Atna Commences Mining Gold Ore at Briggs GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources Ltd. reported that it has commenced the mining and stockpiling of gold ore at the Briggs Mine in Inyo County, California. Operations at the mine are currently on…

Allied Nevada Has First Gold Production At Hycroft RENO, NV – Allied Nevada Gold Corp. reported its first production from its run-of-mine, heap leach property, the Hycroft Mine. Total production for December 2008 was approximately 1,000 ounces of gold and…

Hecla Mining Company Reschedules Debt Payments COEUR DALENE, ID – Hecla Mining Company reported that it is amending its loan agreement to reschedule all 2009 term debt payments to 2010 and 2011. To make the amendment effective, Hecla will raise…

Newmont Has Positive 2008 Operating Results DENVER, CO – Newmont Mining Corporation reported 2008 equity gold sales of approximately 5.2 million ounces at costs applicable to sales of $440 per ounce. With the start-up of the Boddington project in Australia…

Revised Positive ROD for Idaho Cobalt Project VANCOUVER, BC – Formation Capital Corporation reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Formation Capital Corporation, U.S. is in receipt of a news release issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Salmon Challis…

American Bonanza Continuing To Advance Copperstone Project VANCOUVER, BC – American Bonanza Gold Corp. has developed a strategy to continue advancing the Copperstone project through feasibility and into production. Development of a low cost, scale-able mining operation is the strategy…

Estimated Gold Resource Increases by 70% At Livengood VANCOUVER, BC – International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. Reported independent 2008 year-end updated mineral resource estimate for the Livengood gold project, near Fairbanks, Alaska. The independent study incorporates all of the 2008…

Kinross Provides Outlook for 2009 TORONTO, ON – Tye Burt, Kinross President and CEO, said, “Kinross had a truly outstanding year in 2008. We delivered on our commitments with record production, the successful start-up of our three growth projects, and…

SNS Silver Provides 2008 Summary Report and Proposes New Board Members VANCOUVER, BC – SNS Silver Corporation reported significant progress was made on the Crescent Mine, located in the Coeur d’Alene mining district, in 2008 with exploration drilling, infrastructure development…

Record Annual Production Results From Robinson Mine VANCOUVER, BC – Quadra Mining Ltd. reported the 2008 fourth quarter and annual production results from its 100% owned Robinson Mine located in Ely, Nevada. In the fourth quarter 2008 copper production was…