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VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Focus Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: FCV) is pleased to announce that its Colombian subsidiary, Agrifos Colombia Corp ("Agrifos"), has signed an option agreement with a private Colombian company for the Luisa Maria Phosphate property located in the Department of Boyaca, Colombia, and a strategic agreement to acquire additional phosphate concessions in Colombia. The Luisa Maria property comprises approximately 1,651 hectares of titled mining...

VANCOUVER, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Plains Creek Phosphate Corporation ("Plains Creek" or the "Company") (TSX V: PCP) is pleased to provide an update on the development of its Farim Phosphate Project located in Guinea Bissau, West Africa. Preliminary Economic Assessment - Direct Shipping Option The previously announced Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for the Direct Shipping Option ("DSO") Project will be filed on SEDAR on or before 15(th) September 2012. A...

VANCOUVER, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Focus Ventures Ltd. (TSX-V: FCV) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Quebranta phosphate project located in the Ocucaje region approximately 300km south of Lima along the coastal desert some 30km from tidewater. The project consists of 27,000 hectares acquired by direct staking. An additional 450 hectares were acquired under an option agreement signed with a local company and Agrifos Peru S.A.C (a subsidiary of Focus) where...

DENVER, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oniqua MRO Analytics (www.oniqua.com), the leading provider of analytics-based MRO optimization solutions for asset-intensive organizations, today announced that Vale Fertilizers has chosen Oniqua Analytics Solution (OAS) to optimize its spare parts inventory, reduce operating costs and improve service levels. Vale Fertilizers is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vale S.A., which is the world's leading producer of iron ore, and a major producer of...

VANCOUVER, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Plains Creek Phosphate Corporation ("Plains Creek", the "Company") (TSX V: PCP) is pleased to announce the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for the Direct Shipping Option ("DSO") Project, the first step in the development of the GB Minerals AG Farim Phosphate Project located in Guinea Bissau, West Africa. The PEA was prepared by GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants Limited ("GBMMEC") in conjunction with Golder Associates...

TORONTO, July 4, 2012 /CNW/ - Strata Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: SMP) ("Strata" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed on SEDAR a National Instrument 43-101 technical report (the "Report") on the Company's 80% owned Cardabia Phosphate Project located near Exmouth in Western Australia (the "Cardabia Project") . The Report is based on a review of historical surface geochemical sampling, regionally spaced drilling and limited costeaning completed on the property during...

SYDNEY, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Summary Initial JORC compliant in-pit inferred resource of 21Mt @ 4.6% P2O5 (Note 1) including higher grade oxide zone from surface of 1.8Mt @ 10.9% P2O5 Tres Estradas initial inferred resource estimate is derived from shallow auger holes and 19 core holes drilled to 100 metres depth over a length of 1,160 metres Significant potential to expand resource with additional drilling below 100 metres and along the carbonatite zone which...

TORONTO, May 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Strata Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: SMP) ("Strata" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed on SEDAR its unaudited financial statements along with the associated Management Discussion and Analysis for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Highlights from the filings include: -- March 31, 2012 net working capital position of approximately $744,000 -- Exploration expenses in the quarter of $71,900 -- May...

VANCOUVER, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This news release amends the previous news release sent out early this morning. Sterling Group Ventures, Inc. (the "Company") (SGGV.PK) (GD7.F) is pleased to advise that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hongyu, has commenced production operations on its Gaoping Phosphate Project located in Chenxi County, Hunan Province, China (the "Project"). The conditional safety approval from the Chinese authority has been received and the installation of...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Group Ventures, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQB: SGGV) (Frankfurt: GD7) is pleased to advise that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hongyu has commenced production operations on its Gaoping Phosphate Project located in Chenxi County, Hunan Province, China (the "Project"). The conditional safety approval from the Chinese authority has been received and the installation of preliminary production facilities have been completed...