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Azul Considers La Higuera Findel Property as Non-Core, Drops Option Agreement

Azul Ventures Inc. ("Azul", or the "Company") announced that it had decided to drop the Findel option agreement (Hogar, Lolita, Santa Rosa and Santa Gertrudis mineral rights) and the Company did not make the US$165,000 option payment under the agreement which was due on December 15, 2012.

29 Dec 2012

Starcore Schedules Enhanced Exploration Program at San Martin Gold-Silver Mine

Starcore International Mines Ltd. ("Starcore" or the "Company") announces that in 2013 it will focus on increasing shareholder value through exploration and development at its wholly-owned San Martin gold and silver mine in Queretaro, Mexico.

From Starcore International Mines Ltd. 29 Dec 2012

USA GRAPHITE Successful in Search for Large Tonnage High Carbon Content Properties

USA GRAPHITE INC. (or "The Company") is pleased to announce its search for additional large tonnage high carbon content properties is proving to be very successful.

29 Dec 2012

New Report on US Platinum Mining Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:US Platinum Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends, Fiscal Regime, Major Projects, and Competitive Landscape

28 Dec 2012

FX Energy Moves Drilling Rig to Tuchola-3K in Poland Edge Concession Area

FX Energy, Inc. reported that the drilling rig from the Kutno-2 well has been moved to the Tuchola-3K location and drilling operations are underway. The main target reservoir of the Tuchola-3K well is the Main Dolomite at a projected depth of 2,550 meters. The well is also planned to test a Devonian oil target at a depth of approximately 3,150 meters.

28 Dec 2012

Chevron Discovers Natural Gas in Carnarvon Basin

Chevron Corporation today announced further drilling success by its Australian subsidiary in the Exmouth Plateau area of the Carnarvon Basin, a premier hydrocarbon basin.

28 Dec 2012

Aegean Reports Positive Geologic Results from Turkey Hot Gold Prospect

Aegean Metals Group Inc. ("Aegean" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that due to recent positive geologic results from testing on the Hot Prospect (see news release dated November 28, 2012) and the Company's intention to exercise the option to purchase the Ergama Property from Teck Resources Limited ("Teck"), the Aegean board and management have determined it is in the Company's best interest to focus its resources on advancing these two Turkish properties, which are the core assets of the Company. As a result, the Company has given notice to Teck to terminate the option agreement with regard to the Kizildam Property.

28 Dec 2012

Falco Pacific Initiates Diamond Drill Program on Quebec Flavrian Central Gold Prospect

Falco Pacific Resource Group Inc. ("Falco Pacific" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a 2,000 metre diamond drill program on its Flavrian Central gold prospect located 15 km northwest of the city of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec within the West Rouyn-Noranda Camp's ("Western Camp") Flavrian gold district. Drilling recently began with one rig and is expected to be completed in the early first quarter of 2013. The 6 drill-hole program will test multiple shallow gold targets recently generated from Falco Pacific's extensive proprietary regional database.

28 Dec 2012

Southridge, Kinross Partner for Cinco Minas and Gran Cabrera Gold + Silver Properties

Southridge Enterprises Inc. ("Southridge" or the "Company") is excited to announce a new Joint Partner, Kinross, a Major listed Mining Company for its Cinco Minas and Gran Cabrera properties. Southridge's joint partnership with Kinross, a major NYSE listed gold mining company, is valued at roughly $550,000,000 to $600,000,000.

27 Dec 2012

Timberline Closes Public Offering of Common Stock

Timberline Resources Corporation ("Timberline" or the "Company"), announced today that it has closed the previously announced underwritten public offering of its common stock. The Company offered 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at $0.20 per share to the public.

From Timberline Resources Corporation 27 Dec 2012

Nevada Gold Exploration Company Announces Closure of $1,000,000 Private Placement

Nevada Exploration Inc. ("NGE") is pleased to announce that it has closed, subject to TSX Venture Exchange final approval, the non-brokered private placement ("Offering") previously announced on December 5, 2012. NGE has issued 10,000,000 Units at a price of $0.10, for gross proceeds of $1,000,000.

From Nevada Exploration Inc. 26 Dec 2012

Golden Valley Mines Provides Update on Gold Prospects in Abitibi Greenstone Belt Region

Golden Valley Mines Ltd. ("Golden Valley Mines" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following update on the Company's on-going exploration programs:

26 Dec 2012

Barisan Gold’s Indonesian Subsidiaries Receive Extensions to Exploration Projects

Barisan Gold Corporation wishes to inform shareholders that that two of its majority-owned Indonesian subsidiaries, PT Linge Mineral Resources ("Linge") and PT Takengon Mineral Resources ("Takengon"), have received extensions to their Exploration Izin Usaha Pertambangan ("IUP"). The two IUPs have been extended until December 28, 2014. Exploration IUPs are exploration licenses, which allow their owners the right to conduct mineral exploration on the ground they cover, subject to other relevant permits, government and local approvals, if applicable.

26 Dec 2012

CC JV Awarded FEED Contract for Mozambique Onshore LNG Project

CB&I announced today that CC JV, a joint venture comprising of CB&I and Chiyoda Corporation, has been awarded a contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the onshore natural gas liquefaction facility project in an LNG park in the Cabo Delgado Province of northern area of the Republic of Mozambique by Anadarko Moçambique Area 1 Limitada.

26 Dec 2012

Chevron Canadian Subsidiary to Acquire Interest in Kitimat LNG Project

Chevron Corporation today announced that its indirect Canadian subsidiary, Chevron Canada Limited, will acquire a 50 percent operating interest in the Kitimat liquefied natural gas (LNG) project and proposed Pacific Trail Pipeline (PTP), and a 50 percent interest in approximately 644,000 acres of petroleum and natural gas rights in the Horn River and Liard Basins in British Columbia, Canada.

26 Dec 2012