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This blog was created to publish news on argentinean mining, thus complementing our website and presence in social networks. As all of our activities, it intends to connect the mining community in Argentina and provide a place to promote the activity in the world, developing business opportunities.

25 mar 2009

News of the day: Urex; Plato Gold

Urex Meets with Representatives of Areva

March 24, 2009 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

RENO, Nevada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Urex Energy Corporation (the “Company” or “Urex”) (OTCBB: URXE) reports that Directors of the Company met with representatives of Areva NC at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada conference (PDAC) in Toronto to discuss the Company’s uranium properties in southern Argentina.
Areva is investigating options regarding uranium resources in southern Argentina and is in cooperation with various owners including Urex to support a potential central process facility. A minimum mineable uranium reserve necessary to support such a process facility is estimated at 22 million pounds of eU3O8. The concept is that the mining of a number of satellite uranium ore bodies, controlled by different owners, would provide uranium ore feed to the central milling facility.

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Plato Gold to Carry Out Further Exploration on Lolita Property in Santa Cruz, Argentina
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 24, 2009) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Plato Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PGC) ("Plato" or the "Company") an exploration company with a portfolio of properties in significant gold mining camps in Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, and Santa Cruz, Argentina announces the next stage of their exploration plan on the Lolita Property in Santa Cruz, Argentina, is currently underway."We are looking forward to advancing the Lolita Project and developing its potential," said Anthony Cohen, President and CEO of Plato. "With the recent success of our neighbours Argentex and Hunt Mountain Resources with El Pinguino and La Josefina, respectively, as well as other companies in Santa Cruz such as Minera Andes and Andean Resources developing exciting mineral projects, we feel that the Lolita Project has very exciting potential for our Company.""With a new NI 43-101 compliant inferred resources of 146,315 oz Au on average grade of 4.09 g/t in our Val d'Or Project in Quebec, the exciting potential of the Lolita Project in Santa Cruz, and our original Timmins Gold Project, I believe that Plato has three world class exploration projects with great opportunity to add value for our shareholders," said Mr. Cohen.

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