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VANCOUVER, April 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Kivalliq Energy Corporation (KIV: TSX-V) ("Kivalliq") today announced, as part of Phase 1 of the 2013 exploration program, the discovery of radioactive mineralization associated with a geophysical conductor located between, and along strike from, the Eastern Extension and J4/Ray Zones at the 340,268 acre Angilak Property in Nunavut Territory, Canada. "The season has started on an extremely positive note, with the confirmation that a prospective...
SPOKANE, Wash., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Goldrich Mining Company (OTCBB - GRMC) ("Goldrich") is pleased to announce the Board of Directors has elected Michael G. Rasmussen as Director. Dr. Rasmussen will replace Richard Walters, who retired from the Board. Dr. Rasmussen has more than 25 years of experience in mining and exploration in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Peru. Dr. Rasmussen is the Vice President, Exploration for Mines Management, Inc. and held senior roles...
HOUSTON, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has signed a four year frame agreement with Petrobras (NYSE: PBR, PBRA) to provide subsea services for its fields offshore Brazil. Under the terms of the agreement, FMC Technologies will provide equipment commissioning and offshore technical services in addition to maintenance, modification, storage and logistics for Petrobras' subsea fields. "FMC Technologies has supported...
Diversification will be key to maximise shareholder value CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While the world's leading economies such as the United States, Great Britain and Germany slipped into recession during the global financial crisis; sub -Saharan Africa had the world's fastest growing economies. Within the mining industry, there is a strong sentiment that the major companies should turn away from acquisitions and focus on improving operating performance...
WHITE PINE, Nev., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ely Gold & Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: ELY), ("Ely Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following update on its recently acquired Green Springs property located in White Pine County, Nevada. Green Springs lies approximately 5 miles south of Ely Gold's Mt. Hamilton project, 14 miles southeast of Midway Gold's Pan Deposit, 7 miles southeast of Midway's Goldrock project and 10 miles northwest of Pilot Gold's Griffon project....
TSX-V Ticker: SWA SWA.WT VANCOUVER, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Sarama Resources Ltd. ("Sarama" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 100% interest in the Tankoro exploration property ("Tankoro" or the "Property") at its South Houndé Project in Burkina Faso (refer Figure 1). The Company entered into an agreement in respect of the exploration rights to the Property in January 2011, giving it the right to acquire a 100% interest after making...
HENDERSON, Nev., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trulan Resources Inc. (OTCPK: TRLR) (the "Company" or "Trulan") is pleased to report on the Gold value contained in the first four ore bodies that form part of the Company's IGP Iron-Gold-Platinum Project in Chile. According to the geological report based on extensive sampling to determine the size of the Indicated Resource of the four known ore bodies to date, gold particles are widely disseminated throughout the property. All samples...
TORONTO, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Corsa Coal Corp. (TSXV: CSO) ("Corsa" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its common shares will recommence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange at the open on April 11, 2013. The halt was a normal course halt required by the TSXV in connection with Corsa's agreement to acquire Quintana Kopper Glo Investments, LLC announced on March 21, 2013. In addition, the Company announced that it is again increasing its published sales...
TSX: TVI OTCQX: TVIPF CALGARY, April 10, 2013 /CNW/ - TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX:TVI) (OTCQX:TVIPF) (TVI or the Company) announced today that it has filed an updated National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) technical report. The independent technical report is entitled "Independent Report on the Nickel Laterite Resource - Agata North, Philippines." The report was prepared for TVI Resource Development Phils. Inc (TVIRD), TVI's Philippine affiliate, by Mark G. Gifford, MSc (Hons),...
LAS VEGAS, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Punchline Resources Ltd. (OTCQB: PUNL) (OTCBB: PUNL) ("Punchline" or the "Company") is pleased to report that initial geologic mapping has shown a series of quartz vein outcroppings over a total strike length of approximately 3,000 feet in the Swordfish Target area at the Winnemucca Mountain Property in Humboldt County, Nevada, USA. "Initial exploration reports from the Winnemucca Mountain gold project have indicated that the total strike...
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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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