Olympus Seeks Approval to Continue Toll Treating Phuoc Son High Grade

Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. announce that the Company has recorded its highest gold production month during December 2008.The initial three-month trucking and toll treatment trial of ore through the Company’s Bong Mieu plant from its second mining operation at Phuoc Son has proved to be successful... Read more..

Bear Lake Gold Adds a Third Drill Rig at Larder Lake

Bear Lake Gold Ltd. announces that it has mobilized an additional drill rig to accelerate the pace of the Phase 1 exploration program totalling 11,000 meters at its Larder Lake Project in Ontario. Recently, the contractor managed to drill successfully through a bad ground area associated with a fault... Read more..

Crystallex Comments on Market Activity and Las Cristinas

Crystallex International Corporation reported that it is aware of certain comments related to the Las Cristinas gold project attributed to President Chavez in Venezuela. Outside of the media coverage, the Company has not been notified of any changes in position by the Venezuelan Government regarding... Read more..

Infill drilling program completed at Joanna - 116 grams of gold per tonne over 2.7 metres intersected

Aurizon Mines Ltd. announce the completion of an important infill drill program at its Joanna project, located 20 kilometres from Rouyn-Noranda, in north-western, Quebec. Four hundred sixty-three (463) holes totalling 134,489 metres have been completed by Aurizon at Joanna, with the objective of confirming... Read more..

IAMGOLD and Orezone Announce Business Combination

IAMGOLD Corporation and Orezone Resources Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement whereby IAMGOLD would acquire, via a plan of arrangement, all of the outstanding common shares of Orezone in a supported, all-share transaction. Total consideration is valued... Read more..

Pacific Rim Files Notice of Intent to Seek CAFTA Arbitration

Pac Rim Cayman LLC, a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Rim Mining Corp., has filed a Notice of Intent to commence international arbitration proceedings against the Government of El Salvador under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States of America Free Trade Agreement... Read more..

Wallbridge Mining and Lonmin Approve $1.5 million for 2009 Sudbury Camp Joint Venture Exploration Program

Wallbridge Mining Company Limited announced that Wallbridge and its joint venture partner major platinum producer Lonmin Plc, have approved C$1.5 million of funding to carry out the 2009 work program on the Wallbridge/Lonmin Sudbury Camp Joint Venture (”SCJV”) properties. The funding provides... Read more..

Goldstake-Clay, Gold and Diamond, Property Acquisition

Goldstake Explorations Inc. announce that the company has officially earned a 60% interest in the Clay Property from Transpacific Resources Inc. Goldstake earned the majority interest in the Clay Property after incurring exploration expenditures to-date of $1.8 million. Exploration on the property by... Read more..

Agnico-Eagle hosts analyst and investor tour at Kittila gold mine in northern Finland

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited announced that it is conducting a tour for analysts and investors of its new Kittila gold mine and facilities in northern Finland on November 18, 2008. Construction commenced at the 100% owned Kittila mine project in northern Finland in the second quarter of 2006. Kittila has... Read more..

Mirasol commences a 1,700-metre drill program at Joaquin and extends the La Morena gold zone

Mirasol Resources Ltd. announce the discovery of extensions to the Morena gold prospect and the start of a 1,700 metre scout drill program at its 100% owned Joaquin high grade gold silver project, Santa Cruz province, southern Argentina. Ongoing exploration at the Joaquin project is 100% funded by Mirasol’s... Read more..