Mexivada starts diamond mining at Kono, Sierra Leone; Larger diamond found at Lepandza, ROC Congo

Sierra Leone Projects: Mexivada Mining Corp. (MNV.V) has begun diamond mining near Koidu Town, in the heart of the famous, world class Kono mining district of Sierra Leone. Hundreds of millions of US Dollars worth of diamonds are produced from the district every year, including many fancy-colored stones.... Read more..

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Daleco Resources Corporation Updates Sierra Kaolin Open Pit Clay Mine Project

Gary J. Novinskie, President of Daleco Resources Corporation, announced that Tecumseh Professional Associates, Inc. (Tecumseh), joint venture partner and project manager in conjunction with Daleco’s wholly owned subsidiary, Clean Age Minerals, Inc., has submitted its Environmental Assessment (EA) for... Read more..

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Western Sierra (OTC WSRA) Reports Initial Production Results Targeting $400 Million in Reserves at Gold Basin Mine

Western Sierra Mining Corp. released preliminary ore refining data from production sites at the Gold Basin Mine currently being processed. Specifically, the initial production results from its “Site 76″ at the Gold Basin Mine are producing .75 grams gold per yard of processed ore. Michael... Read more..

Increased Resource Model Requires Re-evaluation of Sierra Mojada Project Feasibility Study.

Metalline Mining Company is pleased to announce that a new resource model has been completed on the Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico Oxide Zinc mineralization. The new model was completed by world-recognized Pincock, Allen, and Holt, and more than doubles the amount of zinc present in the deposit. The... Read more..

Apollo Gold Update Development Activities and Financing of the Black Fox Mine

Apollo Gold Corporation provide an update on the financing of and status of project development related to its 100% owned Black Fox Project located near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Financing In May 2008 Apollo retained Macquarie Bank Ltd. (“Macquarie”) and RMB Resources Inc. (“RMB”) as joint arrangers... Read more..

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Maya Gold & Silver Inc.: Guy Goulet Nomination as President

Maya Gold & Silver Inc. announce Guy Goulet nomination as President of the company. In 1986, Guy Goulet graduated with an engineering degree in geology from l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. Mr. Goulet has sat on several boards of directors for both public and private companies over the past... Read more..

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Dia Bras Increases Resources at its Bolivar Cu-Zn Project and Plans New Mill on Site

Dia Bras Exploration announce that it has received an updated Resource Evaluation for the Bolivar Cu-Zn Project, effective September 25th, 2008 and dated October 31st, 2008 that was conducted by Yann Camus, P. Eng. Geo., from SGS Geostat Ltd., independent Qualified Person under NI 43-101 standards. “The... Read more..

Apollo Gold Commences Development of the Black Fox Mine

Apollo Gold Corporation give an update on the status of activities related to commencement of mining at its 100% owned Black Fox Project (“Black Fox”) located near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Since April 2008, when Apollo completed the feasibility study on the Black Fox mine, it has made progress on... Read more..

Apollo Gold Repays US$1.9 Million of RMB Resource Loan Early

Apollo Gold Corporation announces that it has prepaid US$1,952,000 of the US$4,789,000 balance outstanding under the facilities agreement with RMB Australia Holding Limited (“RMB”) from proceeds of unwinding part of its hedge position as more fully described below. On October 12, 2007, Apollo entered... Read more..

Pan American Silver Announces Discovery of New High Grade Silver Zone at Its Morococha Mine

Pan American Silver Corp. announced high grade drill results from the newly discovered Morro Solar vein at its Morococha mine in Peru. The Morro Solar vein is located in the Codiciada mining zone, approximately 1.7 km north west of the Central shaft. Access to the uppermost part of the vein is from a... Read more..