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Workers Delay Return to Work at Freeport-McMoRan Mine in Indonesia

At the Freeport-McMoRan mine in Indonesia workers have delayed their return to work. They have been on strike for a three month period which finally ended on December 14 as the company agreed to demands to increase wages by 37%.

3 Jan 2012

Northern Freegold Resources Reports Final Drill Hole Results from Revenue Zone

Northern Freegold Resources has reported the final drill hole results from the Revenue Zone porphyry system located at the Freegold Mountain project in Yukon.

From Triumph Gold Corp. 31 Dec 2011

Sandspring Resources Reports Encouraging Infill Drilling Results from Toroparu Deposit

Sandspring Resources has reported further infill drilling results of 2011 from the Toroparu gold deposit in South America.

23 Dec 2011

Bravo Gold Discovers New Gold Mineralization at Homestake Ridge Project

Bravo Gold has identified fresh high-grade gold mineralization during the drill program conducted at the Homestake Ridge project’s South Reef zone, northwest British Columbia.

23 Dec 2011

Logan Resources Completes Exploration at Shell Creek Property

Logan Resources has successfully completed the 2011 exploration campaign at the Shell Creek property, which is situated in the north Dawson Ranges in Canada.

From Logan Resources Ltd. 22 Dec 2011

Kennecott Utah Copper Under Fire from Clean Air Campaigners

Environmental activists are suing Kennecott Utah Copper over air pollution issues. The clean air groups have been saying that the Bingham copper mine being operated by Kennecott Utah Copper is kicking up too much dust and should be shut down.

21 Dec 2011

Helicopter Attacked at Freeport's Grasberg Mine

In Indonesia gunmen attacked a helicopter which was transporting mine workers from the Freeport McMoRan gold and copper mine in the east of the country.

19 Dec 2011

Gunpowder Gold Updates on Exploration at Dome Rock Gold Claim Block

Gunpowder Gold has provided update on the results from one of the claim blocks located in the Dome Rock gold project, Arizona.

19 Dec 2011

Crazy Horse Resources Announces Assay Results from Taysan Project

Crazy Horse Resources has reported the assay results from the final 49 holes drilled during all the resource drill campaign at the Taysan project, which has porphyry copper, gold and silver. The company has drilled 36,494 m at the project.

19 Dec 2011

Centerra Completes 2011 Drilling at Redstar's Oasis Porphyry Project

Centerra has completed the 2011 drill campaign at Redstar Gold's Oasis porphyry project, Southwest Nevada. The company planned this drilling to examine for high-grade zones in the extensive low-grade gold mineralization regions cut during the 2010 drill campaign and to extend the mineralized region.

From Heliostar 17 Dec 2011