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            <title>Vior obtient l'autorisation de procéder à un échantillonage en vrac sur la propriété Douay Ouest et complète un financement de $ 150 000 avec un fonds</title>
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            <description>QUEBEC, CANADA--(Marketwire - 23 nov. 2009) - SOCIETE D'EXPLORATION MINIERE VIOR INC. (TSX CROISSANCE:VIO)(FRANCFORT:VL5) - a procédé, le 17 novembre dernier, à la clôture d'un placement privé avec un fonds de Toronto pour un montant de 150 000 $ comprenant un total de 1 153 946 actions ordinaires accréditives à un prix de 0,13 $ par action.

Ce financement a été négocié par l'intermédiaire d'Anthem Capital Group Inc. et Barrington Capital Corp. qui ont chacune reçu, à ce titre, une commission en espèces de 5 250 $ et 40 384 bons de souscription d'achats d'action non-transférables. Chaque bon de souscription permet à son détenteur de souscrire à une action ordinaire de la compagnie au prix de 0,13 $ pour une période de deux ans à compter de la date de clôture.
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>Vior Obtains Authorization to Complete a Bulk Sample on its Douay Ouest Property and Completes a $150 000 Financing With a Fund</title>
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            <description>QUEBEC, CANADA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - SOCIETE D'EXPLORATION MINIERE VIOR INC. (TSX VENTURE:VIO)(FRANKFURT:VL5) - closed on November 17, 2009 a private placement with a fund from Toronto for gross proceeds of $150,000 consisting of a total of 1,153,946 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.13 per share.

The financing was negotiated and completed through Anthem Capital Group Inc. and Barrington Capital Corp., who each received a finder's fee of $5,250 in cash and 40,384 non-transferable share purchase warrants. Each warrant entitles its holder thereof to subscribe to one common share of Vior at a price of $0.13 for a period of two years from the closing date.
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>AXMIN and Toro Gold Extend Exclusivity Period and AOG Exercises 2,300,000 Warrants</title>
            <link>http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1080719&amp;sourceType=3</link>
            <description>TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - 

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

AXMIN Inc. ("the Company") (TSX VENTURE:AXM) is pleased to announce that further to its press release of November 9, 2009 it has agreed with Toro to extend the exclusivity period under the letter agreement dated October 16, 2009 (as amended on November 9, 2009) to December 4, 2009.

The letter agreement between AXMIN and Toro relates to a non-binding proposal that provides for, among other things, a binding provision with respect to exclusive negotiations (subject to customary exceptions which allow the Board of Directors of AXMIN to consider any superior proposal) until December 4, 2009 with Toro, to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of AXMIN at a purchase price of C$0.14 in cash per common share (the "Transaction").
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>IIROC: Resume, Cordy Oilfield Services Inc.</title>
            <link>http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1080655&amp;sourceType=3</link>
            <description>VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - The following issue(s) will resume trading on the TSXV today:

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Company / Compagnie:         Cordy Oilfield Services Inc.
TSX-V Symbol / Symbole:      CKK
Resumption / Reprise:        9:30 e.t.

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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>Berens Energy Ltd. Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives</title>
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        &lt;p&gt;CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - Berens Energy Ltd. (TSX:BEN) ("Berens" or the "Company") announces that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to explore strategic alternatives, with a view to enhancing shareholder value. The Company has engaged Peters &amp; Co. Limited to provide financial advisory and investment banking services to assist in this process. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;"Our Board of Directors and management team are committed to enhancing value for our shareholders", said Dan Botterill, Berens' Chief Executive Officer. "We have built a strong foundation to deliver value to our shareholders. We believe this is the right time for us to explore our strategic alternatives for enhancing value and building upon our accomplishments."&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>Knight Resources Ltd.: Private Placement Update</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VANCOUVER, BRITISH
COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - &lt;/strong&gt;Further to the Company's news release
dated November 11, 2009, Mr. David Patterson, Chairman of Knight Resources Ltd.
(TSX VENTURE:KNP)(FRANKFURT:KRL), reports that the Company has closed the first
tranche of its non-brokered private placement, raising gross proceeds of
$2,576,000. The funds were raised by issuing 32,200,000 flow-through units ("FT
Unit") at a price of $0.08 per FT Unit. Each FT Unit consists of one
flow-through common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant.
Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one non-flow-through common
share at a price of $0.12 per share until November 19, 2010. However, in the
event the closing price of the Company's common shares on the Exchange is at
least $0.25 for ten consecutive trading days (at any time following four months
from the date of Closing) the Company may reduce the remaining ex</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>Pelangio Exploration Acquires Option to Repurchase Royalty on the Poirier Gold Property in West Timmins, Ontario</title>
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            <description>TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - Pelangio Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PX) ("Pelangio" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired an option to repurchase a 0.5% net smelter royalty (the "NSR") on the Company's 100%-owned Poirier Gold property (the "Property") in West Timmins, Ontario. The Company paid the optionor $10,000 for a one year option to repurchase the NSR upon payment of a further $40,000. The Property is located adjacent to and contiguous with Lake Shore Gold Corp.'s Timmins Mine Project and Thunder Creek properties (the following link illustrates the Property's location in the West Timmins camp: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/PX1123_Map.jpg)
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>IIROC: Resumption; Cossette Inc.</title>
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            <description>TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - 

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Company:       Cossette Inc.

TSX Symbol:    KOS

Resumption:    Opening, Monday, November 23, 2009

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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:26:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>IIROC: Halt; Copper Mesa Mining Corp</title>
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            <description>TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - The following issue(s) have been halted today:

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Company:         Copper Mesa Mining Corp

TSX Symbol:      CUX

Reason:          CTO

Halt Time (ET):  7:40am ET

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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>Salazar Announces Private Placement</title>
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - Salazar Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SRL) &lt;/strong&gt;has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 2,500,000 units at a price of $0.80 per unit to raise up to CAD $2,000,000. The pricing for this financing was reserved with the TSX Venture Exchange on November 05, 2009. Each unit comprises one common share and a warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share for a period of two years from closing at a price of $1.00 per share in the first year and $1.25 in the second. A finder's fee will be payable in connection with this financing.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title>North American Tungsten Announces Private Placement</title>
            <link>http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1080500&amp;sourceType=3</link>
            <description>VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - 

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. NEWS AGENCIES

North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NTC) is pleased to announce that it has negotiated a non-brokered Private Placement of 20,433,333 common shares at a price of CAD$0.15 per share for proceeds of CAD$3,065,000. The proceeds of the private placement will be used for working capital. The Private Placement is subject to regulatory approval.
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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