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LKA Selects Respected Industry Expert To Direct Golden Wonder Mine Exploration

LKA International, Inc. is please to report a key addition to its exploration team. Mr. Rauno Perttu has recently accepted the position of Project Geologist and will direct the Company's exploration program at the Golden Wonder mine located near Lake City, Colorado. Mr. Perttu's efforts will be focused on re-establishing a commercial ore body at the Golden Wonder and compiling exploration data in a form and manner consistent with industry-standard, 43-101 requirements.

3 Jul 2012

Fortuna Silver Reports High-Grade Gold And Silver Values At Radius's Tlacolula Property, Mexico

Radius Gold Inc. is pleased to provide an update on recent work completed by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. on Radius Gold's Tlacolula Property, Mexico. Fortuna has an option to acquire a 60% interest in the Tlacolula Property by making cash payments and share issuances to Radius, and by completing expenditures totaling US$2 million on the property (see Radius news release dated Sept. 23, 2009).

3 Jul 2012

10.64 Meters With 2.026 G Au/T Highlight Drill Results From Quitovac Gold Project, Sonora Mexico; Sale Of Nevada Pershing Pass Claims

Silver Scott Mines, Inc. is pleased to announce the following recently received drill assay sample results from the Quitovac Gold Mine Project located near Sonoyta, Sonora Mexico. The company's concession blocks control approximately 14,500 hectares of land (36,250 acres) covering the Quitovac mine and placer gold sites in northwest Sonora. A total of 1723 meters of contracted RC drilling was recently completed in a 12 angle drill holes.

3 Jul 2012

Porto Energy and Galp to Test Pre-Salt in Aljuabarrota-3 Concession in Portugal

Porto Energy, an international oil and gas company, has signed a farmout agreement with Petróleos de Portugal - Petrogal (Galp) to analyze the pre-salt in the Aljuabarrota-3 concession located in Portugal.

3 Jul 2012

Ardent Mines Initiates Exploration Work On Its Northeastern Brazil Gold Hills (Serra Do Ouro) Project

Ardent Mines Ltd., a precious resources exploration, development, and mining company focused on advancing its two gold properties in Brazil, commenced geological exploration work at its Gold Hills ("Serra do Ouro") property, a 13.5 km long gold trend ("Trend"), located in northeastern Brazil, near the border between the states of Pernambuco and Paraíba.

3 Jul 2012

Vanguard Natural Resources Announce Closing Of Natural Gas And Liquids Properties In The Arkoma Basin

Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC today announced that on June 29, 2012 it consummated the previously announced acquisition of natural gas and liquids assets from Antero Resources for an adjusted purchase price of $434.4 million, subject to customary final post-closing adjustments. The effective date of the acquisition is April 1, 2012.

2 Jul 2012

Drilling Program 2012 In Mongolia

Manas Petroleum Corp. is pleased to provide this update on the progress of the exploration program in Mongolia, which is focused on drilling two wells in 2012, through its subsidiary Gobi Energy Partners LLC.

2 Jul 2012

Focus Graphite Begins Infill and Exploration Drilling at Lac Knife Property

Focus Graphite has declared that it has commenced its 2012 exploration and infill drill campaign at the Lac Knife graphite property in Quebec.

2 Jul 2012

New Gold Announces Start Of Production At New Afton Mine In British Columbia

New Gold Inc.today announces that production at its New Afton Mine has started with the first ore having been processed through the mill circuit on June 28, 2012.

2 Jul 2012

Liberty Star Provides Geochem Update Hay Mountain, AZ: Phase I Vegetation Samples Complete, Strong Metal Anomalies Established, Phase 1 Drill Holes Located

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. is pleased to provide an update of exploration activity on its Hay Mountain claims. Phase I analysis of assays of vegetation samples taken from the area provided by ALS Minerals (NR 123) has been completed.

2 Jul 2012