General Moly Reports Further Cash Conservation LAKEWOOD, CO – General Moly reported plans to further conserve cash while retaining the ability to start construction at the Company’s 80% owned Mt. Hope project pending improvements in the molybdenum and capital markets…

Quri Resources To Acquire Oatman Mine Fields ECUADOR – Quri Resources, Inc. informed G&G Mining that it will exercise its option to acquire the Oatman Gold Mine in Oatman, Arizona. Quri Resources entered into a Letter of Intent in January…

Highest Grades Drilled to Date at Copperstone VANCOUVER, BC – American Bonanza Gold Corp. has drilled the highest gold grades yet obtained at the 100% owned Copperstone Project in Arizona. Drill hole 08CS-50 encountered a 5.8 meter structural zone with…

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Montanore SPOKANE, WA – Mines Management, Inc. reported that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (ÒEISÓ) for the Montanore Silver-Copper Project has been released for public comment by the U.S. Forest Service and Montana Department…

2009 Work Program For Long Canyon Announced VANCOUVER, BC – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported that the 2009 budget for the Long Canyon Venture located in eastern Elko County, Nevada will be US$14.1 million. Work planned for the 2009 program will…

Drill Results Confirm and Extend Gold Zones at Long Canyon RENO, NV – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported new gold drill intercepts, including hole LC160C returning 83.5 feet at 0.155 ounces per ton and hole LC161C returning 48 feet at 0.267…

Gold Production At The Mesquite Mine TORONTO – Western Goldfields Inc. reported its 2009 guidance for Western Goldfields’ Mesquite Mine in California. In 2009, the Company expects to incur $68.0 to $72.0 million in operating costs to place and process…

Quadra Mining Improves Robinson Mine Plan VANCOUVER, BC – Quadra Mining Ltd. reported a revised mine plan and increased 2009 copper production guidance for its 100% owned Robinson Mine (“Robinson”) in Ely, Nevada. The Company’s guidance for its Carlota mine…

Mining of New Copper Ore at Johnson Camp Copper Mine TUCSON, AZ – Nord Resources Corporation reported that it has commenced the mining of new ore at its Johnson Camp Mine near Tucson.”We have met our milestones for reactivating the…

Ongoing Trial Mining Operations At Hollister VANCOUVER, BC – Great Basin Gold Ltd. reported its underground exploration and development (inclusive of trial mining and metallurgical test work) at Hollister for the year ended December 31, 2008.During the period under review,…