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DEATH VALLEY, Calif., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Death Valley Conservancy ("DVC") today announced the transfer of ownership of the historic Ryan Camp from the global mining company, Rio Tinto, to the DVC. In addition to the land and property, Rio Tinto will contribute $750,000 in financial support to the DVC in the first year, with further support scaling up over time to $18 million. The money will be used to address deferred maintenance and provide an endowment to help keep the...

VANCOUVER, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Pan American Goldfields Ltd. (OTCQB: "MXOM") (the "Company") is pleased to report the results of a comprehensive metallurgical testing  program performed on samples from its 80% owned Cieneguita project, Chihuahua, Mexico. In addition, the Company also wishes to report the results of an updated mineral resource estimate incorporating the results of the metallurgical testing along with estimated mine and plant operating costs. The Cieneguita...

LONDON, January 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whilst iron ore prices have recovered, not everyone is able to join the party. 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting year for iron ore. As prices hit US$150/t in January - an 80% increase over the lows in September of last year - optimism briefly returned to the market. In the Pilbara, BHP Billiton's Jimblebar expansion remains on track for first production in the March 2013 quarter and the company expects to reach a...

HONG KONG, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewellery News Asia (JNA), main organiser of the JNA Awards, is proud to announce that Gubelin has signed up as an Honoured Partner for the JNA Awards 2013. Gubelin joins Headline Partners Rio Tinto Diamonds and Chow Tai Fook, and Honoured Partners the Israel Diamond Institute, Robert Wan Tahiti and the Shanghai Diamond Exchange in the second edition of the industry-wide event that will be held on 12 September 2013 during the September Hong...

FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Researchers at the Centre of Astrobiology have identified microorganisms that live inside salt deposits in the acidic and ferrous environment of the Tinto River in Huelva, Spain. The extreme conditions of these microniches appear to be similar to those of the salt deposits on Mars and Jupiter's moon, Europa. This possibility should be borne in mind on missions operating in these places, such as Curiosity. The high doses of radiation,...

VANCOUVER, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Pan American Goldfields Ltd. (OTCQB: "MXOM") (the "Company") is pleased to announce new record production results for the month of November, 2012 at its 80% owned Cieneguita project, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Cieneguita project is currently being operated on a pilot basis under an agreement between the Company and Minera Rio Tinto ("MRT"), a private Mexican company. The following production is as reported to the Company by MRT and is still...

TSX.V: TU  www.tigrisuranium.com VANCOUVER, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Tigris Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: TU) ("Tigris"), and Wolfpack Gold Corp. ("Wolfpack") are pleased to announce that Tigris has determined to diversify its business focus, while maintaining its exposure and commitment to the long term viability of the uranium market. To this end, Tigris has made an investment in NexGen Energy Ltd. ("NexGen") and  has entered into a non-binding letter of intent, dated effective...

VANCOUVER, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Pan American Goldfields Ltd.(OTCQB: "MXOM") ("The company") is pleased to announce the production results for the last two months of operation at its 80% owned Cieneguita project, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Cieneguita project is currently being operated on a pilot basis under an agreement between The Company and Minera Rio Tinto ("MRT"), a private Mexican company. The terms of the agreement were recently re-negotiated as discussed in The...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers set out to study some Mars-like places on Earth, giving new insights into rover data and conditions for life on the Red Planet. The team presented the findings of their trip to Earth's Martian-like environments during a press conference at the European Planetary Science Congress. For four years, they carried out field trips to Chott El Jerid, a salt pan in Tunisia, the Atacama desert in Chile, Rio Tinto in Southern...

-- 10 targets identified for further detailed follow-up work after 2011 follow-up stream sampling program in Northern DRC produced 48 diamonds, 12 ilmenites, 21 chromites and 7 garnets. TORONTO, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Delrand Resources Limited ("Delrand" or the "Company") (TSX-DRN; JSE-DRN) provides an update on its diamond exploration activities in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "DRC"), which activities are being...