AuEx Adds 96,000 Acres of Land in Northeastern Nevada   RENO, NV – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported that the Company has entered into an exploration license and option to lease agreement with Nevada Land and Resource Company LLC ("NLRC") covering…

Kinross Gold reported record revenues and Production  Toronto, On – Kinross Gold Corporation reported its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Gold equivalent production was 526,888 gold equivalent ounces in the first quarter of 2009, compared…

Exploration Program Commences at LongCanyon and West Pequop   VANCOUVER, BC – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported that core and reverse circulation drilling has commenced at both the Long Canyon and West Pequop Joint Ventures located in the Pequop Gold District…

Independent Resource Estimate for Crescent Project   VANCOUVER, BC – SNS Silver Corporation has completed a NI 43-101 resource estimate on its Crescent Property near Kellogg, Idaho. The mineral resource estimate is 6.1 million ounces of silver in the indicated…

Metallurgical Review Of Northumberland Gold Deposit   VANCOUVER – Fronteer Development Group Inc. reported completion of a comprehensive metallurgical review of the Northumberland gold deposit in Nye County, Nevada and the commencement of Phase 1 metallurgical testing. The review, commissioned…

Thompson Creek Production Consistant With Plans   TORONTO, ON – Thompson Creek Metals Company reported that molybdenum production in the first quarter of 2009 was 6.1 million pounds, up from 5.6 million pounds in the same period a year earlier…

Exploration Update for Tonopah Divide   LA JOLLA, CA – Tonogold Resources, Inc. reported the 1st quarter exploration update for the Tonopah Divide Gold Project located five miles south of the town of Tonopah, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Centerra (U.S.), Inc.,…

Eau Claire Drilling Intersects High-Grade Gold   TORONTO, ON – Eastmain Resources Inc. reported final assay data from 20 drill holes completed during a winter campaign on its wholly-owned Eau Claire Gold Deposit, located in James Bay, Northern QuŽbec. 65…

Hecla Mining’s Silver Production Increases 128%   COEUR DALENE, ID – Hecla Mining Company President and Chief Executive Officer Phillips S. Baker, Jr., said, ”We had a much improved first quarter with all operational benchmarks showing significant improvement compared with…

Barrick Earns $371 Million In First Quarter   TORONTO – Barrick Gold’s Q1 production was 1.76 million ounces of gold at net cash costs of $404 per ounce (applying credit for non-gold sales) or total cash costs of $484 per…