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Alexis Minerals to be Featured on BTV This Weekend

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:10:07 GMT

Marketwire - ALEXIS MINERALS CORPORATION (TSX:AMC) is pleased to announce that David Rigg, President & CEO, will be featured on BTV, a half-hour weekly business program which profiles emerging publicly trading companies across Canada and the USA.

Hawthorne Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:24:34 GMT

Marketwire - Hawthorne Gold Corp. ("Hawthorne" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HGC)(PINK SHEETS:HWTHF) announces that further to its news release of October 29, 2009, the Company closed a final tranche of 340,000 Units (the "Final Tranche") at a price of $0.40 per Unit for additional gross proceeds of $136,000.

Dynasty Grants Incentive Stock Options

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:29:45 GMT

Marketwire - Dynasty Metals & Mining Inc. (TSX:DMM) (the "Company") announces that it has granted incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries, to purchase up to an aggregate of 985,000 common shares of the Company.

News Release

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:13 GMT

Marketwire - Ross J. Beaty, of 1550 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2T6, today announced pursuant...

FreightCar America, Inc. Declares Regular Dividend

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:39 GMT

Business Wire - The directors of FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) have declared a regular cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock of the company. The dividend is payable on November 30, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 23, 2009.

Great Western Minerals Group Closes Special Warrant Financing

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:08 GMT

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Opta Minerals Schedules Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Release and Conference Call

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:23:36 GMT

Marketwire - Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX:OPM), announced today that it will issue financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th, 2009 on November 9th, 2009 after the close of the stock market.

Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. Completes Flow-Through Financing with MineralFields Group and Others

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:10:08 GMT

Marketwire - Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PTU) is pleased to announce that it has completed a private placement of 5,000,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,000,000 to a group of investors including MineralFields Group.

Normabec Shareholders Approve Plan of Arrangement With First Majestic

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:36 GMT

Marketwire - Normabec Mining Resources Ltd. ("Normabec") (TSX VENTURE:NMB) is pleased to announce that its shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the proposed arrangement involving First Majestic Silver Corp ("First Majestic") (TSX:FR), Normabec and Brionor Resources Inc. ("Brionor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Normabec.

RX Exploration Completes $2 Million Private Placement and Files Current NI 43-101 Technical Report

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:58:35 GMT

Marketwire - RX Exploration Inc. (the "Company") (CNSX:RXE) is pleased to announce that it has completed private placements totaling 10,259,000 units at $0.20 per unit for gross proceeds of $2,051,800.

Polaris Minerals announces third quarter results conference call schedule

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:51 GMT

PRNewswire - Polaris Minerals Corporation announces its third quarter 2009 financial results conference call will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8 a.m.

Pinetree Capital Ltd. Acquires Securities of Madison Minerals Inc.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:51:41 GMT

Marketwire - Pinetree Capital Ltd. (TSX:PNP), announces that on November 2, 2009, it acquired ownership of 1,000,000 common shares ("Common Shares") of Madison Minerals Inc. ("Madison") and 500,000 common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants").

IIROC: Resume, ARGEX SILVER CAPITAL INC., ROSS RIVER MINERALS INC.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:31:06 GMT

Marketwire - The following issue(s) will resume trading on the TSXV:

Pacific North West Capital Corp. Announces Drill Results for the Fiedmont PGM Project, Québec

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:30 GMT

CNW Group - Pacific North West Capital Corp. ("PFN") (TSX: PFN; OTCBB: PAWEF; Frankfurt: P7J.F) reports that assay results for the 1500 metre drill program completed on the Fiedmont PGM project in March/April 2009 are now available.

Explorator Completed Private Placement and Appoints Walter Segsworth and Richard Colterjohn as Directors

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:05:07 GMT

Marketwire - Explorator Resources Inc. ("Explorator" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:EXO) has completed its previously announced private placement (see press release dated October 26, 2009) through a non-brokered private placement offering of 11,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.40 per Unit for proceeds of $4,400,000.

Ditem Explorations: Shares for Debt Agreement

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:25:09 GMT

Marketwire - Ditem Explorations (TSX VENTURE:DIT) is pleased to announce that the company has entered into a debt settlement agreement for the issuance of an aggregate 990,020 common shares to Golden Valley Mines Ltd, in consideration for settlement of an aggregate $74,264.99 debt at a deemed price of $0.075.

Rocky Mountain Announces Sale of Paris Hills Mineral Claims

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:19:17 GMT

Marketwire - ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESOURCES CORP. (TSX VENTURE:RKY) is pleased to announce that, further to its previous announcement on October 9, 2009, its wholly-owned subsidiary, RMP Resources Corp. ("RMP"), has completed the sale of its interest in the Paris Hills Phosphate/Vanadium Property, located in Bear Lake County in Idaho, USA to a subsidiary of Stonegate Agricom Ltd. ("Stonegate").

Mazorro Resources Announces Closing of Fully-Subscribed Private Placement Offering

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:02:09 GMT

Marketwire - Mazorro Resources Inc. ("Mazorro" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MZO) (FRANKFURT:JAM) announces the closing of a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") for gross proceeds of $300,000.

Calibre Provides Corporate Update

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:10:18 GMT

Marketwire - Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CXB) (the "Company" or "Calibre") is pleased to provide an update on its Borosi Gold-Copper Project in Nicaragua.

Cougar Samples Up to 1.8 oz/t Au From Vena Property in Manitoba

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:41:32 GMT

Marketwire - Cougar Minerals Corp. (CNSX:COU) (the "Company") has discovered a high-grade gold showing (the North Nevada showing).

Opawica Announces Yukon Massive Sulphide Project Acquisition, Completion of Financing, and New President and CEO

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:26:07 GMT

CNW Group - Opawica Explorations Inc. ("Opawica" / the "Company") announces:

Hana Mining Shareholders Approve Shareholder Rights Plan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:46 GMT

Marketwire - Hana Mining Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:HMG) (FRANKFURT:4LH) (the "Company") announces that at the Company's Special Meeting of Shareholders held on November 2, 2009, its shareholders approved and ratified the Shareholder Rights Plan (the "Plan") dated May 4, 2009 made between the Company and Computershare Investor Services Inc., as previously announced on May 5, 2009.

Research and Markets: Mexico Metals Report Q4 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:24 GMT

Business Wire - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/resea rch/8e27f3/mexico_metals_repo) has announced the addition of the "Mexico Metals Report Q4 2009" report to their offering.

Alcoas Kawneer Architectural Aluminum Products Enhance Learning in an Environmentally Friendly Way

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:49 GMT

Business Wire - The Hot Springs Intermediate School, located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, may appear to be an everyday, two-story school.

Ormet Releases Financial Results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:22 GMT

Business Wire - Ormet Corporation, an independent U.S. producer of aluminum, announced its third quarter 2009 and nine months ending September 30, 2009 results, realizing a net income of $28.6 million and $42.5 million, respectively, including an arbitration award.

Whitemud Resources Update

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:57:28 GMT

CNW Group - Whitemud Resources Inc. ("Whitemud" or the "Company") (WMK - TSXV) - During the 2009 construction season, Whitemud's metakaolin product was used in several large construction projects, oil and gas wells, and in mining applications and is scheduled to be used in a growing number of projects in 2010.

IIROC: Resumption, Fortune Minerals Ltd

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:49 GMT

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GobiMin announces correction of press release issued on November 4, 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:58 GMT

CNW Group - GobiMin wishes to correct its press release of November 4, 2009, which should have stated that as at June 30, 2009, GobiMin held approximately US$81 million in cash and cash equivalent (approximately US$1.17 per share).

Critical Path to Finalize Formation's Idaho Cobalt Project Mine Plan Established

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:17 GMT

Marketwire - Formation Capital Corporation (TSX:FCO) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that a very productive meeting was held in Ogden, Utah, on November 03, 2009, between representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (the "Forest Service") and Company representatives.

Research and Markets: In May 2009, There Were Fresh Media Reports That Namibia Is Thinking Of Following the Lead of South Africa and Introducing a Min

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:53 GMT

Business Wire - Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.co m/research/79a6b1/namibia_mining_rep) has announced the addition of the "Namibia Mining Report Q4 2009" report to their offering.

Fortune Minerals announces filing of preliminary short form prospectus for proposed public offering

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:14 GMT

CNW Group - Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX-FT) ("Fortune" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed a preliminary short form prospectus in connection with an offering of up to 23,077,000 units at an offering price of $0.65 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $15,000,050 (the "Offering").

Nitinat Minerals Corporation Announces Closing of Private Placement

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:03:12 GMT

Marketwire - Nitinat Minerals Corporation (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of an aggregate of 25,000 units (each, a "Unit") at the price of $0.40 per Unit for total gross proceeds of $10,000 to two (2) non arm's length parties.

Imperial Metals LLC to Attend Montreal Investment Conference

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:31 GMT

Business Wire - Imperial Metals LLC is pleased to announce the company's participation in the Montreal Investment Conference taking place November 6-7, 2009 at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal, Quebec.

ADA-ES Schedules 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results News Release and Conference Call for Monday, November 16, 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:30 GMT

Business Wire - ADA-ES, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADES) announced today that it will issue its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 on Monday, November 16, 2009 before the stock market opens.

Research and Markets: Poland Mining Report Q4 2009 Report Estimates That in 2008 the Mining Sector Contracted By 5.69% in Real Terms, and We Forecast

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:45:54 GMT

Business Wire - Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.co m/research/3522d0/poland_mining_repo) has announced the addition of the "Poland Mining Report Q4 2009" report to their offering.

IIROC: Halt; Fortune Minerals Ltd.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:45:32 GMT

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Innophos to Present at 2009 Oppenheimer Industrials Conference

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:09 GMT

PRNewswire - Innophos Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPHS), a leading North American specialty phosphates producer, today announced that Randy Gress, Chief Executive Officer, will address the 2009 Oppenheimer Industrials Conference, in New York City on November 18, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Golden Valley Mines-19,000m Definition Drill Program on the Jeffrey Zone Osisko Reports Drill Program Now Underway on Malartic CHL Prospect

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:39 GMT

Marketwire - Golden Valley Mines Ltd. ("Golden Valley Mines" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:GZZ) is pleased to announce that drilling activities have resumed on the Malartic CHL Prospect, currently optioned to Osisko Mining Corporation (OSK: TSX, EWX: Deutsche Boerse).

Wallbridge Mining Discovers 2.5 km Section of Hess Offset Dyke at Pele Mountain's Sudbury Project

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:28:42 GMT

Marketwire - Pele Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GEM) ("Pele" or the "Company") announced today that Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. (TSX:WM) ("Wallbridge") has reported the discovery of a 2.5 kilometre long section of the Hess Offset Dyke at Pele's Sudbury Nickel Project in Northern Ontario.

Matamec Appoints MI3 as Investor Relations Firm

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:39 GMT

Marketwire - Matamec Explorations Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MAT)("Matamec") announces that it has finalized an agreement with MI3 Communication Financiere Inc. ("MI3") to provide investor relations services thus increasing its visibility within the financial community.

Claude Resources Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:34 GMT

CNW Group - Claude Resources Inc. ("Claude" or the "Company") today announced third quarter production results of 14,180 ounces of gold, a 19 percent increase over the 11,962 ounces produced during the third quarter of 2008.

Labrador Iron Mines Environmental Impact Statement Accepted for Schefferville Area Iron Ore Project

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:02 GMT

CNW Group - Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (TSX: LIM) is pleased to report that the Minister of Environment and Conservation today announced that review of the Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") for the Company's proposed Schefferville Area Iron Ore Project in Western Labrador has been completed.

Redzone Executes Definitive Option Agreement to Acquire an Interest in Las Palmas Property in Mexico

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:29 GMT

Marketwire - Redzone Resources Limited (CNSX:REZ) ("Redzone") is pleased to announce that a definitive option agreement (the "Agreement") has been executed between its wholly owned subsidiary Compania Minera Oyamel, S.A. de C.V. ("RZ Mexico") and Minera Teck, S.A. de C.V. ("Teck"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited, pursuant to which RZ Mexico has the option to acquire an initial 50% interest in the Las Palmas property located in Mexico's Oaxaca and Veracruz states (the "Property"), as previously announced in Redzone's press release dated September 16, 2009 (available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com).

IIROC: Resumption; Petaquilla Minerals Ltd.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:58:10 GMT

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New Millennium Capital Corp. Announces Signing of the Joint Venture Agreement With Tata Steel for the DSO Project and Provides an Update on Feasibilit

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:47:36 GMT

Marketwire - New Millennium Capital Corp. ("NML" or "the Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:NML) announced today that NML and Tata Steel's wholly owned subsidiary Tata Steel Global Minerals Holdings Pte Ltd (Tata Steel) of Singapore have signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) to advance the development of the DSO Project.

Research and Markets: Chemical and Mineral Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing in China

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:45:42 GMT

Business Wire - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/resea rch/778d8e/nitrogenous_fertil) has announced the addition of the "Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing in China" report to their offering.

Troymet Plans to Drill the Mac Target at McClarty Lake

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:14 GMT

Marketwire - Troymet Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TYE) ("Troymet" or the "Company") is pleased to update progress on its McClarty Lake project, located near Snow Lake, Manitoba.

FreightCar America, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:15:27 GMT

Business Wire - FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) today reported net income of $1.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2009 on revenues of $55.1 million.

BRC DiamondCore and Rio Tinto sign Letter of Intent to explore certain parts of BRC'S Tshikapa project

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:42 GMT

CNW Group - BRC DiamondCore Ltd. ("BRC" or the "Company") (TSX - BCD; JSE - BCD) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited ("Rio Tinto"), whereby Rio Tinto will fund the exploration of certain parts (the "JV Property") of the Company's Tshikapa kimberlite project located in Kasai-Occidental province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Centamin Egypt Limited: First Day of Dealings on the Official List

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:40 GMT

Marketwire - Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company") (TSX:CEE)(ASX:CNT)(AIM:CEY) announces that its entire issued ordinary share capital will today be admitted to the Official List of the Financial Services Authority and to London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities ("Admission").

Osisko Releases Third Quarter 2009 Results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:38 GMT

Marketwire - Osisko Mining Corporation (the "Company")(TSX:OSK)(FRANKFURT:EWX) is pleased to report its third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2009.

Fushi Copperweld Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:38 GMT

PRNewswire - Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSIN), the leading global manufacturer and innovator of copper-clad bimetallic wire used in a variety of telecommunication, utility, transportation and other electrical applications, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Freewest Announces Hearing on Shareholder Rights Plan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:35 GMT

Marketwire - Freewest Resources Canada Inc. (TSX VENTURE:FWR) announces that a hearing before the Bureau de decision et de revision en valeurs mobilieres will be held on November 12 and 13, 2009 to consider an application filed by Noront Resources Ltd. for a cease-trade order against Freewest's Shareholder Rights Plan, adopted in 2008.