Permit Received To Begin Development At Butte Highlands Gold Project   COEUR D’ALENE, ID – Timberline Resources Corporation reported that it has received its Amended Exploration Permit from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This permit authorizes the company…

Endako Mill Expansion Project Resumes   TORONTO – Thompson Creek Metals Company reported that mining operations generated higher production and lower cash costs in the second quarter of 2009 compared with first-quarter levels and, as a result, the Company is…

Atna Increases Gold Resources at Briggs Mine   GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources Ltd. reported an increase in gold resources at its Briggs Mine, Inyo County, California, based on a recently completed mineral resource estimate. The updated estimate incorporating recent…

Summer Program At Flagship South Eureka Property   VANCOUVER, BC – Staccato Gold Resources Ltd. reported an update on the summer exploration program at its flagship South Eureka property. A detailed mapping and sampling program covering the entire Ratto Ridge…

Successful Startup of Gold Production at Chandalar   SPOKANE, WA – Goldrich Mining Company reported the successful commissioning of its gold recovery plant and startup of alluvial gold production at its Chandalar property, located 200 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska…

Commercial Production Achieved At Lapa And Kittila Mines   TORONTO – "Agnico-Eagle’s production growth continues as second quarter gold production increased 76% over the second quarter of 2008. Both the Kittila and Lapa mines achieved commercial production, while heap leach…

ElŽonore South JV Project Drill Program in progress   TORONTO, ON – Eastmain Resources Inc. reported that a 3,500-metre drill program is underway at its ElŽonore South project in Quebec. Les Mines Opinaca LtŽe., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldcorp Inc.,…

Long Canyon Gold Deposit Moves Forward   VANCOUVER, BC – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported that Fronteer Development Group Inc. released the following update regarding the Long Canyon gold project located in eastern Elko County, Nevada held 51% Fronteer (joint venture…

America West Takes Delivery of New Mining Equipment   SALT LAKE CITY, UT – America West Resources, Inc. a domestic compliant coal producer with mining operations in Central Utah, reported that it has taken delivery of a new continuous miner…

Exploration Update At Tonopah Divide     LA JOLLA, CA – Tonogold Resources, Inc. reported on the Tonopah Divide Gold Project located five miles south of the town of Tonopah, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Centerra (U.S.), Inc., a subsidiary of Centerra…