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…

Atna Resources Reported On Exploration And Venture Projects   GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources Ltd. has acquired a 30 percent interest in a five percent (net 1.5 percent) net smelter return royalty pertaining to approximately four sections of land within…

Quadra Reported On The Carlota Operation Following Storms in Arizona   VANCOUVER, BC – Quadra Mining Ltd. reported on its Carlota Mine, located five miles west of Miami, Arizona, which has recently experienced a series of major rain storms. Carlota’s…

$1.5 Million Program for Robertson Project   VANCOUVER, BC – Coral Gold Resources Ltd. reported that it has approved the 2010 Work Plan and Budget for the Company’s Robertson gold project at Crescent Valley, Nevada. The US$1.5 million program, aimed…

Cypress Development Options Twenty-One Silver-Gold Project   VANCOUVER, BC – Cypress Development Corp. reported that it has entered into an Option Agreement with Robert D. Marvin (the "Optionor") of Reno, Nevada to earn a 100% interest in the Twenty-One Silver-Gold…

Timberline Advances Underground at Its Butte Highlands Gold Project   COEUR D’ALENE – Timberline Resources Corporation reported that site facilities are complete and advancement of the underground ramp to be used for development and mining has begun at its Butte…