11:43 AM EST - Khalkos Exploration : completed today the first closing of a non-brokered private placement for an amount of $755,000. A total of 4,194,443 flow-through shares at $0.18 were subscribed. Finder's fees of $58,000 were paid for the closing. There will be a hold period of four months and one day on all securities issued under this financing. The TSX Venture has conditionally approved the private placement. Khalkos Exploration
shares V.KAS are trading unchanged at $0.16.
