Day: February 21, 2014

Gómez Urrutia se declara ganador de contrato colectivo en mina

l sindicato que dirige Napoleón Gómez Urrutia se dijo vencedor del recuento por la titularidad del Contrato Colectivo de Trabajo (CCT) en la mina El Coronel, en Zacatecas, aunque la Junta de Conciliación y Arbitraje no ha emitido resultados.

Excalibur Arranges Private Placement

Excalibur Resources Ltd. announces that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of 2,500,000 Units at $0.12 per Unit for a total of $300,000. Each Unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant, exercisable to acquire an additional common share at $0.15 per share for a period of two years. Proceeds will be applied to working capital, corporate development and to the Company’s Catanava gold and silver production project in Mexico.

Braeval Mining Corporation Enters Into Business Combination Agreement With Oban Exploration Limited

Braeval Mining Corporation has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Oban Exploration Limited, a private company, pursuant to which Braeval will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Oban pursuant to a three-cornered amalgamation between Oban and a wholly owned subsidiary of Braeval. As a result of the transaction, the holders of Oban common shares will receive 0.914 of a common share of Braeval (on a post consolidation basis) for each Oban common share so held. Following completion of the transaction, the amalgamated company will hold all of Oban’s assets and will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Braeval.

Solitario Announces Commitments for $1,680,000 Private Placement

Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. announces that it has received irrevocable commitments to purchase shares of Solitario common stock in a private placement conducted by Solitario. Solitario received the first such commitment on February 17, 2014. In total, Solitario received commitments to purchase 1,600,000 shares of common stock at US $1.05 per share for aggregate consideration of $1,680,000 in the Offering. Solitario retained a placement agent in connection with the portion of the Offering conducted in Canada and has agreed to pay such placement agent a fee of $50,000 for the sale effected to the single Canadian investor that participated in the Offering.

Aurcana Announces Departure of Director and Interim COO

Aurcana Corporation wishes to announce that Andrew Kaczmarek, interim Chief Operating Officer and Director of Aurcana has resigned effective immediately due to personal reasons. The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. Kaczmarek for his services to the Company and wish him success in his future endeavors.

Avino Executes Agreement for Second U.S. Brokered Public Offering

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce entering into an agreement for a brokered public offering in the United States through Noble Financial Capital Markets of Boca Raton, Florida as placement agent to two institutional investors. A total of USD$5,000,000 in gross proceeds are anticipated to be raised through the sale of 2,066,115 units at a price of USD$2.42 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one common share and one-half of a transferable share purchase warrant, subject to customary closing conditions. It is anticipated that the Offering will close on or around February 25, 2014.

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.