New Resource Estimate At Mt. Todd Project DENVER, CO – Vista Gold Corp. reported 57% Increase in Measured and Indicated Gold Resource Estimates at the Mt. Todd Project, in Northern Territory, Australia, Increasing Measured and Indicated Resources by 1.65 Million…

Kinross Reports Record 2008 Production and Revenue TORONTO, ON – Kinross Gold Corporation reported its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.Gold equivalent production was 550,221 gold equivalent ounces in the fourth quarter 2008, an…

General Moly Reports Mt. Hope Project Update LAKEWOOD, CO – General Moly finished the year with an unaudited consolidated cash balance of $91 million. Based on a revised cash expenditure projection, existing cash is anticipated to last the Company at…

New Gold And Western Goldfields Enter Business Combination VANCOUVER, BC – New Gold Inc. and Western Goldfields Inc. reported that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which New Gold will acquire by way of a plan of…

Estimated Gold Resource Increases by 70% At Livengood VANCOUVER, BC – International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. Reported independent 2008 year-end updated mineral resource estimate for the Livengood gold project, near Fairbanks, Alaska. The independent study incorporates all of the 2008…

Commencement of Drilling on Exploration Target GOLD HILL, NV – GoldSpring, Inc. reported the expansion of its land position at its Comstock Project through the recent acquisition of the Dondero property, which is located 1.5 miles south of its Hartford…

Drilling Encounters Finn Zone on Broulan Reef Gold Project, Bruce Channel / Red Lake VANCOUVER, BC – Cypress Development Corp. and Skyharbour Resources Ltd. reported on their ongoing joint venture exploration program for their Cypress (80%) Skyharbour (20%) Broulan Reef…

American Bonanza Continuing To Advance Copperstone Project VANCOUVER, BC – American Bonanza Gold Corp. has developed a strategy to continue advancing the Copperstone project through feasibility and into production. Development of a low cost, scale-able mining operation is the strategy…

West Pequop Returns 141 Feet at 0.238 Ounces Gold Per Ton RENO, NV – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported additional assay results, including core hole WNC-144 reporting 141 feet grading 0.238 ounces per ton gold (“opt”) from the Mountain Top zone…

Atna Reports Reserve Increase At Briggs Mine GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources Ltd. Reported that it has completed a study that has significantly increased open pit ore reserves at the Briggs Mine in Inyo County, California. The study estimates that…