10:09 AM EST - African Queen Mines Ltd. : said it has completed a thorough review of its portfolio of exploration properties in Southern Africa. The company said it has elected to pare down its portfolio by relinquishing certain gold permits and abandoning the Earn-In/JV with Manica Minerals Ltd., in order to concentrate its exploration activities on its highest priority gold targets including the King Solomon Project. African Queen Mines Ltd.
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