Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ) (OTCQX: CLQMF) announced today an updated National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant Mineral Resource estimate for the Québec Lithium Project that indicates Total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources have increased to 33.2 million tonnes grading 1.19% lithium oxide.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. (TSX: MDI) today reported results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended October 31, 2011.

Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) ("Monument" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Monument Mengapur Sdn. Bhd. ("MMSB") in Malaysia, has entered into the Definitive Acquisition Agreement with Diamond Hard Mining Sdn. Bhd., its shareholders and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Cermat Aman Sdn. Bhd. ("CASB") and Malaco Mining Sdn. Bhd. ("Malaco") (collectively the "Malaco Group"), all incorporated in Malaysia, to acquire 70% of the Mengapur Polymetalic Project (the "Mengapur Project" or the "Project") located in Pahang State, Malaysia.

Gold Mountain Mining Corporation ("Gold Mountain" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the second tranche (the "Second Tranche") of its flow-through private placement (the "Offering").

VANCOUVER, Nov. 27, 2011 /CNW/ - Global Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: CTG) ("Global or the Company") is pleased to provide this update on regional exploration activities

Further to its press release of October 5, 2011, Desert Gold Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: DAU) (the "Company" or "Desert Gold") is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") has conditionally approved its proposed acquisition (the "Acquisition") from TransAfrika Resources Cyprus Limited (the "Vendor") of all of the outstanding shares of TransAfrika Belgique S.A. ("TransAfrika"), a private Belgian company which owns interests in three advanced exploration-stage gold deposits in central and western Africathrough subsidiaries in Rwanda, Mali and Senegal.

West African Iron Ore Corp (TSX-V: WAI) West African Iron Ore ("WAI" or the "Company") is pleased to report substantial intersections of near surface and sub-surface, high-grade iron ore mineralisation from its on-going phase one drilling program. The current set of results just received from SGS analytical facilities in both South Africa and Canada include partial results for five (5) reverse circulation (RC) drill holes and complete results for SAMRC 011. The upper 8 to 12 metres of mineralisation of 3 RC (SAMRC 012, SAMRC 013 and SAMRC 018) appear to have the grades and chemistry to be shipped with minimal processing (Direct Shipping Ore or DSO).

Fieldex Exploration Inc. (TSXV: FLX) (Frankfurt: F7E) announces that it has entered into an engagement letter with Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. for a best-efforts private placement of "flow-through" units and non-"flow-through" units in a maximum amount of $2 million.

Golden Hope Mines Limited is pleased to announce further significant results from 4 additional holes from its Summer/Fall Drill Campaign. These holes include BD2011-158, 159, 160 and 164.

TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2011 /CNW/ - Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("GGI" or "the Company") is pleased to announce today that it has signed a Mineral Agreement ("MA") with the Government of Guyana and has received the Mining License for the Aurora Gold Project, as previously promised through its Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") agreement with the Guyanese Government (see press release dated October 5, 2011). This is the first large-scale mining license to be issued in the gold sector in Guyana since 1991.

TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2011 /CNW/ - Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico-Eagle") (NYSE & TSX: AEM) and Grayd Resource Corporation ("Grayd") (TSX-V: GYD & OTCQX: GYDRF) announced today that 91,228,900 common shares (the "Shares") of Grayd, representing approximately 94.77% of the outstanding Shares on a fully-diluted basis, have been validly deposited pursuant to the offer (the "Offer") made by Agnico-Eagle to acquire all of the issued and outstanding Shares. All conditions of the Offer have been satisfied and the Offer has now expired and will not be extended. Agnico-Eagle has taken up all deposited Shares and will pay for such deposited Shares not later thanNovember 23, 2011.

TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2011 /CNW/ - Great Lakes Nickel Limited ("GLN" or the Corporation") is pleased to announce that it signed an agreement today with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. ("RTEC") regarding an option by RTEC to acquire a 100% undivided interest in certain mining properties located in Pardee Township, Ontario (the "Pardee Property"). The basic terms of the agreement are that RTEC may exercise the option upon paying $5,500,000 to the Corporation over the course of seven (7) years, at which time it will grant the Corporation a 2% net smelter returns royalty.