Extended Agreement For The Idaho-Maryland Property  VANCOUVER – Emgold Mining Corporation reported that it has completed a new two year extension agreement (the "Extension") to the Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement (the "BET Agreement") with the BET Group. The…

Update For NICO Mine and Saskatchewan Metals Processing Plant  LONDON, ON – Fortune Minerals Limited reported that it has successfully demonstrated the production of 99.99% bismuth ingot (metal) from its 100% owned NICO Gold-Cobalt-Bismuth-Copper Project in the Northwest Territories and…

Mineral Exploration Projects in Kyrgyzstan  LONDON – Orsu Metals Corporation reported on-going work at the Talas and Tokhtazan exploration licence areas of north west Kyrgyzstan. A metallurgical study was conducted at the Dawson Metallurgical Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT. The…

Antelope Zinc-Lead-Silver Property Expands  EDMONTON – Firestone Ventures Inc. reported expansion of the Antelope project by 250 acres through staking following the first week of prospecting and fieldwork on the property. Firestone has staked an additional 13 mineral claims, bringing…

Gold Results On First Four Drill Holes At Windfall Lake  VANCOUVER, BC – Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation has received the final assay results from its first 4 holes (Holes EAG-10-227, 228, 229 and 231) from the Company’s 14 Hole summer…

Barrick Reports 1.94 Million Ounces Of Gold Production In Q2  TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corporation, President and CEO Aaron Regent said, "We had another good quarter with solid operational and financial results. Our operating costs were stable and when combined…

Frog’s Leg Drilling Extension Program Return Very High Grade   PARIS, FRANCE – La Mancha Resources Inc. reported that drill results from the ongoing resource expansion program at its 51%-owned Frog’s Leg mine in Western Australia have returned material gold…

Mining Has Commenced At The North American Gem #2 Mine  VANCOUVER, BC – North American Gem Inc. has commenced mining Blue Gem and Thermal (Jellico seam) coal at the North American Gem #2 Mine in Knox County, Kentucky. This is…

Kibali Gears Up For Earlier Construction Start  DOKO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Construction on the Kibali project is being targeted to start in mid 2011, six months earlier than originally anticipated. Mark Bristow, Chairman of Kibali and Chief Executive…

Kinross Reports 2010 Second Quarter Results  TORONTO, ON – Kinross Gold Corporation reported its unaudited results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Production in the second quarter 2010 was 538,270 gold equivalent ounces, a slight decrease of 4%…