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TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Horizonte Minerals Plc, (AIM: HZM, TSX: HZM) ('Horizonte' or 'the Company') the exploration and development company focused in Brazil, announces that its annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012 and notice of Annual General Meeting ('AGM') were posted to shareholders on 27 February 2013 and are available to download on the Company's website at www.horizonteminerals.com. The AGM will be held on 25 March 2013 at 2.30 p.m at the...
CALGARY, Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Coalspur Mines Limited ("Coalspur") (TSX: CPT), (ASX: CPL) is pleased to announce that Mr. Colin Gilligan has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer ("COO") of Coalspur effective April 1, 2013. Mr. Gilligan will be responsible for the technical and operating aspects of Coalspur's 100% owned Vista Coal Project ("Vista"). Together with Coalspur's recently appointed Vice President: Operations, Mr. Gilligan will ensure the smooth...
VANCOUVER, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Wildcat Silver Corporation (TSX: WS) ("Wildcat" or "the Company") regrets to announce that director, John R. Brodie, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013. The Company would like to express its deepest sympathies and convey its condolences to his family. "We would also like to express our sincere appreciation for John's tremendous contribution to Wildcat over the years," stated Richard Warke, Wildcat's chairman and CEO. "John has...
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Swingplane Ventures, Inc. (OTC-BB: SWVI) (the "Company" or "Swingplane") is pleased to update information pertaining to the Algarrobo property. Swingplane Ventures, Inc.'s (the "Company") Algarrobo Property (the "Property") is an Iron Oxide -Copper-Gold (IOCG) property located approximately 850 km north of Santiago, in the III Region, Province of Copiapo, Chile. The city of Copiapo is located approximately 43 km to the southeast of the...
MONTREAL, Feb. 27, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Normand Champigny, Chair of the Board of Directors of Minalliance, is pleased to announce the appointment of Isabelle Poirier as its Executive Director. "An experienced communicator and an expert in economic development, Isabelle Poirier has led initiatives particularly in the resource field. Her mandate is to help us continue the dialogue with the Quebec public on the economic, social and environmental issues associated with development of...
Alaska leads the US in unearthed mineral deposits. Current operating and prospecting mines in copper, zinc, gold, silver rare earth metals and rare gems are generating billions for the state's economy SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska is home to large deposits of many metals, including copper, gold, silver, zinc, numerous rare earth metals and a new push for rare gems. Many of these deposits have never been mined, and if current proposals go through, they could...
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnetation LLC (Magnetation) announced today that it has successfully closed $110,000,000 of Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Credit Facilities). The Credit Facilities are comprised of a $25,000,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, $50,000,000 Senior Secured Term Loan A and $35,000,000 Senior Secured Delayed Draw Term Loan. The proceeds from the Credit Facilities will be used for growth-related capital expenditures for...
BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. ("China Shen Zhou" or the "Company") (NYSE AMEX: SHZ), a company engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, barite, zinc, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China, today announced that SRK Consulting China ("SRK") (Beijing office), has completed a JORC-compliant technical report on the fluorite resources and reserves of Xinyi No.1 Mine. After one year of...
VANCOUVER, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Radius Gold Inc. (TSX-V: RDU) is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding agreement (the "Agreement") with a private exploration company (the "Optionor") to option a 10,800 hectare property which hosts a low-sulphidation, epithermal silver-gold vein system located approximately 80 km ENE of the city of Guanajuato in Mexico. Radius has named the project "Santa Brígida" after the Santa Brígida vein, one of the historically mined...
GIG HARBOR, Wash., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LKA International, Inc. (OTCQB: LKAI) announced that gold ore deliveries by its Golden Wonder mine operator, Coal Creek Construction, exceeded 1,335 ounces during 2012. Ore sales more than offset the Company's exploration expenses for the year. The net value of 2012 gold sales exceeded $1.7 million vs. $851,561 in 2011. According to LKA Chairman, Kye Abraham, "We're very encouraged by our continued success in locating and extending...
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Bornite is a sulfide mineral with chemical composition Cu5FeS4 that crystallizes in the cubic system. It has a brown to copper-red color on fresh surfaces that tarnishes to an iridescent purple surface. Its purple to bronze iridescence gives it the nickname peacock ore. Bornite is an important copper ore mineral and occurs widely in porphyry copper deposits along with more common chalcopyrite. It also is found in pegmatites. It is important for its copper content of about 63 percent by mass...
Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem. Cassiterite is the chief ore of tin today. Most sources of cassiterite today are found in alluvial or placer deposits containing the resistant weathered grains. The best source of primary cassiterite is the tin mines of Bolivia, where it is found in hydrothermal veins. Cassiterite is a widespread minor constituent of igneous...
Chalcocite, copper(I) sulfide (Cu2S), is an important copper mineral ore. It is opaque, being colored dark-gray to black with a metallic luster. It has a hardness of 2½ - 3. It is a sulfide with an orthorhombic crystal system. Chalcocite is sometimes found as a primary vein mineral in hydrothermal veins. However, most chalcocite occurs in the supergene enriched environment below the oxidation zone of copper deposits as a result of the leaching of copper from the oxidized minerals. It is...
Hematite (AE) or haematite (BE) is the mineral form of Iron (III) oxide, (Fe2O3), one of several iron oxides. The ore sometimes contains slight amounts of titanium. When shaped into ornaments, it is often called black diamond. Hematite is a very common mineral, coloured black to steel or silver-gray, brown to reddish brown, or red. It is mined as the main ore of iron. Varieties include Bloodstone, Iron Rose, Kidney Ore, Martite, Paint Ore, Specularite (Specular Hematite), Rainbow Hematite...
Magnetite is a magnetic mineral form of both iron(II) oxide and iron(III) oxide or (iron(II,III) oxide), with chemical formula Fe3O4, one of several iron oxides and a member of the spinel group. Magnetite is the most magnetic of all the minerals on Earth, and these magnetic properties led to lodestone being used as an early form of magnetic compass. Small grains of magnetite occur in almost all igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks as well as many sedimentary rocks. Magnetite is a...
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