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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

$5.5 Million Exploration Agreement For Rodeo Creek   CALGARY, ALB – Trio Gold Corp. reported that it has signed a USD $5,500,000.00 Exploration Agreement with a private United States Corporation to explore Trio’s wholly owned Rodeo Creek property located at…

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…

Copperstone Positive Feasibility Results   VANCOUVER, BC – American Bonanza Gold Corp. reported positive results of its NI43-101 compliant 2010 Feasibility Study at Bonanza’s 100% owned Copperstone Gold Mine in Arizona. The Study, by Continental Metallurgical Services was prepared to…

Revett Reported Operational Guidance and Hedging for 2010   SPOKANE, WA – Revett Minerals Inc. reported that having successfully met many challenges during the past year, the company is poised to increase emphasis on its core business objectives in 2010:…