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VANCOUVER, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - GOLDCORP INC. (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) today announced that Russell Ball will join the Company's senior management team as Executive Vice President, Capital Management.  Ball, 45, was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Newmont Mining Corporation. In his new role, Ball will lead the focus on financial discipline within Goldcorp's project team as the Company continues to advance construction at Cerro Negro in...

All financial figures are in Canadian dollars CALGARY, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Gibson Energy Inc. ("Gibson"), TSX: GEI, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per common share to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 28, 2013 that is payable on July 17, 2013.  This dividend is designated as an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes.  For non-resident shareholders, Gibson's dividends are subject...

RICHMOND, BC, May 7, 2013 /CNW/ - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, announced today that it has signed a contract worth several million dollars to provide Tesat-Spacecom GmbH and Co. KG with advanced technology solutions to be integrated into the European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system. The EDRS system of telecommunication satellites in geostationary orbit will relay information...

TSXV: UAX US Symbol:  ATURF VANCOUVER, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Athabasca Uranium Inc. ("Athabasca" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement by which the Company has the option to purchase a 100% interest in the Fisher River Property in northeast Saskatchewan. Comprised of two contiguous claims on the eastern margin of the uranium-rich Athabasca Basin, the 10,157 hectare Fisher River Property lies 3 kilometers north of the Company's...

MONTREAL, May 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Kevin Tomlinson, Executive Chairman and CEO of Maudore Minerals Ltd.  ("Maudore" or, the "Company") (TSXV: MAO) (US OTC: MAOMF) (Frankfurt Exchange: M6L), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Greg Struble, an experienced executive and mining engineer, as President and CEO, effective June 11, 2013. Mr. Tomlinson will remain as Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr. Struble is an executive and mining engineer with 30 years' experience...

DENVER, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Gold Corporation (OTCQB-DCGD)(the "Company"), an emerging U.S. based mineral exploration company, is pleased to provide this latest management commentary concerning the current growth prospects and relative socio-political stability of the West African gold exploration and mining sectors, particularly in Ghana. "Ghana has a long history of economic gold production and a very well-established mining infrastructure. With the help of a...

CALGARY, Alberta, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TSXV Trading Symbol: MVN Madalena Ventures Inc. (the "Company" or "Madalena") (TSX VENTURE: MVN) announces that it has posted a new corporate presentation for investors, and interested parties, on its website at http://www.madalena-ventures.com. This new presentation provides an overview of both Madalena's International and Domestic assets. The Company also announces that the annual general and special meeting of...

- Production Up 10% Year-over-Year DENVER, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) today reported 2013 first quarter net income of $89.9 million, or $1.04 per diluted share which included a non-cash hedging loss of $2.3 million, or $0.02 per share. First quarter 2012, net income was $106.1 million, or $1.23 per diluted share and included a hedging loss of $2.6 million, or $0.03 per share. First quarter production grew ten percent to 661.1 million cubic feet...

Airline announces it has entered into agreements to modernize its Boeing 737 fleet CALGARY, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - WestJet (TSX: WJA) today announced its first quarter results for 2013. The airline reported record net earnings of $91.1 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, up from the net earnings of $68.3 million, or $0.49 per diluted share reported in the first quarter of 2012. These results mark WestJet's 32(nd) consecutive quarter of profitability. Based on the trailing...

Airline flies 1.5 million guests in the month, a 2.2 per cent increase CALGARY, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - WestJet today announced April 2013 traffic results with a load factor of 82.7 per cent. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 3.2 per cent year over year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), was 7.4 per cent higher over the same period. The airline flew 1.5 million guests in April, a year-over-year increase of 2.2 per cent or approximately...