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<title>Press Release / sgtsilver / All</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:58:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bard Venturesa4 Expanding Moly Universe]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/3001</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:58:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- June 20, 2008. Vancouver, Canada.  Higher grades, longer intercepts, and further step-outs all add up to the inevitability of Bard Ventures' (TSX.V:CBS), rather than the possibility, of a major molybdenum deposit. The Lone Pine project, located 15 kilometers outside of Houston British Columbia,  is intersected by Highway 16 as well as a natural gas pipeline and major power transmission lines, making the property an extremely well serviced location for a mine.Ongoing drilling has now delineated a large, high-grade moly deposit that covers 4 zones measuring at least 1.5 km in length and half a kilometer wide. Bard is in the process of earning a 100% interest in the property in exchange for 545,000 shares and $75,000 in exploration, as well as some minor advance royalty payments.Drilling Results SimmarizedFinal assay results have been received and interpreted from drill holes BD-08-26, BD-08-27 and BD-08-28.The significant intervals for hole BD-08-28 are tabulated below:Drillhole No.Total Depth (m)From (m)To (m)Interval (m)Mo%MoS2%BD-08-28843.3459.00789.00730.000.100.17Including297.00335.0038.000.150.25Including377.00549.00172.000.150.25Hole BD-08-28: Drill hole BD-08-28 was designed to follow up the Northwest trend of the higher grade molybdenum mineralization intitially encountered in drill hole BD-08-25. Drill hole BD-08-25 intersected 730.9m of 0.10% Molybdenum including 130.1m of 0.20% Molybdenum. BD-08-28 was collared 50 meters to the northwest and collared into andesitic rocks through to approximately 110m before encountering the favourable alaskite intrusive. Alaskite continued through to approximately 771m and was shutdown in the Quartz Feldspar Porphyry at 843.34m.The significant intervals for holes BD-08-26 and 27 are tabulated below:Drillhole No.Total Depth (m)From (m)To (m)Interval (m)Mo%MoS2%BD-08-26592.34109.00585.00476.000.050.08Including109.00175.0066.000.060.10Including369.00555.00186.000.060.10Including391.00423.0032.000.100.17BD-08-27788.52585.00788.52203.520.060.10Including749.00763.0014.000,100,17Hole BD-08-26: Drill hole BD-08-26 was designed to follow up the favourable results of BD-17-16, 100m to the southwest. BD-08-26 collared into Andesitic rocks before quickly becoming an intercalated package of andesite and alaskite up to 353.00m. From 353.00m to the end of hole at 592.34m, moderately mineralized andesite was encountered. The location and extent of the intersected Alaskite intrusive, continues to favour the interpretation that the intrusive body has a northwest strike with a steep southwesterly dip.Hole BD-08-27: Drill hole BD-08-27 was designed to follow up a fence of drilling that included BD-07-16, BD 07-19 and BD-08-26, by extending the potential window of mineralization another 100m to the southwest. BD-08-27 collared into Andesite and stayed in andesite throughout the entire hole length with few, noted, less than one metre alaskite dykes in the entire drillhole.Final assay results from drill hole BD-08-25, first reported on February 19th this year, are below:Drillhole No.Total Depth (m)From (m)To (m)Interval (m)Mo%MoS2%BD-08-25798.8267.92798.82730.90.100.17Including259.0577.1318.10.140.23Including447.0577.1130.10.200.33Including453.0477.024.00.300.50Including611.3739.0127.70,150.25This hole was collared into hornfelsed andesite through to 133.0 m before encountering the Alaskite intrusive. The Alaskite intrusive, from 133.0 m to 739.0 m, was inundated with extensive stockwork quartz veining, abundant visible molybdenum and favourable alteration.The Alaskite intrusive is the main focus of the Lone Pine Property drilling and has been interpreted as being the most favorable lithology for molybdenum mineralization. To date, the Alaskite intrusive is 260m in length along its northwest-southeast strike and 310m wide in plan view and molybdenum mineralization has been tested to a known depth of 843m. A higher grade corridor of molybdenum mineralization has been outlined within the Alaskite intrusive as shown in the favourable assay results from BD-07-16, BD-08-24, BD-08-25, BD-08-26, BD 08-27 and BD-08-28.Bard also released the results on May 27th from hole BD-08-29, with significant intercepts covered in the table below:Drill Hole No.From (m)To (m)Interval (m)Mo%MoS2%BD-08-29229.0749.0520.0.11.18Including367.0643.0276.00.150.25Including485.0537.052.00.200.33Moly Fundamentals Stronger Than EverThe fundamental aspects driving the strength in the molybdenum market remain extremely bullish. Large institutional investors such as Eric Sprott have even gone so foar as to establish their owm Molybdenum Participation Funds, designed to capitalize on the metal's increasing value.Among the main drivers for molybdenum's high price:a4 Record high molybdenum prices. Tightening supply and growing demand has driven the price of molybdenum from the $2-$3 per pound range where it languished throughout much of the 1990s, to its current level near $30 per pound.a4 Strong demand fundamentals. The growing production of construction steel (32% of end use) and stainless steel (31% of end use) has driven molybdenum demand for its lightweight, high-strength and anti-corrosive properties. Demand for molybdenum-bearing construction steel (0.1%-1.2% Mo) continues to grow, fuelled by the oil and gas, ship building, aerospace and building industries. Stainless steel (1%-7% Mo) production has grown at a compound rate of 8% over the past five years and shows no signs of slowing down.a4 Tight supply. Traditional producers of molybdenum have seen production rates decline. Codelco, the world's second largest molybdenum producer, has reduced annual production by 10 million pounds due to falling head grades. A further 11 million pound reduction is possible this year. Freeport McMoran (Phelps Dodge) is considering reopening past mining operations or adding molybdenum recovery circuits to boost Mo by-product recoveries at their copper operations.a4 Long lead time for new production. There is currently no significant excess standby supply at the mine level ready to be brought back into production, and limited new development of primary molybdenum mines has resulted in long lead times for greenfield developments.a4 Chinese molybdenum exports are falling. China is the third-largest producer of molybdenum and historically one of the largest exporters. The country's exports are declining as its voracious appetite for steel has redirected domestic production. Additionally, more stringent regulatory enforcement and taxing of exports have curtailed production from many small mines.a4 High molybdenum prices likely to continue. Molybdenum consumption has grown at a compound annual rate of 5% over the past five years and now stands at approximately 400 million pounds per annum. Assuming annual demand growth of 4% going forward, annual global molybdenum production will need to expand by 75% to 700 million pounds by 2020.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kootenay Gold and the Promintorio Discovery]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2908</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:09:41 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- June 13, 2008. Vancouver, Canada. Last week, Kootenay Gold (TSX.V:KTN) released the initial results from the Phase 2 drill program now underway at the company's 100% owned Promintorio project. Hole KP 25-08 assayed 386.64 meters grading 70.8 grams per tonne (&quot;g/t&quot;) Ag equivalent and 1.54% combined lead-zinc, including 270.95 meters grading 94.4 g/t and 2.10% combined lead-zinc, and 97.67 meters grading 144 g/t Ag equivalent and 3.24% combined lead-zinc, and also including 7.85 meters grading 473.9 g/t Ag equivalent and 10.13% combined lead-zinc.Hole KP 23-08 assayed 437.45 meters grading 53 g/t Ag equivalent and 1.16% combined lead-zinc , including189.92 meters grading 88.5 g/t Ag equivalent and 2.00% combined lead-zinc, and also including11.65 meters grading 207.7 g/t Ag equivalent and 4.92% combined lead-zinc.According to Kootenay Gold President Ken Berry, &quot;The results we're seeing are even better than the results we released in December, with much longer intersections of higher grades of mineralization. The mineralized zones conform closely with the 3D IP survey signature, which  outlines an anomaly of 1.6 km by 900 m, which is &quot;L&quot; shaped with widths ranging between 250 and 600 metres.&quot;CEO Jim McDonald agrees. &quot;Its silver 40- 50% value, 25% gold and the rest lead zinc. Comparable deposits include Bear Creek Mining's (TSX.V:BCM) Corani Project in southeastern Peru, and Goldcorp's Peasquito Project in Zacatecas, Mexico. The intercepts we're seeing have a metal content value of $60 per tonne and up to $150 per tonne.&quot;To date, the 3D IP chargeability anomaly at Promontorio has proven to be an exceptionally accurate predictive tool for identifying mineralization and drill targeting. Given the large extent of this anomaly and corresponding alteration at surface the pace of exploration will be stepped up. A second drill rig will be sourced and added to the program to assist in drilling an expanded program in the order of an additional 35,000 meters or approximately 100 holes.  Also detailed mapping and sampling of the new mineralized zones discussed in the May 14th, 2008 news release is under way. This will be followed by trenching and likely further geophysical surveys, additional targets will be drill-tested where warranted. Kootenay will also initiate a regional exploration program on the 90,000 hectare Promontorio property where a third drill rig will be added to drill test these targets based on results of the preliminary work.Kootenay is in a strong financial position to underwrite the stepped up exploration. The company has CA$8 million on hand and has just announced an $11 million private placement at $2.20 share.Phase I drilling at Promontorio consisted of 22-holes which confirmed widespread, high-grade mineralization. Highlights included 18.4 meters grading 950 g/t and 151 meters grading 162 g/t silver-equivalent.Drilling encountered wide to moderate intervals of high-grade silver-gold polymetallic breccias in a porphyry breccia setting. Results received to date report twenty of the twenty-two holes intersected significant precious and base metal mineralization starting from surface and extending to depth.These results indicate that the individual Breccias drilled in the first phase are part of a single, large mineralized system with distinct characteristics indicative of a porphyry system. Accordingly, drill data suggests the Promontorio may contain a deposit of a larger scale and scope than previously conceived.&quot;Less than 10% of the IP-indicated anomaly has now been tested, &quot; said Jim McDonald. &quot;We will be stepping out on the next set of holes to 100 and 150 metres. So if we encounter strong mineralization as we step out, the value and tonnage of the deposit will increase accordingly.&quot;While Promintorio remains the company's flagship project, its joint venture arm continues to attract other junior mining companies.On May 6th, the 2008 exploration program on the Jumping Josephine (JJ) Gold Project in southeast British Columbia has commenced with diamond drilling and a 40km line kilometer 3D Induced Polarization survey. Line cutting is currently underway to facilitate the geophysics.The project is a Joint Venture between Kootenay and Astral Mining Corp (TSX.V:AST).Early in 2008 Astral completed its obligations under the option agreement with to earn a 60% undivided interest in the JJ Gold Project (see April 12, 2006 news release for agreement details). The companies are now completing a formal Joint Venture (JV) agreement and have formed a Management Committee which will direct all future exploration work on the project.Initial drilling will be focussed on infilling and expanding the auriferous structurally-controlled quartz stockwork zone at JJ Main. Subsequently other gold targets currently defined on the property will be drilled in addition to geochemical targets and targets identified by the 3D IP survey. The drill program is anticipated to comprise up to 10,000m to be carried out in two phases. Further geochemical surveys, geological mapping and trenching will also be carried out as part of the 2008 exploration program. In March, Kootenay announced the completion of six option agreements with Klondike Silver Corp. (TSXV: KS) on six of Kootenay's 100% owned mineral concessions in the Sierra Madre Region of Northwest Mexico. Kootenay acquired the six properties through mineral concession staking and a payment of 150,000 shares as a finder's fee.Under the terms of each option agreement, Klondike can earn a 50% undivided interest in the mineral concession by incurring or funding a minimum of US$1,000,000 in exploration expenditures in stages over three years and issuing 500,000 shares to Kootenay in stages over two years. In order for Klondike to earn an undivided interest in all six mineral concessions, Klondike must incur or fund minimum exploration expenditures totaling in the aggregate $6,000,000 (US$1,000,000 on each mineral concession) and issue to Kootenay an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares (500,000 shares per mineral concession). The options are subject to Klondike obtaining regulatory approval.Kootenay will continue drilling this year on Promintorio as its joint venture partners continue to make progress on the various programs underway on those properties, so there will never be a shortage of news for investors.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IRI To Launch MunoTM Boost -  Immune System Booster]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2774</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 16:58:14 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- May 29, 2008. Vancouver, Canada.  IRI Separation Technologies (TSX.V:IRI) is the manufacturer of a remarkable new dietary supplement that enhances the human body's natural immune system through direct supplementation of actual antibodies . The product will be available in the United States and Canada under the brand name &quot;Muno Boost&quot; and will be available as an over-the-counter dietary supplement in pharmacies and   through direct marketing.Muno BoostTM  is proof that the old adage &quot;An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure&quot; is more than just a saying.Muno BoostTM is a concentrated source of polyclonal antibodies, or Immunoglobulin (Ig) that is the most natural, direct and practical method of enhancing the body's own ability to fight off bacteria or viral borne illnesses that make up 80% of the diseases humans face on a daily basis.The product targets individuals over 40 who travel frequently to areas of the world where the risk of infectious disease represents a pervasive threat to their health, such as in Asia, where avian flu is once again spreading and killing people. As we age we begin to lose our immunoglobulin or antibodies. It has been shown that at the age of 60 we have only one half the antibodies we had at age 40.Antibodies are effective against bacteria and viruses, while antibiotics are effective only against bacteria.The H5N1 virus has killed a total of 236 people worldwide since its outbreak in 2003, and is now known in 14 countries including China, Egypt and Indonesia.Muno BoostTM  effectively isolates and purifies Immunoglobulins from natural sources and then concentrates them in capsule form for easy ingestion by humans.The vast majority (80 %) of all disease and infections enter the body through our mouths, and are transmitted through mucosal tissue in our intestines or else stay in our bowels until our systems weaken. Immune cells located in the digestive tract produce tremendous quantities of immunoglobulin to prevent and fight infections from the variety of bacteria, viruses and toxins normally found in the intestinal system.Over time, however, chemicals in our diet, age and other factors deplete our body's ability to produce immunoglobulin to fight disease, leading to a greater dependency on antibiotics and other medicines.It is believed that Immunoglobulin supplements reduce the demand for naturally-produced antibodies, freeing more immune resources for use elsewhere in our body. Supplemental immunoglobulins first act in the intestinal tract to eliminate or inhibit the spread of disease-causing organisms and toxins. This creates a link between the stomach and the rest of the body. Fighting disease organisms and absorbing toxins in the bowel saps the immune system so the body's resources, particularly amino acids, which would normally be directed towards those challenges, can be redirected to other &quot;battles&quot; in other parts of the body.Immunoglobulins are globular proteins also known as antibodies, naturally produced by the B cells in the bone marrow of healthy humans and certain other animals. Antibodies play a critical role in human and animal immune systems, preventing and suppressing diseases.Immunoglobulin G (IgG) accounts for 75 percent of the total immunoglobulin found in the plasma of healthy individuals. It coats microorganisms so they can be destroyed by other cells from the immune system.Immune globulin products from human plasma were first used in 1952 to treat immune deficiency, and has now been recognized as beneficial in the treatment of Hepatitis A, Influenza, and even cancer.As you may already know, cancer is related to immune deficiency. Cancer cells develop in our bodies all the time, but our immune systems effectively kill the cancer cells before they further develop and symptomatically appear as the disease we know as &quot;cancer.&quot; The development of cancer indicates that the immune system was ineffective in fighting the malignant cells that appeared; these cells took advantage of a weakened or altered state, grew, and spread out of control.Boosting your immune system builds your body's defenses against naturally occurring cancer cells, thereby preventing a full-blown progression of the disease. If you already have cancer, immunoglobulins are vital for your treatment. Its immune-boosting abilities will help your body fight off the cancer. IRI Separation Technologies is a publicly listed Biotech company that develops concentrated immunoglobulin products from natural sources for supplemental dietary use in both humans and animals.The company's new flagship product, Muno BoostTM , will be launched in pharmacies and through direct marketing campaigns.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Newmaca4s Crazy Fox Yielding High-grade Molybdenum Intercepts]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2758</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:35:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- May 28, 2008. Vancouver, Canada.  Newmac Resources (TSX.V:NER) Crazy Fox project 100 km north of Kamloops in British Columbia's Chilcotin region is turning in some good grades across long intersections. With two drills operating continuously, there will be many more to come throughout the 2008 exploration season.Since the company began drilling the property in 2006, the Crazy Fox project has demonstrated the existence of a large mineralized zone of tungsten and molybdenum grades ranging up to 1.8% Molybdenum. The project has seen over 24,000 metres of drilling so far, and exploration is continuing at an aggressive pace.The 2006 drill program completed 7486 m of drilling in 33 drill holes in widespread moly- tungsten mineralization and allowed the compilation of data at about 18 points of penetration of the thrust.  In November 2007, drill hole 07-41 was collared in granite and continued through the thrust fault at 391 m   (1273 feet) into underlying granite to a final drill depth of 1021m or 3348 feet. The hole became mineralized as fracturing increased approaching the thrust in the upper plate. Mineralization continued in the lower plate to the end of the hole.This hole returned an interval of 430m between 400m and 830 m or 1410 feet assaying 0.1% Mo. This interval also contains the following sub intervals:1150 m between 647 and 797 m  of 0.18 Mo  248 m  between 709 and  757 m of 0.29 %  Mo 314 m  between 709 and  723 m of 0.58 % Mo Tungsten values averaged 0.01% for the entire 436m section.The Crazy Fox tungsten molybdenum prospect has a considerable history, with references going back to the 1940's that include mention of the removal and transport by packhorse of a small tonnage of very high-grade material during the First World War. By the 1960's a number of showings across British Columbia were being more systematically explored by major companies. It was at this time that certain similarities to the Cyprus and Amax owned molybdenum mines, (Climax and Henderson), in Colorado were noted. Of particular significance in this regard was the identification of unidirectional quartz crystallization (&quot;brain rock&quot;) associated with molybdenum mineralization which was further documented by R.V. Kirkham of the Geological Survey of Canada, (CIMM Special Vol 56, 1984)Although this early exploration (1960s,'70s &amp;early '80s) was encouraging, it was not sufficient to keep the exploration active and the molybdenum prospect was eventually abandoned and largely forgotten for the next twenty years.Since 2000, new roads have been built and new areas cleared of trees throughout the property area, in an attempt to salvage bug killed trees and to control the spread of the mountain pine bark beetle.Prospecting since 2004 in the area of the old showings and new exposures created by new roads, has revealed significant new showings of molybdenite up to 2.81% Mo. (An angular boulder of quartz feldspar porphyry, found in 2005, in the vicinity of the a4old' exploration, weighed 50kg and contains 7.29% Mo and 1.583 grams per tonne Rhenium).During the summer of 2005, Newmac Resources reviewed the property and concluded an option agreement with Bourdon and Addie for cash and stock, giving Newmac 100% control over the property. The prospectors retain a net smelter royalty.Newmac moved quickly and commenced an orientation grid and sampling program along the grid and new road system. This was followed by an excavator trenching program in November of 2005 to assess the extent of the new showings and to develop additional information about the extent of mineral occurrences, and grades.The mineralization system is able to generate high grades when the a4plumbing system' is in place. Newmac's most recent exploration program, a diamond drill program initiated in February 2006, entailed one and later two diamond drills working in consort with an excavator. The drill program completed 7,490 m (24,567 feet) of NQ core, currently stored under cover at Little Fort BC.The company is well financed, having been the beneficiary of a $2.4 million capital injection from the Sprott Molybdenum Participation Corporation (TSX:MLY) in March.Newmac is headed by David Hjerpe (Chairman), David Schmidt, (newly appointed President). and James William Morton, geologist.Mr. Hjerpe, a mining executive with significant experience, was formerly the president of Hera Resources (1994-1997), International Taurus Resources (1988-1996) and Medallion Resources (1996-1997), , Mr. Schmidt holds a B.ASc. (Mining) degree from U.B.C. and has been a self-employed consultant to a variety of publicly traded exploration companies.Mr. Morton is a professional geologist since 1972 and member of the BC Association of Professional Engineers. He is also the president and a Director of Eastfield Resources and a Director of Wildrose Resources.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vannessa gets green light on Crucitas]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2757</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 15:08:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- May 28, 2008. Vancouver, Canada.  After a long wait of over 5 years, Vannessa Ventures (TSX.V:VVV) has received final confirmation from the Costa Rican Mining Ministry (MINAE) authorizing the exploitation of the Crucitas project by Vannessa. This clears the way for construction to begin immediately.Industrias Infinito S.A. (&quot;Infinito&quot;), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vannessa Ventures Ltd. has received an official news release from MINAE dated April 23, 2008 that states the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica authorizes the exploitation of the Crucitas concession as environmental, social and economic feasibility has been demonstrated. This follows the Company's announcement of April 16, 2008 where it was reported that the minister in charge of MINAE had indicated to the local media that the Crucitas project would be approved soon. This authorization, together with the approval of the EIS, represents the final major approvals required by the Company in order to advance the development of the Crucitas gold project.In a newspaper article in La Nacion, published on April 24, 2008, it was announced that MINAE had lifted the moratorium on open pit gold mining in the country which has been in place since 2002. The moratorium did not apply to the Crucitas exploitation concession but the removal is a positive action that will increase the potential of the more than 18,000 hectares of exploration concessions held by Infinito adjacent to the Crucitas project area.Vannessa has an feasibility report by Micon International on the Crucitas project completed in February of 2007.The feasibility study provides a description of the geology, mining and milling operations, tailings facilities, services and other facilities, together with the associated capital and operating costs, required to develop the Crucitas Project. The study includes description of the mining plan and mine operations, processing requirements, the tailings and water management systems, the necessary site infrastructure and presents the environmental, permitting and socio-economic considerations in undertaking the project.The total Indicated Resources above the 0.5 g Au/t cut-off grade are estimated to contain25.1 millions tonnes at 1.22 g Au/t (985 thousand gold ounces) and at 3.17 g Ag/t (2.56million silver ounces) in both Fortuna and Botija in and out of the structures, as shown below.Estimated Indicated Mineral Resources at CrucitasMaterial/ZoneTonnesGold (g/t)Silver (g/t)Gold ozSilver ozSaproliteTotal Structure3,528,6301.61.91181,22217,052Total Outvein638,4720.641.0013,22420,443Total Saprolite4,167,1021.451.77194,646237,495RockTotal Structure16,540,0751.323.51700,9191,863,994Total Outvein4,378,5460.633.2589,376457,617Total Rock20,918,6211.183.45790,2952,321,611Total25,085,7231.223.17984,9412,559,105The total Inferred Resources above the 0.5 g Au/t cut-off grade are estimated to contain 12.6 millions tonnes at 1.23 g Au/t (496 thousand gold ounces) and at 3.14 g Ag/t (1.27 million silver ounces) in the Inferred category for Fortuna, Botija and Fuentes in and out of the structures, as shown in Table 1.2.Estimated Inferred ResourcesMaterial/ZoneTonnesGold (g/t)Silver (g/t)Gold ozSilver ozSaproliteTotal Structure2,261,8991.482.75107,707199,698Total Outvein721,1850.691.0216,06523,566Total Saprolite2,983,0841.292.33123,722223,265RockTotal Structure7,081,2641.423.52322,579801,190Total Outvein2,502,8710.623.0249,721243,025Total Rock9,584,1351.123.39372,3001,044,215Total12,567,2191.233.14496,0721,267,479Mining will be by the open pit method with conventional shovel and truck operations. The open-pit optimization for the Los Crucitas project was carried out using the Geostat mineral resource block model and Surpac Lerchs-Grossman pit optimization software. The mining will be conducted on 5 metre benches, with a pre-strip totalling 440,000 cubic metres, planned to gain barren saprolite waste to be used in construction of the tailings dam. After ramping up to plant capacity, a nominal plant feed consisting of a blend of 75% saprolite and 25% hard rock, is planned to continue until the completion of the saprolite reserves. The plant capacity is designed for 7,500 ore tonnes per day (2.50 Mtpa) within saprolite, whereas within hard rock the plant capacity is 5,000 tonnes per day (1.82 Mtpa).Therefore an initial ore production rate from the mine of 6,875 tonnes per day was scheduled in order to provide the nominal feed of 75% saprolite and 25% hard rock. On completion of the saprolite reserves the plant feed rate will be reduced and so the ore production rate is dropped to 5,000 tonnes per day.There is capacity for the stockpiling of 50,000 tonnes of hard rock ore, which can be stored on a pad adjacent to the plant. The planned strip ratio during mine production was 1.35, and is maintained as closely as possible throughout the mine life. At the earliest date possible, waste is planned to be back-filled into completed sections of the mine.The production schedule is planned around a work regime of 350 days per annum and 20 hours per day. In order to minimize dilution and mining losses, ore excavations are scheduled for the day shifts.The majority of metallurgical testing on Las Crucitas samples was conducted in four phases by Placer Dome International (PDI) during development of the previous feasibility study completed by Cambior in 1999. In 2005, additional testing by Process Research Associates was commissioned to confirm leaching characteristics and test the use of oxygen. CyPlus also carried out further work to determine cyanide destruction parameters, and a further review of all testing was conductedThe gold extraction testwork confirmed that the ore is readily amenable to agitated cyanidation, at an optimum grind size of 150 microns. The low levels of silver and its limited recovery through cyanidation, the absence of deleterious elements consuming cyanide, and robbing the pregnant solution of the dissolved gold favour a treatment scheme with a CIP process. Whole ore cyanidation provides comparable results to the optimum results obtained with a more complex gravity plus cyanidation process, and without requiring significantly more leaching residence time.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Little Squaw Progressing on All Fronts]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2485</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 05:05:33 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- May 2, 2008. Vancouver, Canada. Little Squaw Gold Mining (OTCBB:LITS) is advancing its shareholders' interests on four fronts, all of which are shaping up to be lucrative investments for the company.The Chandalar project is the company's flagship exploration and development property, and a recent scoping study commissioned by the company confirmed the economic viability of production on the placer gravels overlying the hard rock mineralization present throughout the property.The study concludes gold-bearing gravels contain a minimum of 231,000 ounces of recoverable gold that could be extracted at a cash cost of $442 per ounce. The gravel contains about 0.025 ounces of gold per cubic yard - that is much higher grade than the big Fort Knox gold mine near Fairbanks.Little Squaw management believes the deposit can be substantially expanded through additional drilling and that an increase in its size would significantly increase profitable mine life and lower unit costs. Alaska has a streamlined permitting process for placer mines that could allow for very rapid development of the orebody.Richard Walters, President of the Company, said, &quot;It is my opinion that we have discovered a commercially viable, industrial-scale alluvial gold deposit that is geologically unique to Alaska but is similar to the big alluvial gold deposits being mined in neighboring Siberia.&quot;Robert Pate, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, confirmed, &quot;We have defined more than 8 million cubic yards of near-surface pay gravels where we can gain the economies of scale in a surface bulk-mining operation. This amount could double as drilling progresses.&quot;Also underway presently is drilling on a property the company has leased in Mexico. The Marisol gold property located near the U.S. border south of Tucson in the State of Sonora, Mexico. The property exhibits discovery potential for &quot;Carlin-type,&quot; bulk-tonnage gold mineralization that may be suitable for open-pit and heap-leaching mining operations. The Company has launched a diamond core drilling program using two drills to test a gold zone more than a kilometer long. Drilling has encountered broad zones of hydrothermal alteration and quartz veinlets within a formation of Jurassic sedimentary rocks. Core assays are expected to be released in May.The favorable geological environments in Mexico, and Sonora State, in particular, provide many precious-metals exploration opportunities. Marisol lies in the Cucurpe Mining District where some 2 million ounces of gold have been produced primarily from epithermal-type deposits. Current gold resources for the district are now thought to exceed 3 million ounces.&quot;Marisol is another example of our commitment to building value for our investors by focusing on highly prospective gold exploration assets concurrently with our diversification across politically supportive jurisdictions in the Americas,&quot; said Little Squaw President, Richard Walters. &quot;Specifically, Mexico combines favorable geology with stable political, social, and economic factors. The ability to work year-round in Mexico will counterbalance the seasonal campaigns on our Alaska property,&quot; he added. In Nevada, Little Squaw's Broken Hills West property is located near Gabbs and the Paradise Peak gold mine in the Walker Lane Trend. Early stage exploration is progressing and the Company is planning a geophysical survey prior to drilling.Broken Hills was acquired from a private prospector, and covers 440 acres. Meanwhile, the company is gearing up for an aggressive exploration program on its 100% owned Pedra de Fogo project in Brazil.Little Squaw acquired the Pedra de Fogo (Rock of Fire) gold property in Goias State, southeastern Brazil in March 2007. The property covers approximately 115 square kilometers of highly prospective geologic terrain within the Crixas Greenstone Belt. The Crixas Greenstone Belt has yielded over 3 million ounces of gold. Located near the town of Reisopolis, the property access is excellent with roads passing through most areas of interests.Little Squaw has confirmed stream-sediment gold anomalies to occur tightly clustered within a 32-square-kilometer area covered by its mining rights. The anomalies are delineated by geochemical analysis, measured weight of gold in panned concentrates, counts of gold grains per pan, and assays of the panned concentrate. Geochemical analyses of the fine fraction of the stream silts are as high as 2.2 parts per million (ppm) gold. Little Squaw intends to undertake an aggressive exploration program of detailed mapping, sampling, and geophysics to specifically identify the source(s) of the stream geochemical gold anomalies, which are believed to be concealed by the red lateritic soils of the subtropical terrain. Pedra de Fogo gold is an early stage exploration property having an attractive combination of highly prospective geology and geochemistry, a solid technical database, and excellent access located in an established and politically friendly mining region.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[El Nino Resumes Drilling for High Grade Copper in DRC]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:23:20 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- April 24, 2008. Vancouver, Canada. The rainy season is drawing to a close in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and that means its time to get the drills turning again on El Nino Ventures' (TSX.V:ELN) 350 square kilometer concession.According to Jean Luc Roy, CEO of El Nino:, &quot;Based upon the interpretation of our recently completed airborne geophysical survey, we believe we may be on the edge of a mineralized system which extends for over 2.8 kms in strike length. We will drill test the extent of this anomaly starting in April. We have also identified four other geophysical anomalies on our other permits which will be tested in the forthcoming drill program.&quot;The DRC Copperbelt hosts multiple world class deposits and the exploration potential is considered one of the best in the world.For example, one June 12, 2007 Anvil Mining Limited (TSX:ABM) based in Montral Canada announced intersections of 10.9% copper over 21 m, 8.9% copper over 36 m, and 8.6% copper over 31 m.The Katanga province of the DRC has more than 10% of the world's copper and many of the world's best deposits. All of Anvil's copper projects and operations are based on resources with average grades of more than 4% copper.As a result of the recent work on the Kinsevere project, Anvil has established the following Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve estimate for the combined Stage I and II pits as at April 30, 2007.Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve mined in Stage I is estimated at 3,726,000 tonnes, of which 917,000 tonnes will be processed through the Stage I plant (Heavy Media Separation (&quot;HMS&quot;) and Electric-Arc Furnace (&quot;EAF&quot;)), with the remaining ore being stockpiled for later processing through the Stage II plant (SXEW).The Kinsevere Mineral Resource estimates as at December 31, 2006, which appeared in Anvil's April 23, 2007 news release, are as shown below:Tiger resource is an Australian-based mining company, recently announced an intersection of 122 m grading 7% copper.These companies both trade at substantially higher levels than does El Nio. In fact Anvil Mining recently announced a $201 million bought deal financing.The DRC Copperbelt hosts multiple world class deposits and the exploration potential is considered one of the best in the world. Major mining companies such as Phelps Dodge and First Quantum Minerals are now in construction on world class ore bodies. Several junior companies are now actively exploring for copper and other minerals in the DRC..Under the terms of the Agreement El Nio purchased a 70 percent interest in the Joint Venture with an option to acquire up to 90 percent of the project by coming to an agreement with our partners, over time. An initial cash payment of $250,000 USD will be made when all regulatory approvals have been received and upon titles of the properties being transferred to the new SPRL Congolese Company that is now being formed.Additional cash payments totaling $300,000 USD will be made in three annual installments. 300,000 shares of El Nio will initially be issued to GCP Group upon regulatory approval and 400,000 additional shares will be issued over a three year period to the GCP Group. El Nio will fund all exploration work but will retain the services of the CGP Group in an agreement to be negotiated at a later date to support administrative and logistical aspects of the project.El Nino recently appointed Allan Lines as Exploration Manager for the company's DRC operations.Mr. Lines has worked in the mineral exploration industry for the past 13 years, exploring for VMS base metals in eastern Canada, greenstone gold exploration in West Africa and, for the past several years has been managing exploration programs in the DRC Copperbelt for a TSX/ASX listed copper producer and a NYSE listed major company.Mr. Lines started working in the Democratic Republic of Congo in early 2005. Since then he designed and supervised geochemical sampling programs, advised on project acquisitions, authored baseline environmental studies and planned and managed RC and diamond drilling programs totaling well over 50,000 meters.In addition to mineral exploration, Mr. Lines has several years experience in the field of mine permitting, including managing Environmental Impact Assessment Studies and public consultation programs.Mr. Lines commented: &quot;I am excited to be joining El Nino Ventures Inc. at this time -- the vast experience of the management team in doing business in the DRC and the company's project portfolio puts the company in a great position. I am eager to begin the 2008 drill campaign and maximize the value of the exploration properties.&quot;Mr. Jean Luc Roy, President of El Nino Ventures states:&quot; I am very pleased to have Mr. Allan Lines join our team in the DRC. We are very fortunate to have on board a geologist with such valuable DRC Copperbelt experience. With Allan's technical background and management's very substantial experience in the DRC the company is in a prime position to maximize the value of its highly prospective exploration permits in the DRC. Allan will work closely with his local technical team and he anticipates the start of our 2008 drill program for mid-April. &quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Soltera Mining Acquires Three More Past-Producing Gold Prospects]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:34:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- April 17, 2008. Vancouver, Canada. Soltera Mining Corp. (OTCBB:SLTA) has been busy acquiring properties during the first quarter of 2008. Unstable markets have been unable to dampen the resolve with which management goes about building shareholder value.Three weeks ago, Soltera announced it had obtained two new Mexican gold properties through the acquisition of Aztek Mineral, S.A. de CV. One week after that, the vending in of the Eureka Copper-Gold property and joint venture with TNR Gold Corp. (TSX.V:TNR) was announced.That brings to 4 the number of gold projects under development by Soltera, summarized as follows:El Torno (Argentina, gold, mining rights 7,863 hectares) is located in the Andean Cordillera near the international border with Bolivia.  The property contains a very large gold-bearing quartz vein that extends intermittently for at least 14 km long north-south.  The vein is sub-vertical and the gold is concentrated in a 2 meter-thick breccia zone along its western flank.Historically, El Torno was worked by the Incas and the Spanish over a long period and has more than 1,000 m of underground galleries.  There is still a small-scale operation extracting gold from elluvial deposits on the east side of the vein.  In 1997, Puma Minerals carried out 2,100 m of drilling on a 1 km length; and in 1999 Penoles Minerals (operators of the world's richest silver mine and Mexico's richest and largest gold mines) undertook surface sampling, geological mapping and an IP geophysical survey in the same area.   The combined (non NI-43-101 compliant) results of this work showed:a)El Torno is within a &quot;gold province&quot; that extends several hundred kilometers north-south through Argentina and Bolivia;b)The strongly mineralized breccia zone on the west side of the vein carries up to 37 gpt gold in the tested area, and has potential for several million ounces along the length of the vein;c)Samples of stockwork zones some distance from the main vein gave up 23 gpt and in one case 112 gpt gold;d)There are several IP geophysical anomalies that could indicate mineralization, but have not yet been drilled.Soltera holds almost all the 14 km length and commenced their exploration in late 2007 with a geochemical stream sediment survey combined with structural mapping designed to target specific parts of the vein and the surrounding area for more detailed investigation.Soltera will now define drill targets using more detailed geochemical and geophysical surveys.  Drilling is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2008 and, given success, this will lead immediately to a full feasibility study to commence before year's end.Real de Cananea, MexicoThe &quot;Real de Cananea&quot; (Mexico, gold, mining claims 1,030 hectares) is located in Sonora State 26 km from the Cananea copper mine owned by Penoles.  It contains a gold-bearing fault zone up to 270 m wide and more than 400m long within Cretaceous volcanic rocks that are intensely altered and carry gold.There is a small old mine in the center of the property that was probably first worked by the Mayas and certainly by the Spaniards, with several shafts reaching 100 m below surface.  The hard wallrock was mined with enormous effort and this, together with the fact that water had to be transported 8 km, indicates the importance of the mineralisation.  Gold is widespread on the property, with altered rocks showing up to 65 gpt.Soltera's target is a large-scale open-pit and the area is broad enough to accommodate well in excess of 1 million ounces.  Geochemical, geological and geophysical surveys will be used to define drill targets and drilling is scheduled for the third quarter of 2008.Eureka, Argentina(Argentina, copper-gold, around 10,000 hectares) is located in northern Argentina near the Bolivian border and only 3 km from the El Torno project.  The property contains a4Red Bed' type strata-bound copper mineralization within sedimentary sandstones, clays and conglomerates.  The surface exposures are weathered and contain erratically distributed gold.  Alluvial gold has been worked in the area since prior to the time of the Spanish arrival and there is an old mine with over 5 km of underground workings that exploited copper and gold on a small scale until 1987.The deposit is similar in style to major copper deposits in the Bolivian part of the Tertiary Belt.  A geological estimate in the late 1990's (historic resources estimate which is not NI-43-101 compliant) was 50 to 60 million tons grading 1% copper.  Only 70 meters of the 450 m deep formation has been explored to date which leaves extensive upside potential.     TNR Gold Corp. (&quot;TNR&quot;), a Vancouver based mining company listed on the TSX with extensive experience in Argentina, has entered into an option agreement with the option vendor to acquire a 75% interest in the property by spending a total of US$3,000,000 in exploration and option payments before April 20, 2010. TNR will undertake detailed geological mapping, trenching, geochemical and geophysical surveys, sampling the historic underground workings and drilling.  Soltera is not required to incur any expenditure on the project at the present time. Casita Colorada, the Company's other project in Mexico, is a large mineralized shear zone worked since the end of the 1800's for gold.  The mineralized zone was at least 400 m long and 150 m wide and there is potential for a substantial gold deposit, but the project is being held in reserve so that the company can concentrate on El Torno and Real de Cananea.Be sure to keep a close eye on SLTA over the next couple months. Geochemical assay results are due any day now, and there's plenty of news to be generated by exploration activity on all the properties.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Goldcliffa4s 15 Ounces Gold Per Tonne]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:33:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- April 16, 2008. Vancouver, Canada.  Goldcliff Resources (TSX.V:GCN) assayed a trenching sample from its 100% owned Panorama Ridge project that returned a value of over 15 ounces per tonne of gold. The bonanza grade sample was assayed twice  to confirm the result, which has validated the company's theory that there would be high grade zones encountered throughout broadly disseminated lower grade host rock.In the Hedley gold camp, the gold mineralization occurs in altered (skarn) sedimentary beds.At Panorama Ridge,very little of the gold mineralization is visible native gold, even in the Bonanza Trench intercept. In order to have these bonanza gold grades, a gold-telluride compound mineral is thought to be related to the high-grade gold values. Goldcliff is researching the mineralogical possibilities to identify the mineral that is attributed to the high-grade gold values.The Bonanza Trench, located at the south-western portion of the York-Viking zone, is a major gold discovery. The high-grade gold discovery at Panorama Ridge is comparable to the high-grade gold mineralization mined underground at the Nickel Plate Mine. The high-grade gold beds occur within an overall mineralized sequence that is up to 200 metres in thickness. The lower grade gold portions of this sequence were successfully mined by Mascot Gold Mines' open pit operation.The geological setting at Panorama Ridge is similar to these previously successful settings. Goldcliff has been targeting the bulk-tonnage potential of Panorama Ridge with success. The Bonanza Trench gold results confirm the high-grade potential of the property.Meanwhile, trenching in the Nordic Zone at Panorama Ridge has expanded the area of previously determined mineralization by an additional 175 metres. The Nordic Zone and the York-Viking Zones are roughly 400 metres apart.The Nordic Zone contains gold values averaging 1.30 to 2.32 g/t with higher grades ranging to 26.50 g/t. Goldcliff will continue trenching throughout the 2008 exploration season, and will complete the rest of its 10,000 metre core drilling program.Famous for gold since the first discovery in 1897, and once a thriving mining boomtown during the 1900s, Hedley was one of the great names in Canadian mining, and was named after Robert R. Hedley, manager of the Hall Smelter in Nelson, who had grubstaked many of the original prospectors.Prospectors noticed coloured striations in the cliffs and recognized them as ore-bearing. Claims staked here were to expose one of the richest fractions in the history of mining in British Columbia. The mines were located high on mountaintops overlooking the town of Hedley below, and an aerial tramway 3 kilometres long had to be built to remove the ore.The great northern railroad pushed through to Hedley in 1909, and the Nickel Plate mine continued to spew out rich ore at the rate of more than 50,000 ounces per year. The Mascot Fraction joined the action in 1936, to increase the total area production to more than 1.5 million ounces of gold and more than 4 million pounds of copper, significantly enriching the shareholders.The Hedley Basin has had a long history of gold production (1904 to 1996) from the Hedley North mining district. During this period, 78,506,148 grams (2,524,313 ounces) of gold were produced from auriferous skarn deposits. The Nickel Plate and Hedley-Mascot mines produced more than 97 per cent of the gold from a single gold-skarn deposit (Nickel Plate deposit). Smaller production came from the French, Good Hope and Canty gold skarns. A small amount of gold production came from the Banbury quartz-carbonate veins (Maple Leaf and Pine Knot) located in Hedley Basin South.The Mascot and Nickel Plate mines eventually fell under the ownership of Mascot Gold Mines Ltd, which traded from a start of $0.45 to a high of $20.63 on Tuesday August 4th, 1987.Access to the Panorama Ridge property from Hedley is via Highway 3 by turning northeasterly onto the Old Hedley Road (Nickel Plate Mine Road) 2.5 kilometres east of Hedley. Alternatively, access from Keremeos or Penticton is via Highway 3A along the Green Mountain Road and the Apex Mountain Ski Hill Road. The Old Hedley Road public road passes through the northern portion of the property.A number of logging and mining roads give excellent access to most areas of the property. The Winters Creek Forest Access road and their branches access the eastern and south eastern portions of the property. The West Cahill Forest Access Road accesses the western portion of the property (Skar prospect). The Good Hope Mine road accesses the south western portion of the property while the East Cahill Forest Access road accesses the Nordic, Spar, York and Slope prospects.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tarsis Capitala4s Wolf Project Commences Drilling]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2262</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:08:16 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) April 3, 2008. Vancouver, Canada. Drilling is now underway at Tarsis Capital's (TSX.V:TCC) Wolf project (previously named Tim), a 6,000 hectare lead, zinc and silver  project located 72 kilometres west of Watson Lake in the Yukon Territory, and 12 kilometres northeast of the Silvertip Deposit (previously named Midway).The property is the subject of a joint venture between Tarsis, the underlying option holder, and International KRL Resources (TSX.V:IRK), who is earning up to a 60% interest by spending CA$3 million in exploration over the next four years, and issuing 1 million shares of KRL stock to Tarsis.The property was discovered in 1983 by Regional Resources Ltd. (later Fairfield) and initial work consisted of prospecting, geochemical surveys, mapping, road construction, induced polarization surveys and excavator trenching. A trenching program (2,712 m) in 1988 tested two parallel zones of coincident soil geochemical and IP (Induced Polarization)  anomalies, which are referred to as the North and South zones.An Induced Polarization survey is a geophysical prospecting method that measures the responses of electrical currents passing between two  or more points. The resulting data is interpreted to indicate characteristics associated with various mineral deposit types. This trenching uncovered silver, lead and zinc bearing-iron and manganese oxides over widths of up to 30 metres, along a strike length of 1 km in the North zone. Sample values include a four-metre chip sample averaging 352.4 g/t silver and 9.12% lead from trench #3 and grab samples from trench #1 valued at 1248.1 g/t silver, 49.50% lead and 978.7 g/t silver and 32% lead. A diamond drill program was recommended at that time but never carried out.The Wolf property hosts an untested IP geophysical anomaly that could indicate polarisable sulphide mineralization like the nearby Silvertip Pb-Zn-Ag deposit. The IP anomaly reflects a zone consisting of a narrow tail indicated to be 800 m long and 50m to 100m wide, that extends northwest from a main zone indicated to be at least 700 m long and up to 500 m wide.The main body is open to the east. The zone occurs at interpreted depths of 50 m to 100 m. The tail coincides with an oxide zone, up to 30 m wide, which returned 4 m of 352.4 g/t Ag and 9.12% Pb in a trench. Grab samples of oxide mineralization from another trench returned 1248.1 g/t Ag and 49.5% Pb and 978.7 g/t Ag and 32% Pb. &quot;The IP anomaly indicates potentially wider zones of un-oxidized (fresh) sulphides in the tail at depth and a potential very large volume of sulphides in the main zone.&quot;, according to International KRL.The Silvertip deposit is a manto-style replacement precious and base metal deposit that occurs at the contact between Karstified and block-faulted McDame limestone and Earn group clastic sediments (turbidites). The Wolf property has the same geological elements as the Silvertip deposit. At Silvertip, the mineralization occurs in channels reflected by the tail zone on the Wolf property. The main zone at the Wolf indicates a large cohesive body of mineralization potentially indicative of the so called chimney in a manto deposit, that has so far eluded exploration at Silvertip, but is often responsible for the bulk of the mineralization in a manto deposit.Joint venture partnerships are key to Tarsis' project generation model, where the company develops a large portfolio of exploration targets through both staking and acquisition, and then structures joint venture agreements to advance exploration. Joint venture partners spend their money on the programs in order to earn a (usually) majority interest in the property.International KRL is planning an initial 1,500 metres of core drilling.Tarsis is focused on Zinc exploration presently through its portfolio of properties in Mexico and the Yukon.In the Yukon, five of the properties are extremely well located, being close to the Alaska Highway, just north of the British Columbia border. Positioned between Teslin and Watson Lake, the MOR, Cabin Lake, Caribou Creek, Tim and Meister properties, these properties are amongst the most easily accessible in the Yukon.Further north, the Company's Goz Creek property is located 180 kilometers northeast of Mayo. Tarsis regards Mexico as being one of the least developed and most prospective areas for geological exploration in the world. Excellent geology coupled with a welcoming political, economic, and social environment makes Mexico a premier country in which to explore and invest.Tarsis owns the Erika property, located east of Acapulco and south of Mexico City.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colossus Minerals: A Colossal Opportunity]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2261</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:54:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) April 3, 2008. Vancouver, Canada. Colossus Minerals (TSX.CSI) stunned the mining world last year with its successful acquisition of Serra Pelada, one the most dramatic and fought-for mines ever to emerge in Brazil. And with drills turning right now, there's no better time to take a hard look at this newly listed company.A report published in Economic Geology in 2002  cites an internal report by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce that says, &quot;The remaining reserve of Serra Pelada is currently estimated at 3.7 Mt @ 15.20 grams per tonne gold, 4.09 grams per tonne of palladium, and 1.89 grams per tonne of Platinum. Two of the authors of the report were employees of CVRD at the time of its publication.At today's prices, that implies a contained metal value of over $2 Billion. But this information is not compliant with National Instrument 43-101. Latin America's biggest gold rush started in 1979 with the discovery of Serra Pelada, which brought over 70,000 &quot;garimpeiros&quot; (artisinal miners) to the site 90 km southeast of the town of Marab in Par State, Brazil. An estimated 2 million ounces of gold were recovered by this virtual army of hand miners, who carried sacks of muck and rock up steep trails and ladders for processing at the lip of the pit, which eventually measured 400 meters by 300 meters. Unknown quantities of platinum and palladium were also recovered from the operation.To understand the historical significance and sheer human effort that went into this pit during this period, a viewing of this video (produced by 60 Minutes Australia) is a must:http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=299887  (click on the link in the article).Garimpeiro activity slowed in the late 80's after flooding and continuous collapses of the pit wall rendered recovery of ore impractical.Brazilian-based mining giant Vale (formerly CVRD), (NYSE:RIO) who held the rights to the mineral concessions underlying Serra Pelada until 2007, conducted a drill program across 200 holes, with the best intercept an astonishing 4,709 grams per tonne gold, 204 grams per tonne platinum, and 1,117 grams per tonne palladium over 43 meters.That's ore with a total value in excess of $162,000 per tonne, and constitutes one of the highest grade gold intercepts in history. Within this drill hole is a 15 meter intersection of 7,800 grams per tonne gold, 460 grams per tonne platinum, and 2,700 grams per tonne palladium, comprising ore with a value of just under $300,000 per tonne. This puts Serra Pelada firmly in the running as potentially one of the richest mineral deposits in the world, if not the richest.VALE's exploration confirms gold, platinum and palladium mineralization continuing under the pit for more than 450 meters, and to depths of 150 to 300 meters.In February of 2007, the organization representing the garimpeiros who originally mined the deposit, COOMIGASP, was awarded the Exploration License, effectively gaining control of the Serra Pelada pit and all of the underlying mineralization on a 100 hectare package. COOMIGASP and Colossus have formed a joint venture to explore the concession, with Colossus able to earn an initial 51% interest in the project, with the ability to increase the ownership further once certain milestones are met.The 2008 exploration program will cost $6.6 million, and will see 8,000 meters of core drilling, re-assaying of past drill core, 3 dimensional geological modeling, and the initiation of environmental baseline studies.Subsequent to that, in 2009 the company will conduct an additional 12,000 meters of core drilling to aid in the completion of a N.I. 43-101 compliant resource calculation and scoping study, leading to a feasibility study by 2010.Colossus is not a one-project company, however. It holds two additional exploration licenses that will see focused exploration simultaneously with the Serra Pelada efforts.The 6,420 hectare Sumidoro gold project is a mid-stage exploration target located within the prolific Quadrilatero Ferrifero, Minas Gerais state, currently and historically Brazil's major gold producing region.Gold mineralization is widespread in the project area, occupying geological settings similar to those of the nearby Mina Passagem (reportedly 2 million ounces of gold production and resources) in the Mariana anticline.Gold was mined from more than 50 open pits and some underground workings during Portuguese Colonial and later times in the Sumidouro area. Colonial gold production was not recorded, but was enough to sustain the Padre Viegas settlement, including two churches and Brazil's first seminary.Colossus will spend US$500,000 to explore the property during 2008, ultimately planning to drill priority targets by the fourth quarter.Rounding the Colossus exploration portfolio is the 10,000 hectare Natividade project in Tocantins State. Extensive colonial era artisinal open pit workings cover an area of over 2.5 kilometres by 700 metres.Modern exploration of Natividade has been limited to trenching and surface sampling by Compantia Nacional de Minerao, Colossus and Terrara Mineradora, who also having defined a small non-43-101 compliant  30,000 ounce gold resource from colonial waste dumps.  Colossus recently completed a scout drilling program, the results of which are expected shortly.Colossus became public early in 2008 through an initial public offering led by GMP Securities in Toronto, raising almost CA$25 million in the process - more than enough to fulfill its exploration and acquisition commitments going forward.It is important to comment on the infrastructure issue surrounding the flagship Serra Pelada project. At first glance, it might seem that the project's isolation could require substantial investments in infrastructure, but surprisingly, this is not the case.The burgeoning mining industry in the Carajs Mineral Province has required a massive investment in infrastructure and to create transport routes for industrial and agricultural exports. One of the biggest mining projects in Brazil is based on the iron ore deposits in the Serra dos Carajs near Marab. With an estimated 18 billion tonnes of ore this is one of the biggest iron deposits in the world. The Projeto Grande Carajs Mining and Industrial Zone (&quot;PGC&quot;) covers an area 80% of the size of France and involves a total investment of US $62 billion. The town of Carajs has been completely rebuilt and is closed to all but VALE workers. VALE constructed a heavy-duty rail line 892 km long from the iron mines to the Atlantic port of So Lus.Other minerals such as gold, copper, nickel, manganese and bauxite have also been found insignificant quantities in the Carajs Mineral Province and more reserves of minerals are discovered each year. Much is exported in its raw form but there has been some attempt at refining it in the region. Industrial plants utilizing these reserves include the aluminum smelter in Belm (the largest industrial plant in Latin America) and a steel mill in So Lus. Mining developments have led to increased energy demands, spurring the construction of dams for the generation of hydroelectric power.Just downstream from Marab, the Tucuru hydro-electric dam in 2005 had its capacity boosted to lift output to 8,370 MW and is the largest hydro-electric project in the world. Three other hydro-electric plants on the Tocantins River have a combined capacity of 2,630 MW and an additional plant is near completion. Seven more hydro-electric plants on the Tocantins River are planned. A branch of the main 500kv hydro-electric power transmission line from Tucuru to Carajs supplies power to the Serra Pelada Gold-Platinum-Palladium Project area. The nearest railhead is at Carajs, 50 km by road from Serra Pelada.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Helio Resource Corp and the Lupa Goldfield]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2163</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2163</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:50:54 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2163</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Helio Resource Corp.'s (TSX.V:HRC) project generator model is starting to yield results, both in terms of attracting other juniors as joint venture partners, and on its own flagship SMP property in Tanzania. The company's portfolio of 27 gold, base metal, and diamond licenses in Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Tanzania have also started to attract the attention of major institutional investors, and Dundee Resources Limited of Toronto, Canada, has endorsed the company with an investment of CA$5.25 Million in January at $0.75 per share.Helio has commenced  a 20,000 metre drill program with two drill rigs on site., One rig has already tested the Mbenge Target with five drill holes so far this year.  The Mbenge structure runs parallel to the  Kenge zone which is only 450 m away to the southwest. Previous drilling by Helio at Mbenge encountered  an intercept of 24 metres grading 1.14 grams per tonne gold.  The Kenge Target, which is currently being drilled, comprises three main centres of mineralization: the SE Zone with intercepts of up to 21.5m at 3.6g/t gold, the Main Zone with intercepts of up to 22m at 7g/t gold, and the NW zone with intercepts of up to 18m at 2.7g/t gold.  The zones have a total strike length of approximately 1,400m, it outcrops at surface and has been drilled to depth of 200m below surface, and it is open to depth.  The company hopes to outline a resource on the Kenge Target by Q3 2008.The SMP property covers almost  30 km of strike length along the Saza Shear Zone, the primary gold-bearing structure of the Lupa Goldfields, where 4 colonial-era gold mines were active between 1920 - 1960, including the eastern part of the New Saza Gold Mine, which operated between 1939 -- 1956, producing  approximately 270,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 7.5 grams per tonne. During the colonial period, the Lupa Goldfield was the second largest gold producing area in Tanzania.Since June 2006, Helio has drill tested thirteen targets at the SMP Project, eleven of which are hosted and located along a 20km section of the Saza Shear Zone. All thirteen targets have returned positive gold mineralization, the most advanced being the Kenge Target, which has returned up to 21.95m grading 6.92 grams per tonne of gold.The most significant of the targets discovered to date along the Saza Shear Zone appears to be the Porcupine Target which has one drill hole into it, returning 40m grading 2.05g/t gold.  The target outcrops for 1 km from west to east, and appears to offer significant resource potential.  Helio is in the process of completing road access to the Porcupine Target and the second drill rig will be deployed there as soon as possible.Helio offers good downside protection through Joint Venture partnerships, the first of which was announced in September of last year. Helio announced an agreement with Desert Minerals (UK) Ltd., whereby Desert has the right to explore 9 of Helio's Namibian exploration licenses, and ultimately can select up to 4 licenses in which it can earn up to a 75% interest.Desert will spend US$1 million in 18 months across the 9 licenses during the first phase of the partnership, and US$1.5 million during phase 2 once it has identified the six licenses it elects to retain.Helio has also announced a new joint venture with TransAfrican Minerals Limited, which is required to spend C$5 million and make cash payments to Helio totaling $1 million over the next 4 years to earn an initial 51% interest in eight Namibian licenses.  TransAfrican can increase its interest to 60% by spending a further $5 million over the following 2 years, and they can earn an ultimate 70% interest by solely funding a bankable feasibility study.Helio plans to have all of its remaining non-Tanzanian licenses joint ventured within the coming months.  This will allow for the advancement of all of the company's exploration projects.Large scale mining was re-introduced to Tanzania in the 1990s, and it has become thethird-largest gold-producing country in Africa after South Africa and Ghana. Annualproduction of gold has increased from around 43.2 t in 2002 to about 48.0 t in 2003, thelatest year for which figures are available. Based on ongoing projects and developingmines, Tanzania now has proven gold reserves in excess of 36 million ouncesAngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU), Barrick Gold/Placer Dome (NYSE:ABX) and Resolute (ASX:RSG), among others, have established major operations in the country. In five  years, the value of the country's gold production increased more than 20-fold to an estimated $650 million a year. The President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete is the former mining minister, and has pledged to continue to develop the mining industry in the country.Modern exploration in Tanzania is still in its infancy. However, a number of very significant gold resources have already been defined. These have all been in the Lake Victoria Goldfields in areas of artisanal activity or previous large scale mining. These gold deposits suggest the possibility of finding resources in the range of 1 to 3 million ounces of contained gold.Helio is led by Richard Williams as CEO and Chris McKenzie as Chief Operating OfficerRichard is a Professional Geologist with 18 years experience in gold mining and precious and base metal mineral exploration in southern Africa, south, central and north America, and most recently in southern Europe.Chris MacKenzie is a Chartered Geologist who has worked widely in Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and South East Asia in a variety of geological and management positions. Chris holds a BSc Honours Degree in Geology from Portsmouth University, UK and an MSc Degree in Mineral Exploration from Rhodes University, South Africa.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Little Squawa4s Big Gold Potential]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2145</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2145</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:39:40 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2145</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Its not often one discovers an OTC-listed mining company that has a board of directors and management team with the caliber and pedigree of Little Squaw Gold Mining Company (OTCBB:LITS).<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drilling in the Land of Giants]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1972</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1972</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:41:32 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1972</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Over the next six months, investors in Canaco Resources (TSX.V:CAN) can expect to be bombarded with drill results from 4 different projects the company has underway in what will likely be the defining year of Canaco's existence.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Kilos Silver per Tonne at Urique]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1971</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1971</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:18:59 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1971</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yale Resources Ltd (YLL TSX.V) has recently announced the discovery of a new mineralized zone at their Urique Project, a 29,000 hectare property in Sierra Madre gold belt in Mexico.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Western Wind Powers California]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1948</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1948</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:39:14 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1948</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Western Wind Energy Corp  (TSX.V:WND) is North America's largest  publicly traded pure wind energy producer, currently providing 34 megawatts of wind turbine-generated electricity to the California electrical grid.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pinetree Capital: Investing in an Investor]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1894</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1894</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:13:54 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1894</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Seldom a week passes without news of another investment by Pinetree Capital Ltd. (TSX:PNP) in an emerging resource or technology company. Pinetree has a lean corporate structure and visionary business model that makes it part investment fund, part investment bank.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tarsis Capitalizing On Zinc]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1747</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1747</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:00:37 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1747</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tarsis Capital (TSX.V:TCC) is a company which has put together a portfolio of really high quality projects, some of which are quite advanced.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Predictions That Came True]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1746</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1746</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:49:18 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1746</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was going through my archive yesterday and came across this article which was first published in September of 2007. The accuracy of the predictions here have caused me to excerpt pieces of it for your edification.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High Price of Gold Makes Astral Mining a Safer, Stronger Bet]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1725</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1725</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:21:29 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1725</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Junior Resource companies closely aligned with the price of gold - such as Astral Mining (TSX.V:AST) - are basking in the glow of this new reality: A long-term gold price well above the previous long-term average of about $350 per ounce.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bard Ventures Reports Another Big Hole]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1724</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1724</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:43:17 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1724</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In what is quickly becoming  a habit with Bard Ventures (TSX.V:CBS), another great intercept from the drilling ongoing at the Lone Pine Molybdenum Project has returned 0.06% Molybdenum over 284 meters.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Raytec Metals Options More Iron Ore in Ontario]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1700</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1700</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:04:07 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1700</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The junior exploration company Raytec Metals Corp. has turned its focus from uranium in the Athabasca Basin to iron ore in Ontario and South America.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[However you Compute it, Ascendant Copper is One Very Undervalued Company]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1690</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1690</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:46:32 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1690</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How do we determine the value of a mining company? The first thing to keep in mind is that all production is prospective, although it comprises the company's primary source of value. In the case of Ascendant Copper (TSX:ACX), we have some near term revenue generating potential, and some longer-term prospects.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diversified Journey Resources Seeks Near Term Production]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1684</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1684</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:35:05 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1684</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Journey Resources (TSX.V: JNY) is one of those juniors that has an insurance policy against such unpredictability: The company is diversified in both commodity and locale.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PMI Gold Leads with High Grades and Profit Margins]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1671</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1671</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:56:09 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1671</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PMI Gold's (TSX.V:PMV) President Doug MacQuarrie has had his eye on the Asankrangwa gold belt in Ghana, West Africa since 1994 when he co-commissioned the first modern, geophysical airborne survey flown over the belt.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bard Ventures 2007 Drilling Ends on a High Note, 2008 Drilling Continues]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1670</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1670</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:39:29 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1670</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bard Ventures (TSX.V:CBS) recently completed two phases of drilling 23 on its Lone Pine Property near Houston in northwestern British Columbia.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KFG Resources Prepares for Seismic to Redevelop Salt Dome]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1661</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1661</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:24:21 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1661</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In Mississippi, just a few kilometres from the town of Natchez, KFG Resources (TSX.V: KFG) is about to try something that CEO Bob Kadane believes will create significant value for his company's shareholders.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ValGold Adds Value for Investors in Fish Creek Venture]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1657</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1657</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:21:01 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1657</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For ValGold, 2007 was a year of phenomenal growth in the potential for profit in the gold industry.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Soltera Mining Developing Historic Argentine Goldmine]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1639</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1639</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:10:13 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1639</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Soltera Mining (OTCBB:SLTA, Frankfurt: SN7) is developing a past producing mine with the potential to prove up a sizable deposit.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Year and Historical High for Oil Prices Primes Montello to Grow Exponentially Via the Drill Bit]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1633</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1633</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:05:13 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1633</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The year 2007 was certainly a year to be remembered by investors familiar with Montello Resources (TSX.V: MEO). The company and its JV partner Pennine Petroleum Corp. (TSX.V:PNN) have achieved success at their Pincher Creek operations in Alberta.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pennant Energy Boasts Proven Leadership, Strong Fundamentals]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1632</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1632</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:41:03 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1632</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With oil prices reaching heights like they did last week, hitting the $100/barrel mark for the first time in history, exploration juniors operating in Alberta like Pennant Energy stand to capitalize from being in the right place at the right time.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Harvest Golda4s Rosebud Revival]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1610</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1610</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:38:17 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1610</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Harvest Gold is planning the revival of the Rosebud Gold Mine in Nevada.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[True North Gems Rings in the New Year with the Discovery of a 139-Carat Sapphire]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1602</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1602</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:23:01 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1602</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Investors in True North Gems (TSX.V: TGX) were treated to a rare gift this Christmas past when the company reported the discovery of a new sapphire prospect complete with a 139 carat blue sapphire on its Beluga sapphire property in Nunavut, Canada.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tribune Uranium Closes Financing, Opens a New Chapter at Reed Lake, Manitoba]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1598</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1598</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:02:29 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1598</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aesop, the ancient Greek fabulist, was known for his kernels of wisdom - usually aimed at children.  He advised that &quot;it is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow,&quot; and suggested that rewards come when you &quot;put your shoulder to the wheel&quot;.  Even though the mining business is hardly child's play, it's obvious that Tribune Uranium Corp's (TSX.V:TCB) management has integrated this age-old advice into its vision as it looks forward to a year of steady growth.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Golden Reign Focuses on Gold Play in Russia]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1596</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1596</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:51:23 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1596</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Russian mining and exploration have had a long road toward real, and forefront of juniors making headway in modern day Russia is Golden Reign Resources.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Goldcliff Resource Assays Breathe New Life into BCa4s Famed Hedley Gold Basin]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1595</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1595</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:52:19 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1595</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Goldcliff Resource Corp's (TSX.V:GCN) share price doubled at the end of December after reporting surprising assays from the Bonanza Trench on Panorama Ridge.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KFG Resources in Search of the Wilcox Formationa4s Riches]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1583</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1583</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:00:16 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1583</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I spoke with Bob Kadane, the president of KFG Resources (TSX.V:KFG) and learned a lot about the true story behind petroleum exploration in the US that every investor should know. It's a fascinating story.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kootenay Gold Hits a Home Run]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1582</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1582</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:41:32 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1582</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In one of the very few bright spots in TSX Venture share performance, Kootenay Gold shares jumped 52% on December 10th after the company announced widespread high-grade mineralization from a drill program at their Promintorio Silver Project.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Investor Interest Climbs on Teryl Resources' Gold Hill News]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1564</link>
<comments>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1564</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:16:03 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1564</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Teryl Resources Corp. (TRC.V: TSX) is a diversified explorer with interests in oil and gas as well as minerals. In a global mining bull market, companies, particularly on their lows, are often undervalued.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Astral Achieves Astronomical Results at Jumping Josephine in Southeastern BC]]></title>
<link>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1548</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:47:35 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgtsilver</dc:creator>
<category>Financial</category>
<guid>http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/1548</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Astral Mining Corp.'s (TSX.V:AST) management may well have exceeded its target. Both management and investors are likely over the moon given that the company, along with joint venture partner Kootenay Gold (TSX.V:KTN), announced some stellar results from the latest round of drilling at the Jumping Josephine (JJ) Gold Project in southeastern BC.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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