Barkerville Gold Begins Mining At QR Mine   VANCOUVER, BC – Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. reported that it has been advised by its mining contractor, Procon Mining and Tunnelling Ltd., that mining began as scheduled, on March 15, 2010 and…

AuEx Signs Wood Hills South Project Earn in Agreement   RENO, NV – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported the execution of an exploration earn in agreement with NuLegacy Gold Corporation NV concerning the Company’s Wood Hills South gold exploration project located…

Sandman Gold Project On Track To Potential Production Decision   VANCOUVER, BC – Fronteer Development Group Inc. reported that results from ongoing exploration and development work by Newmont USA Limited demonstrate Fronteer’s Sandman project is one of Nevada’s highest grade…

Fire River Gold Reports On Progress At Nixon Fork   VANCOUVER – Fire River Gold’s main focus is the gold-copper-silver Nixon Fork Mine, Alaska, which was acquired in August of 2009. A former high-grade gold mine, it produced approximately 145,000…

Initial Metallurgical Results for Long Canyon Announced VANCOUVER, BC – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported encouraging recoveries of about 90% of contained gold from the first two series of bottle roll tests conducted on surface samples of gold mineralization collected from…

Gryphon Gold Sells Blue Mountain Project to Nevada Geothermal   VANCOUVER, BC – Gryphon Gold Corporation reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nevada Eagle Resources (NER), has sold its Blue Mountain project to Nevada Geothermal Power Company (TSX VENTURE:NGP -…

Initial Metallurgical Results for LongCanyon Announced   VANCOUVER, BC – AuEx Ventures, Inc. reported encouraging recoveries of about 90% of contained gold from the first two series of bottle roll tests conducted on surface samples of gold mineralization collected from…

First Quarter Production Tops 27,000 Ounces     TORONTO, ON – Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce strong first quarter gold production and bullion sales. Rolly Uloth, President, commented "Strong grades and increased gold prices continue to favour…

Augusta Reports Mine Truck Fleet Purchase   DENVER, CO – Augusta Resource Corporation reported the signing of an agreement for the purchase of 23, 250-ton Caterpillar 793F haulage trucks for its 100%-owned Rosemont Copper project in southern Arizona. The purchase…

Summer Program At Flagship South Eureka Property   VANCOUVER, BC – Staccato Gold Resources Ltd. reported an update on the summer exploration program at its flagship South Eureka property. A detailed mapping and sampling program covering the entire Ratto Ridge…