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New World Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire El Tesoro Copper-Gold Project

New World Resource Corp. ("New World" or the "Company") announces that it has entered into a letter of intent ("LOI") with Sociedad Contractual Minera El Tesoro ("the Owner") relating to the El Tesoro copper-gold project ("El Tesoro" or "the Project"), located approximately 250 kilometres ("km") north of Santiago and 35 km from the town of Illapel, in Region IV of Chile. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, New World will have the option to acquire up to 100% of the Project.

26 Feb 2013

Almaden Minerals Commences Diamond Drill Program on El Cobre Copper-Gold Project

Almaden Minerals Ltd. announces that it has commenced a diamond drill program on its 100% owned El Cobre porphyry copper-gold project in Veracruz State, Mexico.

22 Feb 2013

Colt Resources Signs for Exploration Concessions and Mining Licenses in Portugal

Colt Resources Inc. ("Colt" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that in an official signing ceremony held earlier today at the Company's 100% owned Tabuaço project the following concessions were formally awarded:

21 Feb 2013

Swingplane Provides Update on Algarrobo Iron Oxide-Copper-Gold Property

Swingplane Ventures, Inc. (the "Company" or "Swingplane") is pleased to update information pertaining to the Algarrobo property.

21 Feb 2013

Copper North Reports Exploration Program Results from Redstone Copperbelt

Copper North Mining Corp. ("Copper North" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of geophysical surveys, geochemical surveys and geological mapping from Coates Lake and other properties in the Redstone Copperbelt, Northwest Territories, Canada.

20 Feb 2013

QRS Capital Enters Option Agreement to Acquire Portion of Aurum Project

QRS Capital Corp. ("QRS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement (the "option agreement") to acquire 100% of a 3,560 hectare portion of the Aurum Copper Project, a 7,960 hectare copper, silver and gold mineralized property located in the Third Region, Southern Atacama at 1,200 m.a.s.l. on the Coastal Cordillera of Central Chile.

20 Feb 2013

Siemens Commissions Gearless Belt Conveyor System at Xstrata Copper Mine in Peru

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has commissioned a gearless belt conveyor system in the Antapaccay copper mine in Peru. This is the first large-scale reference for this technology outside Germany. The mine, 4200 meters above sea level, belongs to Xstrata Copper and is scheduled to produce an average of 160,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate per annum in the initial years of its more than 20-year projected mine life.

From Siemens AG 19 Feb 2013

EMED Mining Announces Completion of Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report

EMED Mining Public Limited (the "Company" or "EMED Mining"), the Europe-based minerals development and exploration company, is pleased to announce that independent technical expert Behre Dolbear has completed an updated NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Company's Rio Tinto Copper Project.

19 Feb 2013

IMX Retains 100% of Iron Ore Rights and 49% of Non-Iron Ore Rights in Mt Woods JV Project

IMX Resources Limited ('IMX' or the 'Company') announces that it will not proceed with the sale of its 49% interest in the Mt Woods Copper-Gold Joint Venture (the 'Mt Woods JV Project') to OZ Exploration Limited Pty Ltd ('Oz Exploration'), a wholly owned subsidiary of OZ Minerals Limited ('OZ Minerals').

18 Feb 2013

Nevada Copper Updates on Yerington Land Conveyance, Pumpkin Hollow Project and Feasibility Study

Nevada Copper Corp. ("Nevada Copper") provides the following update on the proposed Yerington land conveyance, the status of permits to develop and operate its Pumpkin Hollow copper project located in Nevada, and an update on feasibility study engineering work.

From Nevada Copper Corp. 16 Feb 2013