Southern Peru Copper Hits 48 Metres of 0.36% Copper and Drops Option at Canadian Shield’s Cerro Cori Property

September 6th, 2008

Canadian Shield Resources Inc. announce that Southern Peru Copper - Surcusal del Peru, the Peruvian branch of Southern Copper Corporation has completed a 9 hole, 3,428 metre diamond drilling campaign on the Company’s Cerro Cori Property located in the Department of Ayacucho in southern Peru.
The mineralization in hole CO-03 appears to be stratigraphically controlled occurring [...]

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Keegan Reports Excellent Results From Drilling to North of Esaase Gold Resource

September 5th, 2008

Keegan Resources Inc. announce results from step out drilling to the north of the 43-101 resource at the Esaase property. The results continue to indicate continuous gold mineralization in the close spaced, 40 x 40 meter drilling designed for resource expansion, which now extends 500 meters north from the north boundary of the previously released [...]

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LKA and Richmont Agree to Extend Initial Commitment Period to Complete Current Golden Wonder Drilling Program

September 5th, 2008

LKA International, Inc. and Golden Wonder mine operator Richmont Mines Inc. have agreed to extend by sixty days the “Initial Commitment Period” described in the amended and restated “Letter Agreement” dated December 21, 2007. The Initial Commitment Period, originally set to expire on September 1, 2008, will now be extended until November 1, 2008.
The [...]

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Royal Gold to Present at the Denver Gold Forum

September 5th, 2008

ROYAL GOLD, INC., the leading precious metals royalty company, announced today that management will present at the Denver Gold Forum in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Gold Forum is an invitation-only conference for institutional investors, mining analysts and the executive management of the world’s premier mining companies.
Tony Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer, will address conference [...]

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Drilling Begins at Miranda Gold Corp.’s Red Hill Project

September 5th, 2008

Miranda Gold Corp. announces that drilling has commenced at the Red Hill project, under an exploration funding agreement with Barrick Gold Exploration Inc. (”Barrick”). The drill program will encompass 2 holes totaling approximately 4,500 to 5,000 ft (1372 to 1524 m).
The program is designed to better understand the gold system that was discovered in hole [...]

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Richmont Mines and LKA Agree to Extend Initial Commitment Period to Complete Current Golden Wonder Drilling Program

September 5th, 2008

Richmont Mines Inc. a gold exploration, development and production company with operations in North America, and LKA International, Inc. have agreed to extend by sixty days the “Initial Commitment Period” described in the amended and restated “Letter Agreement” dated December 21, 2007, which grants Richmont an option to earn a 50% joint-venture interest in LKA’s [...]

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Tri-Star Holdings, Inc. Announces Company Contacts Geologist to Confirm Lucky Linda Reports and Consult Preliminary Production Round

September 4th, 2008

TRI-STAR HOLDINGS, INC., a publicly traded company currently on the Over the Counter, announced the Company has contacted a geologist and an analyst to verify existing reports on the “Lucky Linda” claim’s gold, silver and platinum reserves. The analyst will also specifically assist in targeted analysis as to where the company should begin its preliminary [...]

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Maximus and NFX Report More High-Grade Results From the Bear Lake Gold Zone at Larder Lake

September 4th, 2008

Maximus Ventures Ltd. report new results from the follow-up drilling program on the Bear Lake gold zone of the Larder Lake Property located in northeastern Ontario. Hole #49 intersected, at 750 meters vertical depth, 9.5 meters of carbonate-type mineralization grading 19.4 g/t gold, including a section of 6.5 meters grading 27.9 g/t gold. This intercept [...]

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