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Probe Mines Announces Positive Preliminary Metallurgical Results for Its Borden Lake Gold Project

Probe Mines Limited (TSX VENTURE:PRB.V - News) ("Probe" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received positive preliminary gold metallurgical results from its Initial Scoping Metallurgical Study for the Borden Lake Gold Project near Chapleau, Ontario. TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 28, 2011) - Probe Mines Limited (TSX VENTURE:PRB) ("Probe" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received positive preliminary gold metallurgical results from its Initial Scoping Metallur...

Pretium Resources Inc.: Significant increase in Brucejack’s gold resources

Pretium Resources Inc.("Pretivm") (TSX:PVG) is pleased to report an updated mineral resource estimate for its wholly-owned Brucejack Project located in northern British Columbia. High-grade and bulk-tonnage gold resources have increased significantly as a result of the update. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 28, 2011) - Pretium Resources Inc. ("Pretivm") (TSX:PVG) is pleased to report an updated mineral resource estimate for its wholly-owned Brucejack Project located in northern British Columbia....

Centurion Minerals Engages Maison Placements for $2 Million Brokered Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2011) - Centurion Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CTN) ("Centurion", "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Maison Placements Canada Inc. to act as the lead agent in a private placement of 5,000,000 Units priced at $0.40 for total gross proceeds of $2,000,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share and one half warrant. Each whole warrant will be exercisable for one common share at $0.55 for a period of eighteen months following the closing. The agent shall have the option to increase the size of the issue by up to 15%.

Keegan Settles Majority Interest of Ghanaian Lawsuit

Keegan Resources Inc. (TSX:KGN)(NYSE Amex:KGN) ("Keegan" or the "Company) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a written settlement agreement with two parties who together hold a 60% interest in the outcome of the litigation commenced in 2009 in Accra, Ghana involving the Company's Esaase Project.

High Desert Gold Corporation Provides Update on Activities at the Gold Springs Project and Its Equity Interest in Highvista Gold Inc.

High Desert Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:HDG)(OTCQX:HDGCF) ("HDG" or the "Company") is continuing to advance its activities at the Gold Springs gold-silver project that straddles the Nevada/Utah border through follow-up surface exploration work and further land acquisition in the area. The Gold Springs project is a joint venture between HDG (60%) and Pilot Gold Inc. (40%) with HDG as the managing partner. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2011) - High Desert Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:HDG)(OTCQX:HDGCF) ("HDG" or the "Company") is continuing to advance its activities at the Gold Springs gold-silver project that straddles...

Kinross adjusts guidance

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2011) - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K)(NYSE:KGC) announced today that it is adjusting its forecast for depreciation, depletion and amortization in 2011 to approximately US$600 million compared wit...

Cadillac Closes $2.5 Million Financing

Cadillac Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CDC) ("Cadillac" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the first tranche of a private placement financing led by NCP Northland Capital Partners Inc. and including Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. and Secutor Capital Management Corporation (collectively, the "Agents") (see the Company's news releases dated October 26, 2011 and November 15, 2011) (the "Offering"). Pursuant to the Offering, an aggregate of 11,039,196 flow-through units ("FT Units") were sold at a price of $0.23 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.5 million.

Oroco Announces Private Placement

Oroco Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE:OCO)(FRANKFURT:OR6) ("Oroco" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of 4,772,000 units at a price of $0.25 per unit to raise gross proceeds of $1,193,000.

Lumina Copper Corp. Announces C$30 Million Financing

Lumina Copper Corp. (TSX VENTURE:LCC) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has today entered into an agreement with Raymond James Ltd. pursuant to which Raymond James Ltd. and a syndicate of underwriters, including Scotia Capital Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters") have agreed to buy on an underwritten private placement basis 1,500,000 common shares from the Company at a price of C$10.00 per common share (the "Brokered Placement").