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ASX Company News: Mining Projects Group Acquire Two New Exploration Permits

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Mining Projects Group Limited (MPJ) announces it has executed a binding Heads of Agreement to acquire two prospective Exploration Permits for Coal applications (EPCAs) north and east of Kingaroy, Queensland. MPJ has reviewed a number of coal projects over the preceding two quarters. The Company will continue to seek further opportunities to develop a prospective portfolio of coal projects. The HoA entered into by MPJ is to acquire 100% of Delcarmen Energy Limited for $1 million with consideration for the acquisition to be completed on a 50:50 equity and cash basis. Delcarmen has filed two EPCA’s north and east of Kingaroy (applications for EPC 2527 & EPC 2528), approximately 170kms west of Brisbane.

The $1 million consideration for the acquisition will be paid on the following basis – non refundable deposit of $20,000 paid on execution of the HoA; $80,000 to be paid on completion of the acquisition of Delcarmen; 12,500,000 performance shares will be issued on completion of the acquisition of Delcarmen, each of the performance shares will convert to an ordinary fully paid share, at 2 cents per share, in the Company upon the later of completion of the acquisition of Delcarmen or the grant of EPCA 2527; $200,000 to be paid on the later of completion of the acquisition of Delcarmen or the grant of EPCA 2527; 12,500,000 performance shares will be issued on completion of the acquisition of Delcarmen, each of the performance shares will convert to an ordinary fully paid share, at 2 cents per share, in the Company upon the later of completion of the acquisition of Delcarmen or the grant of EPCA 2528; $200,000 to be paid on the later of completion of the acquisition of Delcarmen or the grant of EPCA 2528; milestone payment of $250,000.

www.miningprojectsgroup.com.au

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ASX Company News: Beacon Minerals Sells Mining Lease

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Beacon Minerals Ltd (BCN) is pleased to announce it has signed the legal sale agreement with Ramelius Resources Ltd to sell Mining Lease ML 77/1254 (BCN ownership 80%) at the Barlee Gold Project. The sale of this asset will establish a strong financial base for the Company to grow, potentially through both the acquisition of new ground and further exploration of the remaining Barlee tenements. This recapitalisation will allow the Company to continue exploration of several prospective targets at Barlee as well as continue the current advanced negotiations on project opportunities which are located in geological regions where existing large scale gold resources occur. Further details of the Company’s planned activities will be released to shareholders in the coming weeks. The payment terms for sale of the Mining Lease are : Payment of $4 million cash representing reimbursement of exploration expenditure.

www.beaconminerals.com

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ASX Company News: Volta Mining To Acquire Exploration Permits In Burkina Faso

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Emerging West Africa focussed gold explorer Volta Mining Limited (VTM) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Volta Mining has obtained an option to acquire up to a 100% interest in six (6) prospective gold permits throughout Burkina Faso and Mali totalling 1,236.6km. The acquisitions are complementary to Volta Mining’s current permit holding (Dangue Gold Project) located in the south of Burkina Faso.

Managing Director of Volta Mining, Mr David Sumich said, “We are excited to have secured these gold projects in Burkina Faso and Mali. The acquisitions are a strategic fit for Volta Mining and we have substantially increased our footprint in West Africa with the inclusion of projects in Mali to our portfolio.” He added, “What has been most pleasing has been the fact that we have been able to achieve this growth in a relatively short period of time since listing in October 2011.” “Initial reconnaissance of the permit areas and analysis of historical exploration data is very encouraging. The majority of the permits lie on greenstone belts which play host to a number of large gold deposits in the region. A number of artisanal mines have also been identified indicating good prospectivity for gold mineralisation.”

Volta Mining is a Perth-based gold exploration company that has been established to take advantage of the opportunities presented by an evolving gold sector in West Africa. Its vision is to become a leading mid-cap resources company with advanced, sustainable projects in Africa. Volta Mining’s short term focus is to create value for its shareholders through the acquisition of strategic landholdings in West Africa and the commencement of auger drilling programs on new projects. In the medium term it looks to develop a pipeline of projects in Africa across multiple commodities to realize its vision. Upon completion of the Share Purchase Agreement, Volta Mining’s projects with comprise the Koro, Ibi Palga and Dangue Gold Projects in Burkina Faso; and the Fandiala Gold Project in Mali covering a combined area of 1,479.1km2.

www.voltamining.com.au

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ASX Company News: West Wits Mining Sells South Africa Mining Leases

Friday, January 27th, 2012

West Wits Mining Limited (WWI) is pleased to announce it has accepted a joint offer from a consortium comprised of Mintails Limited (MLI) and Galabyte (Pty) Limited to sell all the rights to four of its mining leases in South Africa including the West Wits Lease, West Rand Consolidated Lease, Luipaardsvlei Lease and East Champ D’Or Lease for A$9 million.

The sale price agreed is to be paid as an upfront payment of $4,000,000 on completion of due diligence (a period of 30 days due diligence has been allowed) and signing of definitive legal agreements; a first interim payment of $1,000,000 after 6 months; a second interim payment of $1,000,000 after 12 months subject to regulatory approval for transfer of the leases; and further payments totalling $3,000,000 following regulatory approval for the transfer of leases will be paid progressively based on the tonnage of ore processed by the Consortium.

The Consortium has agreed to deliver guarantees in a form reasonably satisfactory to West Wits for payment of the upfront amount of $4,000,000 (within 14 days) and for a further $2,000,000 of interim payments by completion of the due diligence period.

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ASX Company News: Strategic Elements Granted Exploration Permit

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Strategic Elements Ltd (SOR) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Strategic Materials (the “Company”), has been granted a permit for the Gifford Creek Project in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Exploration in the Gifford Creek permit targets rare earth mineralisation in carbonatite dykes intruded into a broad zone of altered rocks. The intrusive rocks are considered significantly anomalous in rare earths.

The Gifford Creek Carbonatite Complex consists of dykes and sills with elevated to high concentrations of rare earths,  that occur over an area of about 25x25km of northwest Western Australia (Pearson et al., 1995; Pearson and Taylor, 1996; Pirajno et al., 2010; Sheppard et al., 2010).

Strategic Materials’ permit area, 15 x 7.5km in size, includes part of a swarm of dykes along the Lyons Creek Lineament. The dykes and associated fenitic alteration haloes are inferred to be sourced from an unexposed carbonatitic intrusion with rare earth mineralisation potential. The area is 270km inland (east-northeast) of the coastal town of Carnarvon.

The Company also wishes to advise that the permit for the Mabel Bush (silica) has been relinquished.

www.strategicelements.com.au

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ASX Company News: Mincor Resources Acquires New Tenements

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Australian nickel miner Mincor Resources NL (MCR) announced that it has added a substantial package of highly prospective tenements to its land-holdings in the world-class Kambalda Nickel District. The tenements are being acquired from Jupiter Mines Ltd through a Sale Agreement executed earlier today. Completion of the acquisition, for a total cost of $200,000, remains subject to a number of statutory and regulatory approvals. Mincor is already the largest holder of nickel tenements in the Kambalda Nickel District, where it has been in successful production for nearly 11 years. Over that time Mincor has discovered an estimated 100,000 tonnes of nickel metal, and has produced more than 135,000 tonnes of nickel-in-ore. The latest acquisition adds some 56.4 square kilometres to Mincor’s landholdings in the southern part of the Widgiemooltha Dome. The tenements are along strike of some of the most successful mines in Kambalda, including Mincor’s operating Miitel and Mariners Mines and its former Redross Mine.

Mincor is a leading Australian nickel producer and an emerging multi-commodity resources growth company, and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Mincor operates two mining centres in the world class Kambalda Nickel District of Western Australia, and has been in successful production since 2001.

www.mincor.com.au

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ASX Company News: Monax Mining Enters Joint Venture With Antofagasta Minerals

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Monax Mining Limited (MOX) is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic alliance with Antofagasta Minerals Adelaide Pty Limited (Antofagasta), a subsidiary of Antofagasta plc, for copper exploration within South Australia, exclusive of Monax’s current portfolio in South Australia.  The alliance builds upon the already existing relationship developed on the farmin agreement Monax has with Antofagasta on Monax’s flagship Punt Hill copper-gold project.

South Australia has been the location for three significant copper discoveries in the last 12 years with Prominent Hill, Carrapateena and Hillside all located within the highly prospective Olympic Iron-Oxide Copper-Gold province. Both Monax and Antofagasta plc strongly believe that further exploration of this copper-gold province will result in additional significant discoveries, and it is this belief that underpins this strategic alliance. The significance of this copper province has been highlighted recently by purchase of Carrapateena by OZ Minerals and the agreement between Rio Tinto and Tasman Resources on the Vulcan project.

Under the terms of the Agreement, Antofagasta will provide US$1 million to Monax over two years for target-generation and exploration within South Australia.  Properties which are identified as a project of interest become a Designated Project (DP).  Once a DP has been formed, Antofagasta will have acquired a 51% interest and Monax a 49% interest in the project.  Antofagasta will then have the option to earn an additional 19% of any DP (for a cumulative 70% interest) by spending a further US$4 million within three years.  At this stage, Antofagasta will make a cash payment (success fee) to Monax of US$3 million.

The Alliance will target properties containing copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, lead, zinc, nickel and platinum group minerals. Properties identified by Monax under the Alliance that are not jointly pursued will then be available for Monax to pursue on its own. Decisions relating to the Alliance will be made jointly by a Technical Committee comprising two representatives from each company, with Antofagasta holding the casting vote whilst sole funding.

www.monaxmining.com.au

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ASX Company News: General Mining Acquires Mongolian Exploration Licence

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

General Mining Corporation (GMM) wholly-owned Mongolian subsidiary Golden Cross LLC (GMM) has signed a purchase letter agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 19.6 km2 exploration licence 15206X predominantly for the purpose of coal exploration. Golden Cross will acquire exploration licence 15206X by way of a staged acquisition. It is to be comprised of an initial right to acquire 50% of the exploration licence interest by the payment of a non- refundable deposit of US$100,000 on execution of this agreement and an additional non-refundable payment of US$300,000 after the initial legal, technical, financial and regulatory due diligence period.

Golden Cross will have a period of 16 months from the end of the initial due diligence to carry out mineral exploration, including drilling, and further due diligence; and to acquire the remaining 50% of the exploration licence interest by making an additional non-refundable payment of US$400,000.

General Mining Corporation Ltd (GMM) is a Western Australian company with a substantial portfolio of exploration properties in Mongolia and Western Australia. The Company is focused on bulk commodities, namely high-margin potash and coal at the Uvs Basin project in Mongolia, and iron ore at the Shoemaker project in Western Australia. The Company also has some base metal and IOCG exploration properties in those countries.

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ASX Company News: Canyon Resources Acquires Wilier Project

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Canyon Resources Limited (CAY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a local vendor to purchase a new project, the Wilier Project, comprising two granted contiguous exploration permits in eastern Burkina Faso. This acquisition is consistent with Canyon’s previously announced strategy of continuing to selectively grow its exploration portfolio in Burkina Faso whilst actively exploring its existing projects.

Canyon’s Managing Director, Mr Phillip Gallagher said, “We have had the opportunity to review a number of project areas for potential acquisition in Burkina Faso and the Wilier Project exceeds our criteria for early stage projects. It is a testament to our team on the ground in Burkina Faso, managed by our Exploration Manager Mr Chris Connell, that we are able to secure projects with such high exploration potential at a reasonable purchase price.” Canyon will initiate a first pass exploration program on Wilier at the commencement of the new exploration season in Burkina Faso, which is expected to commence in October 2011.

Canyon will acquire 100% of the Wilier Project via an initial payment on signing of the Agreement and a series of payments over a three year period. The payments are to be made at Canyon’s election and if Canyon chooses not to make one of the payments it will hand back ownership of the tenements.

www.canyonresources.com.au

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ASX Company News: Carpenteria Exploration Acquires Yanco Glen Tenement

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Carpentaria Exploration Limited (CAP) announces the acquisition of the Yanco Glen mineral exploration tenement, further expanding the Company’s tin and tungsten portfolio in the Broken Hill region of New South Wales.

Located 30 kilometres north of Broken Hill, the Yanco Glen tenement is prospective for tin, tungsten and base metals with 125 known mineral occurrences on site. It is being acquired from Wolf Minerals Limited (WLF) for a total consideration of 250,000 new Carpentaria ordinary shares.

The acquisition adds to the Company’s nearby Euriowie tin discovery (100% CAP), increasing its tenement holdings to 240 km2 in the base metal which has recently hit record highs of over US$27,000 a tonne.

Executive Chairman, Nick Sheard noted that “This acquisition consolidates our 100% holding of two major historical tin fields in the Broken Hill district, and provides the opportunity to expand the tin potential we are currently establishing at Euriowie.” “Our initial drilling at Euriowie has given us confidence that the mineralised systems within the Mt Euriowie dyke extend from the surface exposure to depth. The mineralisation is very similar at Yanco Glen, with the tin occurring as cassiterite (tin oxide) in pegmatite dykes. There is also the added bonus of an established Inferred Resource of tungsten with upside potential.”

www.capex.net.au

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