2012 Mining Record Latest News

  Positive Feasibility Study Results For Underground Mine    

  Royal Gold Increases KSM Royalty Option   TORONTO –

  Drilling Commences At Red Lake   ONTARIO – Tri

  Results From Trenching At The Grey Eagle Target  

  FCX Increasing Production In North America   PHOENIX, AZ

  Significant Resources At Rock Creek Project   SPOKANE, WA

  Production Increases At Fort Knox And Kupol   TORONTO

  Seabridge Discovers Large, High-Grade Copper   TORONTO – Seabridge

  Shaft Rehabilitation At Lucky Friday Is On Schedule  

  Drilling at Pinson Returns 60 feet Of 1.38 oz/ton

  Duluth Metals Mobilizes Third Drill Rig   TORONTO, ON

  Newmont Reports Quarterly Revenue Of $2.5 Billion   DENVER,

  ATAC Discovers Carlin Style Mineralization   VANCOUVER, BC –

  Construction Underway At Red Chris   VANCOUVER, BC –

  Barrick Has Over 100 Drill Rigs Operating Globally  

  Scorpio Intersects 16.77 metres Grading 2.61 g/t Gold  

  Miranda Acquires Two Projects in Nevada╒s Walker Lane  

  Approval For Railroad Project Plan Of Operation   VANCOUVER,

  Chandalar Ready For Production In 2013   SPOKANE, WA

  Allied Nevada Net Income Of $13.4 Million In Q3

  Amarc Reports On Exploration At Silver Vista   VANCOUVER

  Improved Mining Grade At The Hollister Operation   JOHANNESBURG

  Agnico-Eagle Reports Record Operating Results   TORONTO, ON –

  Mesa Exploration Acquires Gold and Silver Projects   VANCOUVER,

  Key Upcoming Milestones For Freegold Mountain Project   VANCOUVER,

  High Grade Gold Intersects At Railroad Project   VANCOUVER,

  NuLegacy Receives Permits For Drilling Program   RENO, NV

  Montana Supreme Court Blocks Construction Of Rock Creek Mine

  Operating Improvements At Red Lake And Penasquito Mines  

  North Deposit Mineralization Remains Open   VANCOUVER, BC –

  Plan Expand Production At Bralorne Gold Mine   VANCOUVER,

  Excelsior Reports Recent Permitting in Arizona   VANCOUVER, BC

  Midas Gold Expands Mineralization At Golden Meadows Project  

  Mineralization Continuity With Strong Drill Results At Lookout Mountain

  Pilot Gold Reports Drilling Results At Kinsley Mountain, Nevada

  Drill Targets Identified On Dillard Copper-Gold Property   VANCOUVER

  Walsh Lake Discovery Delivers More High-Grade Gold Intercepts  

  Nickel Production At 80% of Full Production Rate  

  West Kirkland Advances TUG Gold Project   VANCOUVER, BC

  Revett Increases Silver and Copper Production   SPOKANE VALLEY,

  Operations Improve At Copper Mountain Mine   VANCOUVER, BC

  Drilling Expanding Size Of Pad Zone   WINNEMUCCA, NV

  Scorpio Gold Reports on Mine Plan Study   VANCOUVER,

  Approval Received To Increase Roaster Throughput At Jerritt Canyon

  Results From The Grey Eagle Target   VANCOUVER –

  Pebble Project Drill Program Achieves Million Foot Milestone  

  Atna Drills 305 Feet Grading 0.074 oz/ton Gold at

  New Discovery At Brewery Creek Project   VANCOUVER –

  Bravada Receives Permit For Drilling At Wind Mountain  

  Pilot Gold Reports 4.6 Metres of 9.5 g/t Oxide

  Keegan Provides Revised Resource Estimate For Esaase Gold Project

  Increase In Indicated Resource At COTA Gold   TORONTO

  Updated Resource Estimate At Relief Canyon Mine   LAKEWOOD,

  Nevada Copper To Purchase 17.8% Of Mercator Minerals  

  Silver Bear Expands Inferred Silver Resource by 13.5 Million

  Cornerstone and Benton Resources Sign LOI   MOUNT PEARL

  Grande Portage Intercepts 8.08 Meters of 55.53 Grams Per

  New Gold Announces Preliminary Economic Assessment At Blackwater  

  Pilot Gold Reports On First 2012 Drill Holes At

  Gold, Silver And Zinc Intersects At Sturgeon River Project

  Mt. Hope Project Permitting Update   LAKEWOOD, CO –

  Visible Gold In 18 Vein Intersections     TORONTO,

  Newmont Reports Net Income From Continuing Operations   DENVER,

  Carlin Begins Cortez Summit Drilling   VANCOUVER, BC –

  AIVN Constructing Golden Eagle Site   WINNEMUCCA, NV –

  Mount Polley Exploration Expands Springer Zone   VANCOUVER –

  Barrick Achieves First Gold Production At Pueblo Viejo  

  Drilling Authorization For Castle Copper Project   VANCOUVER, BC

  Hecla Acquires Interest In Dolly Varden Silver Corporation  

  Strong Progress At The Pan Gold Project   DENVER

  Revett Plans On Increasing Production   SPOKANE VALLEY, WA

  Positive ROD For The Hycroft Heap Leach Expansion  

  Coeur Reports Strong Financial And Operating Results   COEUR

  FCX Operates Seven Open Pit Copper Mines In North

  Major Progress On Re-Opening The Lucky   COEUR D’ALENE,

  157 Meters Of 1.75 Grams Per Tonne Gold At

  Drilling Continues At Kinsley Mountain Project   VANCOUVER, BC

  Comstock Commences Operations   VIRGINIA CITY, NV – Comstock

  Drilling Intersects 0.131 oz Au/ton At Miranda Gold’s Angel

  Mill Production Improves At Copper Mountain Mining   VANCOUVER,

  NI 43-101 Techical Reports Filed For Pinson Underground  

  West Mountain Continues Operations At Terra Project   VANCOUVER

  Royal Gold Increases Gold Stream Interest In The Mt.

  Production At Jerritt Canyon Operation   VANCOUVER – Yukon-Nevada

  Pilot Gold Reports Results From Core Drilling At Kinsley

  Secondary Access At The Pinson Underground Mine   GOLDEN,

  30% Increase In Indicated Resources At Blackwater   VANCOUVER

  Positive Feasibility Study At Goldfield Gold Project   SCOTTSDALE,

  Amarc Resources Acquires Silver Vista Property   VANCOUVER –

  Barrick Gold Revises Cost Estimate For Pascua-Lama   TORONTO

  Significant Assay Results At South Hill Target    

  Revett To Begin I-Bed Development   SPOKANE VALLEY, WA

  Major Exploration Permit for Brewery Creek   VANCOUVER –

  New Mineralization Encountered At Brewery Creek Project   VANCOUVER

  Drilling Commences On Kena-Gold-Copper Property   VANCOUVER – Sultan

  Pershing Gold Completes Work Commitment   LAKEWOOD, CO –

  Drilling Commences To Find Second Sleeper Mine   WINNEMUCCA,

  Record Copper And Molybdenum Recoveries Achieved   VANCOUVER –

Atna Provides Update on Briggs Operations   GOLDEN, CO –

  Portal Earthworks Commence At Starvation Canyon Underground Mine  

  New High Grade Gold Vein At Eau Claire  

  Rye Patch Intersects More Gold and Silver On LH

  Copper Mountain Announces Second Quarter Concentrate Shipments   VANCOUVER

  Coral Provides Robertson Project Update   VANCOUVER, BC –

  Update On Drilling at the Gold Springs Project  

  Drill Program Expands And Upgrades Ore Grade Mineralization  

  Amarc Commences Work on Five Major Targets   VANCOUVER,

  Production Starts At The New Afton Mine   VANCOUVER

  Extending Life Of Bingham Canyon   Rio Tinto is

  Augusta Updates Rosemont Copper Project Update   DENVER, CO

  Wilco Project Reports 1.28 Million Ounces Of Gold  

  70% Interest Earned in on El Oro Gold-Silver Project

  IAMGOLD Completes Acquisition Of Trelawney   TORONTO – IAMGOLD

  Jerritt Canyon Operation Achieves Steady-State Production   VANCOUVER –

  Renaissance Gold Signs Agreement With Sumitomo   WHITE ROCK,

  Drilling Intersects 537 Feet Of 0.099 Oz. Au At

  US $107 Million Approved To Advance Pebble Project  

  Approval of Mt. Hope Water Rights   LAKEWOOD, CO

  Terraco Gold Deploys Third Core Righ To Almaden  

  Thompson Creek Advancing Mt. Milligan Project   DENVER, CO

  Royal Gold Reports Reserve and Production Forecasts   DENVER,

  Hecla Reports Silver Production Of 1.3M Ounces   COEUR

  Allied Nevada Ramping Up Production At Hycroft   RENO,

  Great Basin Poised To Be A Mid-tier Gold Producer

  General Moly Updates The Mt. Hope Project   LAKEWOOD,

  Redhawk Reports 175% Increase in Resources at Copper Creek

  Newmont Increases First Quarter Net Income   DENVER, CO

  Coral Completes Spring Drilling At Robertson   VANCOUVER, BC

  Drilling Intersects 21.34 Metres Grading 1.17 g/t Gold  

  Drilling In Progress At Gold Springs Project   VANCOUVER,

  Barrick Has Over 50 Drill Rigs Operating In Nevada

  Gryphon Gold Pours And Ships Dore   CARSON CITY,

  Progress At The Nixon Fork Gold Mine   VANCOUVER,

  General Moly Receives Major Operating Permit   LAKEWOOD, CO

  Pilot Gold Earns 51% Interest in Kinsley Mountain Gold

  Strong Assay Results For Twin Metals Minnesota Project  

  Bravada Files Technical Report For Wind Mountain   VANCOUVER,

  Goldrich Completes Mobilization At Chandalar   SPOKANE, WA –

  Canamex Starts Column Leach Test Work   VANCOUVER, BC

  Yukon-Nevada Reports Progress At Jerritt Canyon   VANCOUVER, BC

  Waterton Becomes Scorpio Gold’s Joint Venture Partner   VANCOUVER,

  Excelsior Commences Drilling Program At Gunnison   VANCOUVER, BC

  U.S. Energy In Progress Of Developing Mt. Emmons Project

Stillwater Advances Growth Strategy   BILLINGS, MT – Stillwater Mining

  Premier Enters Agreeent To Acquire Cove Gold Project  

  Pershing Gold Reports New Discovery at Relief Canyon  

  Coeur Reports Solid First Quarter Results   COEUR D’ALENE,

  Drilling At West McArthur/Cree East Strike Target Zones and

  American Bonanza’s Copperstone Mine Ships First Gold   VANCOUVER

  Drilling Confirms High Grade Mineralization At Wafi-Golpu   JOHANNESBURG

  Peabody Energy Reports Increase In Mining Operations   ST.

  Gryphon Gold Provides Production Update for April 2012  

  Resource Estimate At Brewery Creek Project   VANCOUVER –

Gryphon Gold Successfully Completes First Test Production Pour At ADR

  Production Results From Recenlty Opened Copper Mountain Mine  

  Emgold Identifies Gold Target At Koegel Rawhide   VANCOUVER,

  Romarco Reports On Drilling Results   TORONTO, ON –

  Dynacor Reports Record Gold And Silver Sales Of $23.5

  Pershing Gold Expanding Its Land Position   LAKEWOOD, CO

  Hollister Continues Production Increase VANCOUVER – Great Basin Gold

  Framework For The Copper Creek Pre-Feasibility Study    

  New Gold Acquires Additional 223 Square Kilometres of Prospective

  Grasberg Mining And Milling Operations Restart   PHOENIX, AZ

  Columbus Silver Acquisition By Santa Fe Gold Is Approved

  Significant Surface Drilling Results At Jerritt Canyon   VANCOUVER,

  Drill Results Reported Focusing On Cow Mountain   VANCOUVER,

  Coral Ready To Drill At Robertson Property    

  Updated Inferred Mineral Resource of 1.2 Million Ounces of

  Reward Gold Resource Increases GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources

  Results/Update On Borealis Gold Project   CARSON CITY, NV

  Initial Mineral Resource Estimate Commissioned At Kibi Gold Project

  Phase II Drill Program At The Moss Project  

Drilling Confirms and Extends Mineralized Zone At Weepah Project  

High Grade Drilling Intercepts At San Juan Silver Property  

Pershing Gold Acquires 9,700 Acres Of Mining Claims   NEW

Goldcorp Reports Total Gold Production Of 2.51 Million Ounces  TORONTO

Significant Increase In Gold Resource at Pinson Mine  GOLDEN, CO

Restart of Pinto Valley  MELBOURNE – BHP Billiton reported that

American Bonanza Copperstone Gold Mine Update  VANCOUVER, BC – American

Allied Nevada Orders Critical Equipment For Expansion Projects   RENO,

Dynacor’s Gold Production Surpasses 46,000 Ounces   MONTREAL – Dynacor

Option Agreement Entered On Rare Metals Forgan Lake Project  VANCOUVER,

Drilling Expands The Homestake Silver Deposit  VANCOUVER, BC – Bravo

Drilling Program Initiated At The Trinity Project  TORONTO, ON –

Silver/Gold Intercepts From First 3 Holes Assayed at Bell Mountain 

First Phase of Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Evaluation Program Completed  SASKATOON

Positive Feasibility Study Results At Pumpkin Hollow  VANCOUVER, BC –

Mesa Exploration To Drill Monshine Springs Uranium Project  VANCOUVER, BC

Additional Assay Results For Borden Lake Gold Project  TORONTO, ON

Additional Claims Staked And Drilling Commences At Rochester Mine  VANCOUVER,

Refurbished Milling Facility Commissioning At Jerritt Canyon  VANCOUVER, BC –

New Mineralized Zone Discovered 13 Meters of 3.42 gpt at

General Moly Reported Strong Support at Public Hearings  LAKEWOOD, CO

Permitting Update On Rosemont Copper Project  DENVER, CO – Augusta

Rock Stability Research Could Make Mining And Construction Safer  TUCSON,

Gold Production Expected To Double At Hycroft Mine  RENO, NV

Drill Results At Almaden Project   VANCOUVER, BC – Terraco

Phase II Drilling Commences At Overland Pass Project   VANCOUVER,

Gold Exploration Activities At Buckskin Rawhide Property  VANCOUVER, BC –

Lookout Mountain Gold Zone Extended With Additional Drill Results  

Phase I Resource Expansion And High-Grade Drilling Program At North

Completion Of Drilling Program At Kinsley Mountain  VANCOUVER, BC –

Mercator Minerals Reports Record Production   VANCOUVER, BC – Mercator

High Grade Gold Intersected In New Gold Target At Rattlesnake

Gold Intersections On Mineral Ridge Project Marty Zone  LAS VEGAS,

Acquisition Of Extension Of Jumbo Gold Zone And Discovery Of

Robinson Mine Delivered Record Ex-Pit Mining Volumess  VANCOUVER, BC –

Atna Increases Briggs Gold Resource And Replaces Mined Ounces  GOLDEN,

Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment Robertson Gold Project   VANCOUVER –

Successful Second Half Drill Program At Hycroft  RENO, NV –

Alderon Commences Final Drill Program   VANCOUVER, BC – Alderon

Golden Predator Reports New Gold Discovery   VANCOUVER, BC –

New Jersey Mining Intersects 1.48 g/t Au Over 42.5 Meters

115 Metres Of Porphyry-Style Mineralization At Captain Project  VANCOUVER, BC

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Announces 11.59 m Averaging 20.19 g/t Au

Phase I Drill Program At Garden Gate Pass Project  VANCOUVER,

Kerr Deposit Yields Significant Metal Grades  TORONTO – Nine exploration

Silver’s Average Annual Price for 2011 A Record High  WASHINGTON,

Scorpio Gold Intersects 10.67 Meters Grading 3.65 g/t Gold At

Progress Review At Jerritt Canyon VANCOUVER – Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.

Exercise Of Goulagou-Rounga Option By Riverstone Resources Inc.    DENVER,

Silvercorp to Commence Work On Resource And Reserve Updates  VANCOUVER,