Thompson Creek To Acquire Up To 75% Of Molybdenum Deposit TORONTO, ON – Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Thompson Creek Metals Company USA (“TCUSA”), has signed an Option Agreement with U.S. Energy Corp. (“USE”)…

Labrador Nickel Exploration Update CALGARY – Celtic Minerals Ltd. confirms that diamond drilling continues on the Kingurutik River claim block in the Voisey’s Bay nickel district, northern Labrador. Drilling will concentrate on the Kingurutik River block before shifting to the…

U.S. Energy Corp. Sells Interest in Sutter Gold Mining RIVERTON, WY – U.S. Energy Corp. reported that it has completed the sale of an aggregate of 39,062,720 common shares of Sutter Gold Mining Inc. representing approximately 49.9% of the outstanding…

Columbus Completes Drilling at Awakening VANCOUVER, BC – Columbus Gold Corporation reported that it has completed drilling at its Awakening Property and has commenced a Phase II drilling program at its Bolo gold project. Both projects are located in Nevada…

Romarco Has Major Resource Increase at Haile SPARKS, NV – Romarco Minerals reported a major increase in the mineral resources at its wholly-owned Haile Gold Mine in South Carolina.  The new measured and indicated resource stands at 1.5 million ounces…

$3 Million Exploration Program On Homestake Ridge VANCOUVER, BC – Bravo Venture Group Inc. reported that Teck Cominco Limited (“Teck Cominco”) has not delivered to Bravo a notice exercising its Back In right to earn a 60% interest in the…

Sierra Gold To Increase Production TORONTO – Sierra Gold Corporation reported that it plans to increase present gold production by 400-500%. With its recent purchase of river dredging equipment, the company will now be able to extract gold from the…

Barrick Completes Acquisition of Cortez Property TORONTO, ON – Barrick Gold Corporation reported that it has completed its acquisition of the additional 40% interest in the Cortez property from Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc, for…

Quadra Increases 2008 Production Guidance VANCOUVER, BC – Quadra Mining Ltd. reported a new production record of 44.6 million pounds of copper and 42,348 ounces of gold from its 100% owned Robinson Mine for the second quarter of 2008. As…

Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program At Lucky Jack RIVERTON, WY – U.S. Energy Corp. and its partner, Kobex Resources Ltd. reported on the Lucky Jack Molybdenum Project: Kobex has completed a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program on sample rejects from the…