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Golden Star Re-Opens Pampe Gold Mine in Ghana

Golden Star Resources announced that it had restarted its mining operations at the Pampe gold deposit in Ghana. The Pampe mine is situated near the company owned Bogoso processing plant in Ghana. This should help increase the production and reduce the cash operating costs for the mine.

From Golden Star Resources Ltd. 4 Sep 2011

Comstock Mining Aims to Mine Historic Resource By Year End

Comstock Mining Inc. said that it wished to restart the gold and silver mining operations at the historic Comstock Lode site in Virginia City. The Comstock cache was discovered in 1859 and helped fund Union efforts in the Civil War and the construction of the city of San Francisco. The company added that they had been awarded the necessary permit from the state environmental regulators for this activity.

4 Sep 2011

Cartier Resources Announces Further Channel Sampling Results from Cadillac Extension Project

Cartier Resources has declared additional channel sampling results from Cadillac Extension project, which is situated 115 km to the east of Val-d'Or, Quebec.

From Cartier Resources Inc. 3 Sep 2011

Timmins Gold Reports Drilling Results from La Chicharra Open Pit

Timmins Gold has reported the results of the drilling program that was completed during June and July in 2011 at the current La Chicharra open pit, which is situated 2 km to the western part of the San Francisco open pit, in Sonora State, Mexico.

From Timmins Gold Corp 3 Sep 2011

Alexis Minerals Releases West Toots Drilling Results from Main Mine Property

Alexis Minerals has released its West Toots drilling program results from the Main Mine property situated in Snow Lake, Manitoba. The location of Toots West zone is at the western boundary of the Main Mine property’s underground infrastructure.

3 Sep 2011

MAG Silver Confirms Discovery of New Structure at Juanicipio Property

MAG Silver has confirmed the new high-grade structure discovered at the Juanicipio Joint Venture property, located in Zacatecas State, Mexico, through the latest diamond drilling program.

From MAG Silver Corp 3 Sep 2011

Guinea Looks to Adopt New Mining Code, Take 35% Stake

In Guinea the new National Transitional Council has begun debating a mining code that proposes the government own a 35 percent stake in commodity companies. Rumors have it that the code recommends a free participation level of 15 percent for the government and the right to buy another 20 percent.

1 Sep 2011

Australia Investing Heavily in African Mining

Australian mining companies are increasing their investment in African mines. The Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd said in a pre-recorded message to more than a thousand delegates at a mining conference in Perth that Australia was committed to sharing its mining experience.

1 Sep 2011

Rusoro Mining to Transfer Assets to Venezuelan Joint Venture

Rusoro Mining Ltd will be transferring its assets to a joint venture with a state owned company as a partner as Venezuela nationalizes gold mining. The company is the only publicly traded gold miner in the country. The nationalization of gold was announced by President Hugo Chavez this month.

From Rusoro Mining 31 Aug 2011