Dutch Gold Begins Process to Permit Basin Gulch Project   ATLANTA, GA – Dutch Gold Resources, Inc. reported that it has begun the process to obtain permits to conduct limited operations on the Basin Gulch property in Montana. The Company…

Crowflight on Track to Resume Bucko Mine Production   TORONTO, ON – Crowflight Minerals Inc. reported that it plans to re-start production mining activities at the Bucko Lake Nickel Mine ("Bucko") located in the Thompson Nickel Belt near Wabowden, Manitoba…

Kennecott Eagle Minerals Receives Humboldt Mill Permits   ISHPEMING – Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company received all of the state permits it needs to refurbish and operate the Humboldt Mill. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment completed permitting for…

Gold Summit Files New Monte Cristo NI 43-101 Resource Report   RENO, NV – Gold Summit Corporation reported that it has now filed the new NI 43-101 compliant resource report on its flagship Monte Cristo property, located in Esmerald County,…

BHP Billiton Profit More Than Doubles To $6.1 Bln   MELBOURNE – Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton Ltd. said its first half profit more than doubled to $6.1 billion after selling record quantities of key commodities and shedding a loss-making nickel…

Kinross Gold Reserves Increase To 51 Million Ounces   TORONTO, ON – Kinross Gold Corporation reported that its mineral reserve and resource statements as at December 31, 2009. Total proven and probable mineral reserves increased by 5.4 million ounces to…

Definitive Agreement For Acquisition of Interest in Ren Joint Venture   VANCOUVER, BC – Rye Patch Gold Corp. reported that it has entered into a binding definitive agreement with Centerra Gold (U.S.) Inc., a subsidiary of Centerra Gold Inc., for…

Premium Exploration Drills 3.81 g/t Gold Over 121.1 Meters   VANCOUVER, BC – Premium Exploration, Inc. reported that assay results have been received from the first three holes of the Phase-Two drill program at the Friday-Petsite project in Idaho. These…

Wesdome 2009 Production Tops 96,000 Ounces   TORONTO, ON – Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. reported its 2009 gold production and sales figures. Gold production from Wesdome’s 100%-owned Eagle River and Kiena mines for the year ended December 31, 2009 totalled…

American Sierra Reopens Access Discovery Day Project   RENO, NV – American Sierra Gold Corp. reported that exploration crews working on the Discovery Day gold property have located and re-opened the level 6 adit of the historical Gilta mine containing…