Increased Gold Production and Lower Costs at Briggs Mine  GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources Ltd. reported increased production and reduced unit costs at the Briggs Mine in Inyo County, California for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2010.  Gold sales…

Newcastle Begins Drilling On Carscallen Property  VICTORIA, BC – Newcastle Minerals Ltd. has commenced drilling on its 120-hectare Carscallen project near Timmins, Ontario. Cartwright Drilling Inc. has been engaged to carry out the 3,000-metre drill program. Upon review and interpretation…

Rye Patch Gold Drills New Gold and Silver Zone   VANCOUVER, BC – Rye Patch Gold Corp reported results of the 2010 fall drilling campaign on its 100% controlled Lincoln Hill project. HIGHLIGHTS: Drilling discovers new gold and silver zone…

Sultan Intersects 1.55 Metres of 7.94 g/t Gold   VANCOUVER, BC – Sultan Minerals Inc. reported that it has received assay results for two diamond drill holes completed in December on the Gold Mountain Zone of its Kena Property located…

Rye Patch Gold Continues Drilling At Wilco  VANCOUVER, BC – Rye Patch Gold Corp reported initial results from its 2011 drilling campaign on its 100% controlled Wilco project. Highlights: Core drilling confirms the high-grade gold zone on north side of…

39 feet Averaging 0.201 opt Au Encountered At Jerritt Canyon  VANCOUVER, BC – Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. reported additional assay results from its 2010 Smith Mine underground exploration drilling at its wholly-owned gold production Jerritt Canyon property in Nevada. Jerritt Canyon…

Mine Permit and Production Area Authorization for the Goliad ISR Project   CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Uranium Energy Corp reported that the Commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have now approved the Mine Permit and the Production…

Drilling Outlines High Grade Gold Mineralized Corridors  VANCOUVER, BC – Aurizon Mines Ltd. report the results of recent drilling along Zone 123 from the exploration drift on the 810 metre level at its Casa Berardi Mine in north-western Quebec. The…

Redhawk Drilling New Targets At Copper Creek  VANCOUVER, BC – Redhawk Resources, Inc. reported that drilling confirms large size of porphyry system at Copper Creek. The second drill hole completed with core testing new target areas encountered significant mineralization over…

Barkerville Begins Shipping Gold Dore   VANCOUVER, BC – Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. reported that Kevin McMurren, Mine Manager has reported that gold dore bar shipments have commenced from the QR Mine & Mill site in central British Columbia to…