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Bayfield Ranks Third out of Ten Mining
Companies to make TSX Venture 50
Vancouver, BC - Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX-V: BYV) (FWB: B4N) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that
the TSX Venture Exchange today announced its 2011 TSX Venture 50, a
ranking of strong performing companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange.
The 2011 TSX Venture 50 companies were chosen based on the following
criteria, with equal weighting assigned to each: share price
appreciation, trading volume, market capitalization growth and analyst
coverage. The 2011 TSX Venture 50 is comprised of ten companies from each
of five sectors; Clean Technology, Mining, Oil & Gas, Diversified
Industries, and Technology & Life Sciences. "Our market provides
a unique growth opportunity for early stage companies, and we are very
pleased to celebrate the success of these issuers," said John McCoach, President of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Bayfield Ventures ranked third out of the ten mining companies that made
the TSX Venture 50.
An event will be held to celebrate the 2011 TSX Venture 50. Awards will
be presented to the Top 50 companies, and brief presentations will be
made by representatives from the top company in each sector. The event
will also feature a panel of sector analysts who will discuss recent
industry trends. The event will conclude with a networking reception.
The 2,154 companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange as of December 31,
2010 were analyzed according to the following measures to determine the
2011 TSX Venture 50: Listed on TSX Venture Exchange (not NEX) on December
31, 2010; market capitalization greater than C$5 million on December 31,
2010; Closing share price greater than $0.25 on December 31, 2010; share
price of at least C$0.10 on December 31, 2009; Listed on TSX Venture
Exchange more than one year as of December 31, 2010.
View the 2011 TSX Venture 50 rankings list and methodology:
http://www.tmx.com/en/pdf/tmxmoney/2011_V50_rankings_list.pdf
About Bayfield Ventures Corp.:
Bayfield Ventures Corp. is exploring for gold in the Rainy River District
of NW Ontario adjacent to Rainy River Resources (TSX.V: RR). The Company
has approximately 53 million shares outstanding and over $7 million in
its treasury.
On February 15th, Bayfield Ventures was recognized as a TSX Venture 50
company in 2011. TSX Venture 50 is a trade-mark of TSX Inc. and is used
under license. The TSX Venture 50 are the top 10 companies listed on the
TSX Venture Exchange, in each of five major industry sectors -- mining,
oil & gas, technology & life sciences, diversified industries and
clean technology -- based on a ranking formula with equal weighting given
to return on investment, market cap growth, trading volume and analyst
coverage. All data was as of December 31, 2010.
For further information on Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX-V: BYV), visit
the Company's web site at www.bayfieldventures.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Jim Pettit"
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James G. Pettit
Chairman and CEO
For further information contact myself or:
Don Myers
Director
Bayfield Ventures Corp.
Telephone: 604-687-3376
Toll Free: 800-567-8181
Facsimile: 604-687-3119
Email: info@bayfieldventures.com
Other Contact:
Envoy Strategic Partners Investor Relations
Jay Bedard
Telephone: 416-977-7778
Email: jay@envoystrategicpartners.com
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER
ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF
THIS NEWS RELEASE.
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