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AEMQ Awards Stornoway for Environmental and Social Responsibility in Renard Diamond Project

Stornoway Diamond Corporation is pleased to announce that at the annual meeting of the Québec Mineral Exploration Association (the "AEMQ") held this week in Québec City, Stornoway was awarded the E3 Plus award for the "high level of environmental and social responsibility" shown in the advancement of the Renard Diamond Project. The award was accepted by M. Patrick Godin, Stornoway's Chief Operating Officer, M. Ghislain Poirier, Vice President, Public Affairs and M. Martin Boucher, Manager, Sustainable Development.

From Stornoway Diamond Corporation 23 Nov 2012

Homestake Completes 13 Diamond Holes at 2012 Homestake Ridge Project

Homestake Resource Corporation ("Homestake") has completed 13 diamond holes during the 2012 exploration season for a total of 4,743 metres at its Homestake Ridge project, located in Northwest British Columbia. The program consisted of two phases, with the second phase being funded by Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico-Eagle").

23 Nov 2012

GeoNovus Completes Due Diligence to Acquire Redhill’s Interest in Nyakagwe Project

GEONOVUS MINERALS CORP. ("GeoNovus" or the "Company") has announced that it has completed its due diligence with respect to its proposed option to acquire all of Redhill Resources Corp. ("Redhill")'s interest to the Nyakagwe Project in Tanzania (the "Nyakagwe Project"), which was previously announced in the Company's news release dated September 25, 2012. The Company intends to proceed in settling the terms of the acquisition with Redhill in a formal option agreement.

23 Nov 2012

WCB Receives Misima Island Exploration Database from Barrick Papua New Guinea

WCB Resources Ltd ("WCB" or the "Company") announces that it has obtained the Misima Island Exploration Database from Barrick Papua New Guinea. The database consists of an extensive array of surface sampling including soil, rock, trench and channel samples as well as drill hole data covering the historic mined areas as well as regional projects.

23 Nov 2012

Columbus Gold Completes Phase I Drill Program at Paul Isnard Gold Project in French Guiana

Columbus Gold Corporation ("Columbus Gold") is pleased to announce completion of its Phase I drill program and results of an additional thirty one diamond core holes, MO 12-74 to 98 and 100 to 105 totaling 10,873.65 metres, at its Paul Isnard gold project in French Guiana.

23 Nov 2012

Klondike Gold Announces Acceptance of Portugal Largares Area Exploration License

Klondike Gold Corp. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that its application for an exploration license in the Largares area Portugal has been accepted by Portuguese Department of Energy & Geology. Klondike Gold Corp.'s licence application covers about 80 km2 and includes the historic Castromil Gold Mine ("Castromil"). The Castromil Mine is located 21 km from Oporto, the second largest city in Portugal, and has been the site of historical mining dating to the Roman period.

From Klondike Gold Corp. 23 Nov 2012

Superior Introduces New Replacement Belt Scraper Blades

Superior Industries, North America’s only combination manufacturer of conveyor systems and their related accessories, continues adding to its line of Exterra® Belt Cleaners with a new addition of replacement belt scraper blades.

From Superior Industries, Inc. 22 Nov 2012

Sandvik Construction Gains New distributor In Romania

Sandvik Construction is proud to announce that as of the 8 October 2012, Terra Romania is to be its new distributor for the Mobile Crushing and Screening product range throughout Romania. Terra will not only be supplying a comprehensive range of Sandvik mobile equipment but will also be providing full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service. They will also look after new and used equipment sales and customer training.

From Sandvik AB 22 Nov 2012

MSPL Wins Coveted Award for Safety Record in Mining Operations

MSPL Limited, one of India's largest iron ore mining companies, has bagged the prestigious President's National Safety Award (Mines) by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, for the second time for having achieved 'the longest accident-free period' at Vyasanakere Iron Ore Mine, near Hospet, Karnataka. MSPL, which presently has the largest installed capacity of green energy in India, had earlier bagged the same award in 1987.

22 Nov 2012

Cadillac Resumes Exploration on Burnt Hill Property

Cadillac Ventures Inc. ("Cadillac" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the resumption of exploration on the Burnt Hill Property in New Brunswick. The Burnt Hill property covers more than 125 square kilometres in central New Brunswick with 43-101 compliant tungsten, tin and moly resources calculated in 2009.

22 Nov 2012

Foran Commissions Reports McIlvenna Bay Deposit Resource Update

Foran Mining Corporation ("Foran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has engaged Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. ("RPA") to complete an updated mineral resource estimate (the "Updated Resource") on its 100% owned McIlvenna Bay Deposit ("McIlvenna Bay" or the "Deposit") in Saskatchewan. It is anticipated the Updated Resource will be completed in the first quarter of 2013.

From Foran Mining Corporation 22 Nov 2012

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

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AEMQ Awards Stornoway for Environmental and Social Responsibility in Renard Diamond Project

Homestake Completes 13 Diamond Holes at 2012 Homestake Ridge Project

GeoNovus Completes Due Diligence to Acquire Redhill’s Interest in Nyakagwe Project

WCB Receives Misima Island Exploration Database from Barrick Papua New Guinea

Columbus Gold Completes Phase I Drill Program at Paul Isnard Gold Project in French Guiana

Klondike Gold Announces Acceptance of Portugal Largares Area Exploration License

Superior Introduces New Replacement Belt Scraper Blades

Sandvik Construction Gains New distributor In Romania

MSPL Wins Coveted Award for Safety Record in Mining Operations

Cadillac Resumes Exploration on Burnt Hill Property

Foran Commissions Reports McIlvenna Bay Deposit Resource Update

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

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