NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the financial information and technology services company that provides the world's largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks, today announced that High Desert Gold Corporation (TSX.V: HDG; OTCQX: HDGCF), a mining and exploration company focused on precious metal deposits in Mexico and the United States, is now trading on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX®.
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High Desert Gold began trading today on the OTC market's prestigious tier, OTCQX International. Investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on www.otcqx.com and www.otcmarkets.com.
"The OTCQX platform offers investor-focused companies a winning combination of quality control, transparency, and broader visibility to U.S. investors," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and Chief Executive Officer of OTC Markets Group. "We are pleased to welcome High Desert Gold to OTCQX."
Berenbaum Weinshienk PC will serve as High Desert Gold's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements and compliance with U.S. securities law.
About High Desert Gold Corp.
High Desert Gold Corporation (TSX.V: HDG; OTCQX: HDGCF), trades in the United States on OTCQX under the symbol "HDGCF". The Company is a mineral exploration company that acquires and explores mineral properties, primarily gold, copper and silver, in North America. The major properties held by HDG are the Gold Springs gold project situated along the border between Utah and Nevada and the San Antonio project in Sonora, Mexico. The Company recently completed a financing for gross proceeds of Cdn$3.0 million and is in the process of initiating drilling programs at San Antonio and, in early spring, at Gold Springs.
About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates the world's largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks. Our OTC Link platform supports an open network of competing broker-dealers that provide investors with the best prices in over 10,000 OTC securities. In 2010, securities on OTC Link traded over $144 billion in dollar volume, making it the third largest U.S. equity trading venue after NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange. We categorize the wide spectrum of OTC-traded companies into three tiers - OTCQX (the quality-controlled marketplace for investor friendly companies), OTCQB (the U.S. reporting company marketplace for development stage companies), and OTC Pink (the speculative trading marketplace) - so investors can identify the level and quality of information companies provide. To learn more about how OTC Markets Group makes the unlisted markets more transparent, informed, and efficient, visit www.otcmarkets.com.
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