Day: September 9, 2013

Almaden Hits 33.78 Meters of 4.4 G/T AuEq at Ixtaca, Mexico

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce the results from Almaden’s ongoing 2013 Ixtaca Zone drill program at the Company’s 100% owned Tuligtic project, Mexico. The 2013 drill program to date has been focussed on expanding the known resource immediately along strike to known mineralisation, adjacent to the current resource shell and within what is considered a potential pit shell. Highlights from the holes released today include the following intercepts (a more complete list of intercepts is shown in the table below):

Coeur Appoints Hans Rasmussen to Vice President of Exploration

Coeur Mining, Inc. today announced that Hans Rasmussen has joined the Company as Vice President of Exploration effective September 9, 2013. Mr. Rasmussen takes over the senior exploration role from Don Birak who has served Coeur in that capacity since 2004.

Bacanora Announces Receipt of Stage 2 Exploration Funding from Rare Earth Minerals PLC

Bacanora Minerals Ltd. announces today that Rare Earth Minerals PLC, the Company’s joint venture partner in respect of the El Sauz and Fleur lithium concessions in northern Mexico, has satisfied its funding obligations in connection with REM’s exercise of its option to increase its ownership in the Concessions from 10% to 30%. In accordance with the Company’s joint venture agreement with REM, the Company has received a payment of US$500,000, together with the deposit of U.S.$1 million, the latter of which will be used for the Stage 2 exploration and drilling programme on the Concessions. REM’s equity in the Bacanora subsidiary, MEXILIT SA de CV, which will hold the Concessions, will now increase from 10% to 30%.

Newstrike Capital Inc.-ZTEM Geophysical Survey Identifies New Exploration Potential at Aurea Norte, Guerrero, Mexico

Newstrike Capital Inc. is pleased to report that a recently completed ZTEM airborne geophysical survey flown over the Company’s Aurea Norte property has successfully identified several high priority anomalies on a parallel trend with its flagship gold deposit at Ana Paula. The survey covered an area known as the San Luis Trend, an important structural corridor over ten kilometres in length that has returned anomalous assays from widespread near-surface gold mineralization.

Goldcorp Declares Ninth Monthly Dividend Payment for 2013

Goldcorp Inc. is pleased to declare its ninth monthly dividend payment for 2013 of $0.05 per share. Shareholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, September 19, 2013 will be entitled to receive payment of this dividend on Friday, September 27, 2013.

Freyja Resources Inc. Extends Expiry Date for Offer to Acquire Shares of Cyprium Mining Corporation

Freyja Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that pursuant to the terms of the amended and restated pre-acquisition agreement entered into between Freyja and Cyprium Mining Corporation dated effective July 31, 2013, Freyja has agreed to extend the expiry date of Freyja’s offer to acquire, by way of a take-over bid, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Cyprium from September 6, 2013 until 12:00 p.m. (Calgary time) on September 16, 2013. For further details regarding the Offer, please see Freyja’s press releases dated June 18, 2013, August 1, 2013 and August 9, 2013.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining industry. Established in 1980, Major Drilling has over 1,000 years of combined experience and expertise within its management team alone.

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Maza Drilling is a Mexican company established in 2007 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Our Canadian founder, Mr. Guy de Launiere, has over 20 years of international experience managing diverse drilling operations. Maza Drilling strives to compete at the highest levels in terms of recovery, effectiveness, efficiency, and affordability at every project while keeping at the forefront of technology to meet our customer’s needs in this demanding market.