Court Ruling on Sunshine Mine Lease   VANCOUVER, BC – Minco Silver Corporation reported that the US Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho released its Memorandum of Decision on Sterling Mining Company’s motion to assume and cure the lease of the…

Columbus Silver Increases Its Mogollon Project Holdings   VANCOUVER, BC – Columbus Silver Corporation reported the successful completion of recent initiatives to consolidate and increase its property position in the Mogollon silver-gold district, Catron County, New Mexico. The Mogollon project…

Rare Element Purchases Bear Lodge Royalty   VANCOUVER, BC – Rare Element Resources Ltd. reported the re-purchase of the royalty interest on certain claims, plus an area of interest, on the Bear Lodge property, Wyoming, from Freeport-McMoRan Corporation. The royalty…

Nord Ramping Up Production At Johnson Camp   TUCSON, AZ – Nord Resources Corporation is ramping up copper mining and processing operations at Johnson Camp Mine in Cochise County, Arizona. "During the first quarter, we continued to make good progress…

Royal Gold Reports Substantial Reserve Increases   DENVER, CO – Royal Gold Inc. reported estimates for ore reserves, additional mineralization, and calendar 2009 production forecasts for its royalty portfolio. Updated reserves, additional mineralization and production estimates, as of December 31,…

Romarco Drills 54.9 Meters Of 5.1 G/T Au At Haile   SPARKS, NV Ð Romarco Minerals Inc. reported assay results from several drill holes at the Haile Mine in South Carolina. These holes were designed to increase the density of…

Yukon-Nevada Gold Reports First Quarter Results   VANCOUVER, BC – Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. All amounts are in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated. During the quarter the Company focused its…

Atna Makes First Gold Pour at Briggs Mine   GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources Ltd. reported that it has made the first pour of approximately 300 ounces of gold in dore at the newly re-started Briggs Mine in Inyo County,…

  Barrick Returns Pete Hanson Property to Bravo   VANCOUVER, BC – Bravo Venture Group Inc. reported that Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc. has notified the company it is terminating its option agreement for the Pete Hanson property, located in the…

Western Goldfields Shareholders Approve Business Combination with New Gold   VANCOUVER – New Gold Inc. and Western Goldfields Inc. reported that Western Goldfields shareholders have voted in favour of the previously announced business combination between Western Goldfields and New Gold…