Prophecy Resource Corp. Lists on OTCQX Market in the USA and Xetra in Germany
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/21/10 -- Prophecy Resource Corp. ('Prophecy') (TSX VENTURE: PCY)(OTCQX: PRPCF)(FRANKFURT: 1P2) is pleased to announce Company's common shares have been called to trade on the premier tier of the OTC market in the United States, the OTCQX. The ticker symbol is 'PRPCF'. As part of the OTCQX listing process, Prophecy Resource is now included in the Standard & Poors Corporation Records publication.
R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of Pink OTC Markets stated that: 'We are pleased to welcome Prophecy Resource to OTCQX, Companies, like Prophecy Resource, that trade on OTCQX demonstrate their commitment to providing superior information to investors and maintaining the highest quality standards.'
The Company's common shares have also been accepted for continuously trading on the electronic trading platform Xetra® in Germany under the ticker symbol '1P2.DE'. The International Security Identification Number (ISIN) number is (ISIN: CA74345B1040).
BankM - biw AG , one of the leading German securities trading banks, facilitated the Xetra® listing and will also act as the Company's designated sponsor on the electronic trading platform Xetra®. BankM - biw AG will also support Prophecy in introducing the company to network of institutional clients of Bankm - biw AG.
John Lee, CEO of Prophecy stated today that: 'Both the OTCQX and the continuous Xetra® listings mark a further step in our commitment to enhance international recognition and facilitate liquidity of our common shares to our broad international shareholder base.'
For more information about Prophecy, please contact Paul McKenzie at +1.604.642.2625 ext. 107 or John Lee at +1.800.851.1528.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of Prophecy Resource Corp.
John Lee, Chairman
About Prophecy Resource Corp.
Prophecy Resource Corporation is an internationally diversified company engaged in developing, energy, nickel and platinum group metals projects. The company controls over 1 billion tonnes of open-pittable thermal coal in Mongolia (503 MT Measured, 503 MT Indicated) (see Prophecy news, January 21, 2010 and Red Hill Energy news March 26, 2010) In Canada Prophecy owns Lynn Lake Nickel Project, a 10% equity stake in Victory Nickel and agreed to merge with Northern Platinum (TSX-V: NTH) on June 15, 2010. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
About OTCQX
The OTCQX Marketplace is the premier tier of the U.S. OTC market. Investor-focused companies use the quality controlled OTCQX platform to offer investors transparent trading, superior information, and easy access through their regulated U.S. broker-dealers. The innovative OTCQX platform offers companies and their shareholders a level of marketplace services formerly available only on a U.S. stock exchange. For more information and to view a full list of OTCQX companies, visit www.otcqx.com.
About Pink OTC Markets Inc.
Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK) operates the leading electronic interdealer quotation and trading system for over 9,000 securities not listed on a U.S. stock exchange. Pink OTC Markets segments these securities into three tiers: the quality-controlled OTCQX marketplace, the U.S. registered and reporting OTCQB marketplace, and the speculative trading Pink Sheets marketplace. These three tiers constitute the third largest U.S. liquidity pool for trading public company shares, after The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. and The New York Stock Exchange. Our products and services promote market transparency, improve price discovery, facilitate regulatory compliance, and increase the quality of issuer disclosure, to the benefit of all OTC market participants. To learn more about how Pink OTC Markets' products and services make OTC markets more transparent, informed, and efficient, please visit our websites at www.otcmarkets.com, www.pinkotc.com and www.otcqx.com or contact us at info@pinkotc.com.
About Xetra®
The electronic trading system Xetra® is one of the world's most high-performance systems for the trading of around 300,000 international instruments. These include for instance the 30 blue-chip securities of the DAX ® index , the 50 securities of the mid-cap index MDAX® and the 50 securities of the small-cap index SDAX®. Xetra® has a market share of over 90 percent in equity trading and is one of the fastest trading systems in the world with a round-trip-time at only two milliseconds.
This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed 'forward-looking statements'. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources, the realization of mineral resource estimates, interpretation of prior exploration and potential exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, the timing and results of future resource estimates, permitting time lines, metal prices and currency exchange rates, availability of capital, government regulation of exploration operations, environmental risks, reclamation, title, and future plans and objectives of the companies are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. . Although Prophecy believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include unsuccessful exploration results, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with operating in foreign jurisdictions, uninsured risks, regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, delays in receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the companies with securities regulators. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on Prophecy and the risks and challenges of its business, investors should review its filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
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Contacts:
Prophecy Resource Corp.
John Lee
1.800.851.1528
john@prophecyresource.com
www.prophecyresource.com