Venus Metals Corporation Limited (ASX:VMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Selvakumar (Kumar) Arunachalam MAusIMM M.Sc (Geology), M.Tech (Hydrogeology), PG Dip in Geothermal Tech (NZ), Dip in Science (GIS) (NZ) as a Director of the Company effective 15th July 2011. Mr Arunachalam is currently the General Manager - Operations and will continue in that position.
Asian Activities Report for July 15, 2011 includes: Malachite Resources Limited (ASX:MAR) has identified a new copper-gold prospect in northwest Queensland; C @ Limited (ASX:CEO) has successfully completed its technical due diligence exploration program on the coal licences in southern Mongolia; Gloucester Coal Limited (ASX:GCL) has completed the acquisition of Donaldson Coal Holdings Limited and the Monash coal prospects; Minemakers Limited (ASX:MAK) has received the Notice of Preparedness to Grant the Mining Licence from the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding Minemakers' Sandpiper Phosphate Project in Namibia.
Venus Metals Corporation Limited (ASX:VMC) are pleased to advise that RC drilling for pre-collaring has commenced at the Radi Hills Prospect, Telfer North Super Project.
Asian Activities Report for July 12, 2011 includes: Silver Mines Limited (ASX:SVL) has identified numerous new targets associated with silver rich polymetallic mineralisation in New South Wales; Prairie Downs Metals Limited (ASX:PDZ) said today that Ivernia Australia Exploration Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ivernia Inc. (TSE:IVW), has completed the Minimum Obligation expenditure of A$2 million at the Prairie Downs Base Metals Project; Australian Pacific Coal Limited (ASX:AQC) has commenced drilling in the north east section of the Cooroorah coal project; Monitor Energy Limited (ASX:MHL) has executed a binding agreement to acquire a 20% interest in the Matagorda oil and gas project located in Matagorda County, Texas, USA.
Asian Activities Report for July 11, 2011 includes: Royal Resources Limited (ASX:ROY) has doubled the Phase II JORC compliant Inferred Resource to a total of 537.2Mt at 25.5% Fe at its 100%-owned Razorback Iron Ore Project in South Australia; Metminco Limited (ASX:MNC) said today that its 100%-owned Los Calatos copper-molybdenum project in south Peru has been declared a "Project of National Interest" by the Peruvian Government; Realm Resources Limited (ASX:RRP) said today that JORC inferred resource of 40.5Mt has been defined on the main seam in the Southern area of the Katingan Ria thermal coal project in Indonesia; MIL Resources Limited (ASX:MGK) will commence a diamond drilling program of up to 4000m at its Golden Peak and Poi gold/copper projects in late August in Papua New Guinea.
Indochine Mining Limited (ASX:IDC) is pleased to announce the completion of a drilling program over the Kratie North gold project in Cambodia. Encouraging mineralisation has been intersected, with initial results expected within two weeks. Two main targets were drill tested at Kratie North, in a 16-hole program (2216 metres) of diamond drill core. Pyrite and pyrrhotite mineralisation was intersected in a number of holes over the first target.
Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) has a 100% interest in EL3711 Carappee Hill located 10km east of Darke Peak in northern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia that hosts the Sugarloaf graphite deposit. Sugarloaf has an Exploration Target of 24-37Mt grading 10-12% total carbon which, in terms of tonnes and grade, make the deposit very large in world terms.
