eastmain Rivers.

From Dios Exploration Inc. 20 Nov 2012

Aurizon Identifies New Gold Targets on Opinaca and Wildcat Properties

Everton Resources Inc. ("Everton") is pleased to announce that its partner Aurizon Mines Ltd ("Aurizon") identified several new gold targets on the Opinaca and Wildcat properties in 2012. The upcoming 2013 work program will include a diamond drilling phase. The Opinaca and Wildcat properties are located near Goldcorp's Eleonore gold deposit in the James Bay region of Quebec.

From Everton Resources Inc. 20 Nov 2012

Nickel North Enters into Cooperation Framework Agreement with Goldrock Resources

Nickel North Exploration Corp. (the "Company" or "Nickel North") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Cooperation Framework Agreement (the "Agreement") with Goldrock Resources Co., Ltd. ("Goldrock") a subsidiary of Sinotech Minerals Exploration Co., Ltd. of Beijing, China ("Sinotech Minerals"). This Agreement was signed on November 5th, 2012 at the China International Mining Conference 2012 in Tianjin, and witnessed by the Premier of the Ministry of Land and Resources of China.

20 Nov 2012

Bonanza Reports Significant Progress at Arizona Copperstone Gold Mine during October

American Bonanza Gold Corp. ("Bonanza" or "Company") is pleased to announce that the 100% owned Copperstone gold mine in Arizona has made significant progress during October. The focus over the recent period has been on increasing ore output from the underground mine and accelerating the development mining. The Company is encouraged with the recent progress as it continues towards its goal of achieving commercial production, now estimated for the first quarter of 2013.

20 Nov 2012

Green Swan Commences Phase 1 Diamond Drilling on Geneva Lake Property

Green Swan Capital Corp. ("Green Swan") announces that Phase 1 diamond drilling has commenced on its Geneva Lake Property (the "Property"). This phase will consist of roughly 900 metres of drilling, possibly followed by a downhole geophysical survey on some of the holes.

20 Nov 2012

Argentine magazine names Orocobre as Mining Company of the Year 2012

Orocobre Limited is pleased to announce that it has been named the "Mining Company of the Year 2012" by Argentine mining magazine Panorama Minero and Fundacion Para el Desarrollo de le Mineria Argentina*.

19 Nov 2012

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Orocobre Begins Large-Scale Greenfield Brine Lithium Plant Construction in Argentina

Vantage Collaborates to Construct New BT-UDS Dynamical Positioned Ultra Deepwater Drillship

Lydian Considers Mine Layout Alternatives at Armenia Amulsar Gold Deposit

Northern Superior Intersects High Grade Gold Mineralization in Croteau Est Drill Program

First Liberty Power Announces Acquisition of San Juan Vanadium & Uranium Property

NDEP Issues Reclamation Permit for General Moly’s Mt. Hope Molybdenum Project

Alphamin Reports Significant Results from Additional Holes in DRC Bisie Tin Project

Camino Commences Drill Program at El Secreto Gold, Silver and Copper Project

Dundarave Signs Letter of Intent with Ocean Park for Jesse Creek Property

DIOS Announces Acquisition of New Gold Project in Opinaca-Eastmain Gold Camp

Aurizon Identifies New Gold Targets on Opinaca and Wildcat Properties

Nickel North Enters into Cooperation Framework Agreement with Goldrock Resources

Bonanza Reports Significant Progress at Arizona Copperstone Gold Mine during October

Green Swan Commences Phase 1 Diamond Drilling on Geneva Lake Property

Argentine magazine names Orocobre as Mining Company of the Year 2012

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